In July , Mordechai Nimtza-bi, an expert on heraldry, published a book entitled The Flag , in which he sought to determine the appropriate design for the national flag.
Nimtza-bi agreed with Sharett that the Zionist flag should be adopted by the State of Israel but also - that this was not possible. Nimtza-bi was well versed in the rules of heraldry, especially of the British Empire.
The flags of some members of the British Commonwealth incorporated the Union Jack either in the corner, or the center. He created many variations on the Zionist flag. The Provisional Council of State did not accept any of his proposals, nor those submitted by the public at large.
At the tenth meeting of the Provisional Council of State, Moshe Sharett submitted another proposal, that of graphic artist Oteh Walisch. In Walisch's design, the flag is divided crosswise into three equal sections: blue stripes at top and bottom, with a single row of seven gold stars emblazoned on the white section in the middle. This division differs from that of the Zionist flag, which had five stripes - two blue and three white.
The relative widths are different, too. Walisch's design represents a deliberate departure from the Zionist flag. As noted, the blue stripes on the latter were taken from the prayer shawl. When Walisch moved them to the upper and lower edges of the banner and made them wider, the design was no longer an obvious reminder of the tallit. The disappearance of the blue stripes gives his proposal a more "secular" character.
In the meantime, Moshe Sharett decided to inquire into Diaspora Jewry's thoughts about the flag of the State of Israel. On July 20, , he sent cables to Dr. Rabbi Silver replied that "we would prefer to leave the Zionist flag as the national flag of Israel, with a minimum of changes. We feel that the fear of complications as a result of use of the flag at Zionist gatherings overseas has been somewhat exaggerated.
After the fears of "dual loyalty" had been alleviated, the Provisional Council of State voted unanimously on October 28, to adopt the Zionist flag as that of the State of Israel.
The resolution came into effect two weeks later, after publication in the Official Gazette. The Tablets of the Law, the Lion of Judah, and Herzl's "Seven Stars," advanced as possible replacements for the Star of David during the discussions about the flag, were incorporated in other official emblems: the Lion of Judah is the emblem of the Municipality of Jerusalem; Herzl's seven stars are prominently featured in the emblems of Tel Aviv and Herzliya ; and the Tablets of the Law appear on the emblem of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
The Star of David is an outstanding example of the variable significance of symbols. The power of the message they convey stems less from the original use in history. At first the Star of David had no religious, political, or social connotations whatsoever. The flag that today is synonymous with the Jewish state has a uniquely American history, reveals new research by Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University in suburban Boston.
The flag — minus the Hebrew words in the middle — made its way to the Second Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, in , Sarna found. At the Third Zionist Congress a year later, a different flag was displayed — one created by Theodor Herzl that featured a lion and seven stars. So when time came to pick a flag in for the newly established State of Israel, American Zionists would not budge, rejecting some other flag proposals.
Dozens arrived, mostly based on the Zionist flag. The motion passed unanimously. And it has been the Flag of Israel ever since. Elon Gilad May. Updated: Apr. Get email notification for articles from Elon Gilad Follow.
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