stephanie
07-22-2008, 12:03 PM
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By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & BEN SMITH | 7/21/08 6:42 PM EST Text Size:
Barack Obama's campaign told reporters to dress demurely and not to wear green on their trip.
AMMAN, Jordan—An Obama campaign ban on green clothing during the candidate’s visits to Israel and Jordan has created wide puzzlement among observers of the Middle East.
In a memo to reporters, described as “a few guidelines we sent staff before departure to the Middle East,” Obama advance staffer Peter Newell laid out rules on attire for Jordan and Israel.
First among them: “Do not wear green.”
An Obama aide explained to reporters that green is the color associated with the militant Palestinian group Hamas. But while the color does appear on Hamas banners, there is no particular symbolism to wearing green clothes, experts said.
Moreover, green is more generally seen as a symbol of Islam.
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11935.html
By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & BEN SMITH | 7/21/08 6:42 PM EST Text Size:
Barack Obama's campaign told reporters to dress demurely and not to wear green on their trip.
AMMAN, Jordan—An Obama campaign ban on green clothing during the candidate’s visits to Israel and Jordan has created wide puzzlement among observers of the Middle East.
In a memo to reporters, described as “a few guidelines we sent staff before departure to the Middle East,” Obama advance staffer Peter Newell laid out rules on attire for Jordan and Israel.
First among them: “Do not wear green.”
An Obama aide explained to reporters that green is the color associated with the militant Palestinian group Hamas. But while the color does appear on Hamas banners, there is no particular symbolism to wearing green clothes, experts said.
Moreover, green is more generally seen as a symbol of Islam.
read the rest and comments.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11935.html