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Begin forwarded message:
From: Eric Zakim
Date: March 15, 2011 10:06:05 AM EDT
To: Dan Walsh
Subject: Re: X 3
On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:58 PM, Dan Walsh wrote:
http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/the-nation039s-shield
Hashomer?
Kind of. This is an election poster for Mapam (the United Labor Party—to the left of Mapai, and associated strongly with Kibbutz Artsi, and thus to Ha-shomer ha-tsa'ir, not to be confused with the older defense group, Ha-shomer).
What year?
Probably one of the early Knesset elections. 1949? 1951?
What does the icon mean/represent? An election?
It says: M [the election letter designation for the party] red on white
white on red: A shield for the homeland/motherland
white-yellow on black below: Mapam settlements fortresses of strength for the country's borders
The map shows Mapam settlements—basically kibbutzim of the Kibbutz Artsi movement—that were established or were already standing around the 1948 borders, plus the older ones in the country.