The Devils Brood

Shlomo Erez Helbrans (b. Erez Shlomo Elbarnes), was a Jewish religious fanatic, and anti-zionist, aka Jewish ethnonationalism, on religious grounds ....

Evil Bastard

He founded his own cult, Lev Tahor, to propagate his own form of Judaism ... much like the James 'Jim' Jones did with his Peoples Temple cult in the 1970's.

Unwanted Legacies

As part of the new nationalism sweeping the old British colonies (and also apparently some elements of Scotland as well), it is required to somehow reaffirm their 'identity', if not independence, by scrapping the Royal Family, becoming a Republic, and changing any old national flag that hints at a 'colonial' past.

Proposed New Zealand Flag Design

So New Zealand has just held a referendum, instigated by the current Prime Minister John Key's party, to scrap the old flag (which features a British Union Jack in one quarter).