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List of Palestinian flags

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The following is a list of Palestinian flags.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1964–present Flag of Palestine Tricolour of three equal horizontal stripes—black, white, and green from top to bottom—overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. It recalls the pan-Arab colours, which were first combined in the current style during the 1916 Arab Revolt, and represents Palestine and the Palestinian people.
1997–present Presidential standard Standard of the President of Palestine.[1]

Political flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Flag of the Islamic Resistance Movement
?–present Flag of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement
?–present Flag of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
?–present Flag of the Muslim Struggle Movement in Palestine
?–present Flag of the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces
?–present Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
?–present Flag of the Palestinian Communist Party

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1918–1948 Flag of the United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1920–1948 Flag of the High Commissioner of Palestine The Union Jack defaced with the phrase "Palestine High Commissioner".
1927–1948 Palestine maritime ensign A Red Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc, flown by ships registered in the British Mandate territory.
1929–1948 Customs and Postal Banner of Palestine A Blue Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc.
1936–1939 Flag used during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt
1945–1948 Flag of Palestine used by the Arab League A White Field with the name of the country in Arabic written in red in the center.
1948–1959 All-Palestine Flag of the Arab Revolt.
1948–1958 Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.
1948–1967 Jordanian administered West Bank, Palestine Flag of Jordan, used during its administration of the Palestinian territory of the West Bank.
1952–1958 Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and three five pointed stars.
1959–1967 Egyptian administered Gaza, Palestine Flag of the United Arab Republic, used during its administration of the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
1964–1993 Palestine Liberation Organization Flag of Palestine with a shorter triangle.
1994–present Flag of the Palestinian National Authority Based on the Palestine Liberation Organization flag.

Proposed flags

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Flag Date Name Designer Description Notes/References
9 November 1929 Husein Mikdadi An upside-down Arab Revolt flag with a white symbol in the triangle, consisting of a Latin cross within a crescent. [2]
1929 "Jawad Ismail" [2][3]
"An Arab From Haifa" [2]
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Elias Hana Rantissi Three vertical stripes – green, white and black, and a full red circle in the middle. [2]
Hamdi Can'an [2]
25 October 1929 Assma Tubi [2]
9 November 1929 "Jalili" [2]
1929 As’ad Shufani [2]
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Filastin Newspaper [2]
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Theodore Saruf [2]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Breschi, Roberto. "PALESTINA - Bandiera del presidente". Bandiere - Passato e Presente (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Sorek, Tamir (2004). "The orange and the 'Cross in the Crescent': imagining Palestine in 1929". Nations and Nationalism. 10 (3): 269–291. doi:10.1111/j.1354-5078.2004.00167.x.
  3. ^ "הדגל הפלסטיני". archives.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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