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These things should be understood more as fig leaves covering up a reactionary agenda.

They view anti-Zionism as a fig leaf for bigotry and antisemitism.

Druckman mentions some other wonderfully inventive flavors throughout the country, including matcha, maple, banana foster, fig leaf, egg tart and Thai iced tea.

“Safety concern was just a fig leaf for canceling what they feared would be an exercise of free speech.”

“These technologies — whether it is our pathway of direct air capture or other carbon removal technologies — should not be a fig leaf for additional fossil fuel expansion,” Aiyer said.