The Jewish religion is a major part of the Jewish culture. Therefore, most, if not all of the symbols in the Jewish culture have religious origins. Does this mean that the secular Jew must renounce _all_ Jewish symbols? I suppose that this is more of a personal view, but it seems to me that most secular Jews choose not to do this, including myself. This is why it has not been brought up as an issue in the Knesset, for instance.

Actually, I was referring to Herr Mann's position, that the Israeli flag is a religious symbol.

As for non-Jews, well, that's life in the land of the Jews - some of the national symbols will not be to your liking.