Raise the flag of revolt
By analogy: He initiated the revolt or stood at its head.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵרִים אֶת נֵס הַמֶּרֶד
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: יָזַם אֶת הַמֶּרֶד אוֹ עָמַד בְּרֹאשׁוֹ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)