What is the history of the flag of Israel?
The history of the flag of Israel has its genesis in the Zionist movement. The Zionist movement’s goal was to seek the re-establishment of a home in Eretz — Israel for the Jews. God promised this land to them. At that time, their land was part of the British Mandate on Palestine-Eretz Israel. On November 29, 1947, the British Mandate was officially portioned by the United Nations into Arab and Jewish states. This gave them irrevocable rights to establish their nation. The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel took place on the 14th May 1948 at the Tel Aviv Museum. At this important ceremony it was natural that the flag of the Zionist movement was used. This flag was the symbol of the Zionist struggle by Jewish communities around the world. At that time, however, the flag for the State of Israel had not been decided upon. Not long after, the ad-hoc committee of the Provisional Council of State decided that it would be necessary to have a State flag different from the
