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Year of Zionism Logo

4 Aug 1998
 
     

The Logo of the Year of Zionism

 
 
  The logo of the "Year of Zionism" consists of six colored triangular sections composing the Star of David. Each triangle of the logo, which was selected by the Israeli public, symbolizes a different aspect of the Zionist experience (clockwise from the top):

  • a blue and white triangle symbolizing the Israeli flag;
  • a red arrow pointing to the East - the "mizrah" and referring to the future;
  • an orange triangle representing the desert and efforts to make the desert bloom;
  • a triangle with purple dots representing the grapes brought back by the spies who scouted the Land of Israel and found a "land of milk and honey";
  • the Hebrew letter "aleph" representing the rebirth of the Hebrew language; and
  • the green sabra plant which has come to symbolize the modern Israeli.

The slogan accompanying the year's logo:

"Zionism is about Doing - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."

 
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