Israeli Invention of National Symbols

Jamal Kanj   Source: Al Mayadeen English    2023-06-25 18:58    17 Shares

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The most well-known Israeli national symbol, Jerusalem, was not the City of David. In fact, it was built 3000 years before David’s birth, and was dedicated to the Canaanite god of dusk, Shalem. "Israel's" other symbols were also, very similarly, simply appropriated.

The absence of an authentic Israeli national memory made it crucial for political Zionism to construct a convoluted web of deception by appropriating national symbols and imbuing alternative facts that have become ingrained in Western national discourse.