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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
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. State of Palestine Use National flag Proportion 1:2 Adopted 28 May 1964 ; 60 years ago (1964-05-28) (PLO) 15 November 1988 ; 36 years ago (1988-11-15) (State of Palestine) Design A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the hoist. Use Presidential standard ...
United Nations: the recognisable blue helmets of the peacekeeping operations and the flags of associated UN agencies like the World Health Organization, with the UN's light blue and white. European Union : the blue and yellow of the EU flag ; uses include the blue European Health Insurance Card and the Blue Card for skilled immigration.
Even though the national flower of Palestine is the Faqqua Iris, adopted in 2016, the poppy is red, with black center and green leaves, evoking the primary colors of the Pan-Arabic and Palestinian flag. [13] Jaffa oranges, [13] lemons, olive trees, [13] and the cactus pear (sabr) [14] [13] are also widely used as symbols for the Palestinian nation.
In making their announcements, all three governments — Ireland, Spain and Norway — were at pains to express support for Israel’s existence, and revulsion over the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 ...
Within three years, about 10,000 dunums, an old land measurement equivalent to acres, had been acquired in the Marj Bin Amer region of northern Palestine, forcing out 60,000 local farmers to ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ethnic group Palestinians الفلسطينيون (Arabic) al-Filasṭīniyyūn Flag of Palestine Total population 14.3 million Regions with significant populations Palestine 5,350,000 – West Bank 3,190,000 (of whom 912,879 are registered refugees as of 2024) – Gaza Strip 2,170,000 (of whom ...