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The Arabic on this tote bag is hilariously edgy

For 20 shekels you can pick up one of these totes in the port city of Haifa

A white tote bag with pink Arabic script.

The tote bag with Arabic script makes makes a statement on contemporary Israeli society. Source: Facebook

The message on Rock Paper Scissors’ newest tote bag is simple but powerful.

In pink Arabic lettering it says:

"The only goal of this text is to spread panic among those who fear the Arabic language."

For 20 shekels ($7) you can pick up one of these totes in the port city of Haifa.

Opened a few weeks ago, Rock Paper Scissors is a graphic design and print studio run by 29-year-old Sana Jammalieh and 27-year-old Haitham Charles Haddad.

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By Ben Winsor



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