A Symbol of Things to Come?

It may well be mere coincidence at the time of the Annapolois conference but the world's largest flag displayed at the foot of Masada somehow seems a symbol of intransigence and past 'meetings' recorded in the annals of history as profound failures.

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"Giant Israeli flag breaks world record for largest in world

Beneath the ancient Jewish desert strongpoint of Masada, the world's largest flag was unfurled Sunday, covering a large stretch of sandy hinterland.

The huge blue and white Israeli flag, 660 meters (2,165 feet) long and 100meters (330 feet) wide and weighing 5.2 metric tons, breaks the record for the world's largest, according to the Tourism Ministry. "