Israeli Flag

Israeli Flag

 

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The Flag of Israel - Description of the Israeli Flag
  • As the above picture of the Israeli Flag indicates the overall background is white with blue coloring
  • The description of the Israeli Flag is as follows:
    • White Background
    • Blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the The Magen David (shield of David, or as it is more commonly known, the Star of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag
  • According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on the Israeli flag represent the following:
    • White - peace and honesty
    • Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice
 

 
 
  • The basic style shown in the picture of the Israeli flag is described as Emblem -reflecting the central design of the flag pattern
  • All Flag pictures depict flags flying, from the viewer's point of view, from left to right
  • The shape and flag ratio of the Israeli flag is described as 8:11
  • The emblem on the Israeli flag pictures the Star of David
  • The Meaning & History of the Israeli Flag - The The Magen David gained popularity as a symbol of Judaism when it was adopted as the emblem of the Zionist movement in 1897
  • The flag of Israel was adopted on October 28, 1948
 

Canton - Flag Terminology

Flag Terminology - Did you Know ?
  • The design and description uses specific flag terminology based on Heraldic principles
  • Animal blazons should always appear with the heads facing the flag - staff side
  • The Study of the Flags is called Vexillology
  • Your interest in flags makes you a Vexillologist!
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Israeli Flag Etiquette
  • Israeli Flag etiquette is very strict and is is essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
  • Basic Flag Etiquette applies to all nations, including Israeli as follows:
  • Etiquette relating to the order of precedence for the flag
    • National Flag of Israeli
    • State Flag of Israeli
    • Military Flag of Israeli (in order of creation date)
    • Other Flag of Israeli
  • The United Nations uses alphabetical order when presenting a national flag including the Israeli Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's flag
  • The National flag of Israeli should never be flown above another national flag on the same staff as this would suggest superiority, or conversely, inferiority of one flag, or Nation, over another
  • The Israeli flag should never be allowed to drag along the ground
  • A tattered or faded flag of Israeli should be removed and replaced with a new flag
  • Due care and consideration must be taken to ensure that the Israeli flag is always flown the correct way up
  • A Flag of Israeli, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
 
Flag History & Evolution:
  • The idea of flying a flag grew from the requirements of ancient warfare and the battlefield
  • Shields were painted with emblems to identify Friend or Foe
  • Warriors needed to know where their leaders were - the custom of carrying a pole was adopted
  • An emblem such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the pole for identification
  • The emblems were also used for identity and to cover suits of armour - Coats of Arms  were born
  • These emblems were the forerunners of modern flags
  • The Romans were the first to use a cloth flag - they were square and fastened to cross bars at the end of spears - the idea of fastening a flag to the side of a pole soon followed
  • The strict rules of Heraldry are still used when designing an emblem and creating a new flag
 
 
Terminology & Etiquette in Israeli Flag display
  • Hoist - the act or function of raising the Israeli flag, as on a rope
  • Half Staff or Half Mast - the Israeli flag is hoisted to half of the potential height of the flag pole to denote grief and mourning
    • Performed by first raising the Israeli flag to the top, then lowering the Israeli Flag halfway
  • Distress - denoted by flying the Israeli flag upside-down
  • Manner of hoisting - The Israeli flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously
  • No disrespect should be shown to the Israeli flag
  • The Israeli flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way
  • The Israeli flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing on the flag of any nature
  • The Israeli flag should be hoisted first and lowered last
  • International Flag relating to Israeli Flag usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace
  • We hope that the presentation of facts and information regarding Israeli Flag Etiquette has provided a useful resource
 

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Israel

Location: Middle East, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between
Egypt and Lebanon

 
 

Israel

  • Land Size of Israel : 20,330 sq km
  • Climate / Weather of Israel : temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
  • Israeli Population : 6,199,008 (July 2002 est.) - includes about 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, more than 5,000 in the Gaza Strip, and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
  • Israeli Capital City: Jerusalem; note - Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950 nearly all countries maintain Embassies in Tel Aviv
  • Israeli GDP: $120.6 billion (2003 est.)
  • Main Industries : high-technology projects (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, diamond cutting
  • Israeli Agricultural products : citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
  • Israeli Currency : new Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for the NIS
  • Main Colors of the Israeli Flag : white with blue coloring
  • Commonly mis-spelt as Isreali or Isreal
 
Concise History of Israel & its Flag
  • 1800-1500 BC Abraham, the father of the Jewish People, lived during this era
  • 63 BC The Romans conquered the region
  • 66-70 AD the Jews stage a rebellion against the Roman rule
  • 132-135 AD The Romans forced the Jews to leave the region of Israel when it then became known as Palestine
  • 600s The Arabs conquered the region
  • 1000s -1200s The Crusades when Christians tried to claim the area and particularly Jerusalem
  • 1800s The Zionists start a movement to set up a Jewish state in Palestine
  • 1900s Conflict between the Jewish and Arab populations
  • 1914 - 1918 WW1
  • 1917 The Balfour Declaration issued by Great Britain supporting the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
 
 
  • 1939-1945 World War II and the Holocaust when approximately 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis
  • August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • 1947 The United Nations divided the region into an Arab and a Jewish state
  • 17 May 1948 The Nation of Israel was established
  • 1949 Israel take half of the Arab state
  • 1950 The Law of Return was passed allowing any Jew, with just a few exceptions, to settle in Israel
  • 1967 Israel occupies the Gaza Strip and the West bank at the end of one of the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts

This information focuses on the history of Israel and does not address modern-day events

 

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