Blue Falcon Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Palestinian Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said Israel must change it flag, according to a report in Arutz Sheva, an Israeli news agency. He also claimed the flag is a symbol of oppression."Israel must remove the two blue stripes from its national flag,? Zahar said. "The stripes on the flag are symbols of occupation. They signify Israel?s borders stretching from the River Euphrates to the River Nile.?The Israeli flag features a blue Star of David between two blue stripes. Arutz Sheva reports the stripes are designed to make the flag resemble a traditional Jewish prayer shawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I'd heard the Colts' stripes originally represented the Susquehanna and Potomac and were viewed as a symbol of oppression by the Redskins. I'm not sure about now. (two, just to be clear) Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 The stripes on the Israeli flag have nothing to do with terriortoy that Israel claims as its own. The stripes are just there to make the flag look like a Talit (sp?); a Jewish prayer shawl. The Israeli flag itself actually predates the current state of Israel. It was used as an international Zionist flag starting in the late 1800's before being adopted as the flag of the State of Israel. All though I do think the Isreali flag needs to change. Not because of any ideological problems (I'm Jewish and support Israel), but I just don't like the way it looks design-wise. There's a page of Israeli flag proposals somewhere, I'll post it if I find it. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 for that matter, how about the leafs. they use blue stripes. Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 You could really piss them off and tell them that the old Bucs' logo is a characature of Mohammed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 You could really piss them off and tell them that the old Bucs' logo is a characature of Mohammed.Isn't most of Europe in enough trouble with that already? It's nice to let someone else be the object of overwrought scorn and hatred for a while. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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