On May 14, 1948 the Nation of Israel was created. It needed a State Emblem, so many proposals were submitted.  The combination of secular and religious backing for this new State are evidenced in the emblem with the palm fronds and the menorah.  The name of 'Israel' at the bottom represents 'the peace of Israel'.

National Flag

In 1897, David Wolffsohn was responsible for organizing the first World Zionist Congress and it was then that he created the first flag for the occasion.

The basic concept came from the traditional prayer shawl of blue and white.  Blue representing the sky, thus God's heaven and white as purity.

The Star of David has been acclaimed to have magical powers.  One theory is that it's two triangle represent the true harmony of fire (pointing upwards) and water (pointing downwards).  Another theory is that it represent the completion of the universe with the 4 points of the compass and the other two representing the upper and lower regions.  The original Hebrew is Magen David, which literally translated doesn't mean Star at all, but rather Shield!  Historians have proven that the original star indeed doesn't point to the Hebrew king David at all, but rather to Celtic magic.  The Druids used it to fight off the Drudes or ghosts .

National Language is Hebrew

Hebrew is a Semitic language that dates back to the 2nd millennium B.C.
This language is written and read from right to left