A Story Told In Parts

First there was the Hebrew slogan (long live Israel= Am Israel Hai)
Then the artist added the word "beseret" (in a movie)
and now he added the word Ra (bad). Maybe he didn't want to repeat himself ( too boring). Anyhow now we have the Star of David in blue color which says in lines what the blue letters of the slogan say in words- and then we have in black an addition that contradicts the slogan :if we live in a bad movie life is not worth.
Designer Hayim Shtayer took many pictures of graffiti during Second Lebanon War in 2006 in Tel Aviv. These photos are presented now in a batch on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157602312412220/
Copyrights: Hayim Shtayer 2007

Added Question Mark

Designer Hayim Shtayer took many pictures of graffiti in Tel Aviv during Second Lebanon War in 2006 . These photos are presented now in a batch on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157602312412220/
To the slogan Long Live Israel (= Am Israel Hai) the artist added in red a question mark and the meaning of the slogan changed so drastically that it's actually got the opposite meaning: hey, we're dying here!
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007

USA Hanukkah Stamp

Stars of David on 2002 USA first day envelope Hanukkah stamp, which is part of a series of stamps honoring Muslim, Jewish and African-American holidays. These post office stamps recognize religious diversity of America.

Living in a Movie

Designer Hayim Shtayer took many pictures of graffiti during Second Lebanon War in 2006 in Tel Aviv. These photos are presented now in a batch on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157602312412220/
To the slogan Long Live Israel= Am Israel Hai the artist added in red the Hebrew word for "Movie" and the word Zion. The tone is the message:
Reality is so bad that it looks like a nightmare...
Copyrights: Hayim Shtayer 2007

The Mood of the Nation-22

Designer Hayim Shtayer took many pictures of graffiti during Second Lebanon War in 2006 in Tel Aviv. These photos are presented now in a batch on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157602312412220/
They capture the contrast between the slogan (long live Israel= Am Israel Hai) and the business as usual ambiance. Above the caption there's a blue Star of David, which strengthens and stands for the words Am Israel in the slogan.
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007

The Mood of the Nation C-1

Designer Hayim Shtayer took many pictures of graffiti during Second Lebanon War in 2006 in Tel Aviv. These photos are presented now in a batch on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157602312412220/
They capture the contrast between the slogan (long live Israel= Am Israel Hai) and the business as usual ambiance. Above the caption there's a blue Star of David, which strengthens and stands for the words Am Israel in the slogan.
Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2007

National Pride

From designer Hayim Shtayer's collection of Jewish New Year Cards.
Star of David on a Torah-Crown above the portrait of General Moshe Dayan, army corps, flowers.
Today such a militaristic design would be considered politically incorrect but in the first days of Israel it made people proud of their country. I wonder what can make Israelis proud of their country nowadays.