Monday, April 25, 2016

Israel Flag And Its History

By Donald Garret


The people of Israel (also called the "Jewish People") trace their origin to Abraham, who established the belief that there is only one God, the creator of the universe (see Torah). Abraham, his son Yitshak (Isaac), and grandson Jacob (Israel) are referred to as the patriarchs of the Israelites. All three patriarchs lived in the Land of Canaan, that later came to be known as the Land of Israel. They and their wives are buried in the Ma'arat HaMachpela, the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in Hebron.

Modern Israel has its origins in the Zionism movement, established in the late 19th century by Jews in the Russian Empire who called for the establishment of a territorial Jewish state after enduring persecution. In 1896, Jewish-Austrian journalist Theodor Herzl published an influential political pamphlet called The Jewish State, which argued that the establishment of a Jewish state was the only way of protecting Jews from anti-Semitism.

Soon after the Exodus, Moses transmitted to the people of this newly emerging nation, the Torah, and the Ten Commandments (Exodus Chapter 20). After 40 years in the Sinai desert, Moses led them to the Land of Israel, that is cited in The Bible as the land promised by G-d to the descendants of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The people of modern day Israel share the same language and culture shaped by the Jewish heritage and religion passed through generations starting with the founding father Abraham (ca. 1800 BCE). Thus, Jews have had a continuous presence in the land of Israel for the past 3,300 years.

The historical backdrop of the banner of Israel has its genesis in the Zionist development. The Zionist development's objective was to look for the re-foundation of a home in Eretz - Israel for the Jews. God guaranteed this area to them. Around then, their property was a piece of the British Mandate on Palestine-Eretz Israel. On November 29, 1947, the British Mandate was authoritatively divided by the United Nations into Arab and Jewish states. This gave them unalterable rights to build up their country.

On the 28th of October 1948, the Flag of Israel was accepted. Quickly, it comprised of a white foundation with two dim sky blue stripes over the entire length of the banner. Amidst the white foundation was the star of David - an image since quite a while ago connected with Jewish individuals however not of remarkably Jewish beginning. Along these lines, the Zionist banner was appropriately received as the banner of the State of Israel.

From most accounts, the Magen David was originally chosen on the flag of the Jewish community of Prague in the middle ages for decorative purposes. It was basically just a star with no meaning to it. There is a custom used for the Israeli national flag's flagpole. The flag pole is painted blue, about one-third of the way up the pole, and white at the top section. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag and flagpole designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Israel Flag for the future.




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