Israeli flag

The question of the national flag continues to create storms of controversy.

A strong, confident country is not spooked or unnerved by someone else’s flag. Israel’s sovereignty is not at risk because of some Palestinian flags.

A 16-year-old from Nazareth pulled down an Israeli flag and a number of 13-15-year-olds from Lod who trampled on the flag were arrested on Tuesday morning.

Bar-Ilan University students received an email prohibiting the display of any flag in the dorms, including the Israeli flag.

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A number of Arab soccer players erased the Israeli flag from their uniforms during a showcase match at the FIFA Arab Cup.

The original version of the Israeli flag had been used as the symbol of Zionism since 1897.

Behind the entire initiative was Deborah Fesber, an immigrant from France who lives in Tel Aviv.

Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for trying to “burn down the country on his way out of Balfour.”

Originally, the march was scheduled to pass through the Damascus Gate near the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.