License plate supports Israel

(JNS) - The public design contest for the "Florida Stands with Israel" specialty license plate, sponsored by the Israeli-American Council, has ended with the winning concept by local artist Daniel Ackerman, a graphic designer from Boca Raton, Fla.

More than 100 designs were submitted, ranging from school children's concepts in crayon to highly technical designs of professional artists. The Sunshine State is home to more than 120,000 Israeli Americans.

Ackerman explains his design: "The concept focuses on Florida's state flower, the orange blossom. The beauty of this flower, contrasted against...