List of Palestinian flags

This is a list of flags associated with the Palestinian people, including those of the Palestinian Authority (1993–present) and the State of Palestine (1988–present), the Palestine Liberation Organization (1964–present), and various Palestinian political and militant organizations.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2006–present Flag of Palestine Based on the flag of the Arab Revolt, and is used to represent the Palestinian National Authority (since 1994) and the State of Palestine (since 2013). Modified flag adopted in 2006.
1997–present Presidential standard Standard of the president of the Palestinian Authority.[1]

Political flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1987–present Flag of Hamas The Shahada on a green background.
?–present Flag of Fatah
?–present Flag of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
?–present Flag of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
?–present Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
?–present Flag of the Palestinian People's Party
?–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

Historical flags

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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 placeholder used by the Arab League A White Field with the name of the nation in Arabic written in red in the center.
1948–1959 All-Palestine Protectorate 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-annexed West Bank Flag of Jordan, used during occupation of 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-occupied Gaza Strip Flag of the United Arab Republic, used during occupation of the Gaza Strip.
1964–1993 Palestinian Liberation Organization Palestinian flag version with shorter triangle.
1994–present Flag of PNA Based on PLO 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]
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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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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.