 Flags in the News
There were two interesting news items recently that included flag images. On 23 September, a photo showed President Netanyahu of Israel shaking hands with President Abbas of Palestine, with US President Obama in between. In the background were four flags: US, Israel, US, and Palestine, in order from left to right. The order US/Israel/Palestine is normal: the host nation, other nations, and then non-national entities. (In this case, the order would have been the same even if Palestine were a recognized nation, because "I" comes before "P" in alphabetical order.) However, the presence of the second US flag is interesting. One possibility is that they wanted to avoid having the Israeli and Palestinian flags side by side.
Also, the front page of today's "Washington Post" showed demonstrators in New York protesting against Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Many of them were carrying the pre-1979 Iranian flag, with the Persian lion and the rising sun. The lion is an ancient symbol of Persia/Iran; I believe that it dates back to the 12th century.
Peter Ansoff
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09-24-2009, 09:33 AM
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