Why do police officers in Trinidad and Tobago have the Jewish Star of David on their uniforms?
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This is exactly what Israeli Ambassador Itai Bardov asked a month ago when he visited the small Caribbean island nation for the first time to present his credentials.
"I was very surprised to see the Star of David not only emblazoned on the officers' uniforms, but on their patrol cars," Bardov told Israel Hayom. "When I asked my hosts to explain it, they didn't know the answer but promised to try solving the mystery."
After a short inquiry, one possible explanation for the use of the emblem dates back to the British Empire, when both Trinidad and Tobago and Israel were under its umbrella.
"I was told the British crown sent soldiers from the islands to Israel during the Mandate, and one of them apparently fell in love with the Zionist movement or its symbols. Eventually, after they returned home, that guy became the chief of police of Trinidad and Tobago and decided the Jewish Star would be its symbol," Bardov said.
Bardov, who serves as Israel's ambassador to Panama, also represents Israel as a non-resident ambassador to Suriname, Guyana, Barbados, and, as stated, Trinidad and Tobago.
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