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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Jan van den Berghe
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Herzl dacht in een 19e eeuws nationalistisch-romantische kader.
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In de praktijk mobiliseerde hij joden met mythische slogans en symbolen van het traditioneel judaïsme.
De blauwe strepen staan trouwens symbool voor de tallit en tekhelet, die God volgens de thora commandeerde om te dragen.
Geen symbolen die zijn utopische visie benadrukten te vinden. Symboliek is krachtig.
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The blue stripes are intended to symbolize the stripes on a tallit, the traditional Jewish prayer shawl. The portrayal of a Star of David on the flag of the State of Israel is a widely-acknowledged symbol of the Jewish people and of Judaism.
The Israelites used a blue colored dye called tekhelet; this dye may have been made from the marine snail Murex trunculus.
In the Bible, the Israelites are commanded to have one of the threads of their tassels (tzitzit) dyed with tekhelet; "so that they may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them (Num 15:39)."
Jacob Baruch Askowith (1844–1908) and his son Charles Askowith designed the "flag of Judah," which was displayed on July 24, 1891, at the dedication of Zion Hall of the B'nai Zion Educational Society in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Based on the traditional tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl, that flag was white with narrow blue stripes near the edges and bore in the center the ancient six-pointed Shield of David with the word "Maccabee" in gilt letters.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Israel