More thoughts on the Magen David:
It is entirely possible that it may have been used in ancient times, and maybe even on King David's shield. Absence of proof doesn't constitute proof of absence.
It's also true that many holy Jews assigned profound spiritual significance to this shape.
However, that does NOT justify its current-day use as a symbol of anything Jewish.
Remember that even the swastika shape was a popular Jewish design back in the second-Temple era and was found in -- if I remember correctly -- the ruins of one of the oldest synagogues ever discovered from some 2,000 years ago. A swastika shape (or mirror-image reversal of it) adorned the edges of a floor mosaic in the ancient Jewish house of worship. This does NOT mean that the swastika is a "Jewish symbol," or ever was. It just means that it expressed some sort of symmetric beauty at one time. Maybe it even had some spiritual significance too. However, once the accursed Nazis usurped it, it is IMPURE.
Perhaps an example of this phenomenon maybe be learned from the single-stone altar, called a "matzeiva" (monument)*, that was desirable in the days of the Patriarchs but became detestable generations later when the Canaanites began to favor it as pagan rite. See Deuteronomy 16:22 and Rashi's commentary there.
I am not suggesting that anyone go around destroying "Magen Davids", nor am I necessarily comparing it to the swastika or detestable matzeiva. Just pointing out a parallel
*PS the obelisk is another odious example of the matzeiva that persists to this day
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I agree with your C¤vid responses yet respectfully disagree on your take here. Whether the symbol was or wasn't used on King David's shield, the Rothschild's made it popular and Hashem loves all his people including Rabbi Yehoshua and people today. History doesn't stop after Torah canon and his love and PROTECTION for righteousness doesn't either. My Chabad Rebbi and friend taught me how Mayer Rothschild, the patriarch wasn't even allowed to own a business as a Jew in the 1500s. HaShem put him in the position to protect the Royal Wilhelm estate and the rest became HIStory. The reason I bring up Rabbi Yehoshua is because I've awakened to the notion that disinformation didn't start during today's crimes against humanity, especially under opposition (Roman) rule; things can get dicey.
I thought that the swastika was originally the mark on Cain’s forehead because the swastika was an ancient sun sign for agriculture and Cain owned a farm?