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Israeli demonstrators protest the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, April 25, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

The problem with ‘reclaiming’ the Israeli flag

By transforming the flag into a symbol of 'resistance,' anti-government protesters exclude Palestinians from their purported struggle for democracy.

By Oren Ziv April 27, 2023

Palestinian youths hold up a large Palestinian flag. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Dear Jewish community, let’s stop being scared of the Palestinian flag

Parts of the Jewish community are up in arms over a harmless goodwill gesture to visiting Palestinian kids at a Jewish summer camp. My dear fellow Jews, is this really us? Are we really this scared? By Rob Abrams Camp Solomon Schecter, a Jewish summer camp affiliated with the Conservative Movement in Washington State decided…

By +972 Magazine August 2, 2017

Pro-Israel supporters fly Israeli flags at the Israeli Day Parade in New York City. (Ben Roffer/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Give me back my Zionism!

The week commencing on Holocaust Remembrance Day and ending on Independence Day is when Israel is swept with unquestioning patriotism. But as hard as it may be, it is important to resist the temptation. By Lev Yam Gonen In last year’s Knesset elections, I voted for a left-wing party. This piece of information is enough…

By +972 Magazine May 8, 2016

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Iranian women protest in the streets of Tehran against the results of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections. (photo: Hamed Saber/CC BY 2.0)

Why the Iranian flag still makes me proud

I am a citizen of two countries whose politics I loathe, yet feel very connected to. Why, then, do Iranian national symbols fill me with pride, while Israeli ones make me feel uncomfortable? For the past three days I have been excitedly following reports of the celebrations in Iran following the signing of the nuclear…

By Orly Noy July 17, 2015