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An example of a common, obvious symbolism came in the form of the Palestinian flag. the flag and the colors transmitted the message to all target audiences the underlying theme of the entire Intifada—Palestinian nationalism. The flag, the symbol of Palestinian nationalism, was ubiquitous in the
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Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General: " with the trademark kaffiyeh epitomized Palestinian identity and national aspirations, even more than the Palestinian flag or the national
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A small sign of the artificiality of the Arab revolt is that Mark Sykes himself designed the flag of the Arabs as a combination of green, red, black, and white. Variations on this design are today the official flags of Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and the
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in 1993. Since 2014, Israeli police have had the authority to confiscate a flag if it is used in support of terrorism or disrupts public order. Israeli police has been routinely confiscating flags. In January 2023, Minister of National Security
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released a report condemning new Israeli government restrictions on displays of the Palestinian flag as "an attempt to legitimize racism" by suppressing "a symbol of unity and resistance to Israel’s unlawful occupation" in the
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as an attempt to legitimize racism, adding that the Palestinian flag has been used for the past decades as "a symbol of unity and resistance to Israel’s unlawful occupation".
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announced he had instructed the police to ban the flag's showcasing in public spaces. Israel's restriction on the Palestinian flag were criticized by
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A modified version (changing the order of stripes) has been used in Palestine at least since the early 1920s The Palestinian flag featured during the
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rose to defy Israeli restrictions on the Palestinian flag between 1967 and 1993, and continues to be used today as an expression of
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of three equal horizontal stripes—black, white, and green from top to bottom—overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the
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This article is about the flag used to represent the modern State of Palestine. For the flag of the British Mandate, see
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had the same graphic form, but the colours were arranged differently (white on the bottom, rather than in the middle).
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The Meaning of the Flag at the website of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
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Version with the longer red triangle, used in some periods of Palestinian history, though not widespread
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as the flag of Palestine. The flag was officially adopted as the flag of the Palestinian people by the
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On the ground the flag became widely used since the Oslo Agreements, with the establishment of the
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by 1917 at the latest and quickly became regarded as the flag of the Arab national movement in the
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Sorek, Tamir (2004). "The orange and the 'Cross in the Crescent': imagining Palestine in 1929".
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of Iraq and Jordan (which had an equilateral triangle at the hoist). It is also similar to the
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The flag used by the Arab Palestinian nationalists in the first half of the 20th century is
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Used since the 1920s, the Palestinian flag's overall design is almost identical to the
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The Palestinian flag represents all Palestinian Arab aspirations regardless of party.
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of the British Foreign Office. Whatever the correct story, the flag was used by
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in 1909, based on the words of the 13th-century Arab poet Safi al-Din al-Hili:
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Rebels posing with their rifles and a Palestinian Arab flag emblazoned with a
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has come as a response to Israel's confiscation of Palestinian flags.
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outlawed the public display of the Palestinian flag in the occupied
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of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the
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of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the
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of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the
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Israeli police officers confiscating Palestinian flags in
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Confrontation between Israeli troops and Palestinians in
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above two crossed white swords in the upper hoist corner.
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Flag of Mandatory Palestine

Use
National flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
PLO
15 November 1988; 35 years ago (1988-11-15)
State of Palestine
tricolour
hoist

Use
Presidential standard
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
tricolour
hoist
coat of arms
fly end

Use
State flag
Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
tricolour
hoist
coat of arms
Arabic

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