On This Day: The Israeli flag is formally adoptedThe original version of the Israeli flag had been used as the symbol of Zionism since 1897.An Israeli flag [Ilustrative](photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
![An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/438338 "An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]")