Ynet has a strange article about flagging flag sales ahead of Yom Hatzmaut.

Flag manufacturers are reporting that flag sales have dropped "steeply" compared to previous years. They claim that Settlers aren't buying flags.

Can you imagine that?

Us ~250,000 settlers out of 6 million citizens aren't buying flags (at the same level we did previously) and that is described as a steep drop.

When I hear "steeply" I don't think 4% I think 40%.

To my ears it sounds like they are saying we settlers were the most patriotic group in the country, and the rest of the country has to combine together to purchase the same number of flags as our little group did (or the rest of the country can't even be bothered to show display or feel any patriotism).

In short, Flag makers are yet another victim of Disengagement.