The design that eventually became Israel’s current flag was adopted as the official Zionist flag in 1897 and was first used officially for the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, that year.

However, the flag, which depicts a blue Star of David on a white background between two horizontal blue stripes, first appeared some 50 years before becoming a national symbol.

When Colombia scored its first goal, in the second half of the game — after a first half that was dominated by Israel — supporters in a Colombian fan section raised a Palestinian flag.

JERUSALEM — An Israeli flag created by a woman dubbed the “Betsy Ross of Israel” has been donated to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in honor of Israel’s 70th anniversary.Rebecca ...

Palestinian flags are still technically illegal in Israel, so the Berman Flag Co. will have to wait for a special government dispensation before it can fulfill its order.

Brandeis president Ron Liebowitz, Governor Charlie Baker, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Consul General of Israel to New England Yehuda Yaakov with a replica of an 1890s flag from ...