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The caption read: "The 'Emanuel', flying a Palestine flag, anchors at Southampton, England. This Jewish trading vessel was the first to fly her country's new banner. Palestine, under British mandate, has a badge, but its Jewish population has created this flag of their own -- Solomon's seal on a field of blue and white."
The Palestine mandate was approved on 22 July 1922 at a private meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at St. James Palace in London, [26] giving the British formal international recognition of the position they had held de facto in the region since the end of 1917 in Palestine and since 1920–21 in Transjordan. [26]
Mandatory Palestine was then established in 1920, and the British obtained a Mandate for Palestine from the League of Nations in 1922. [ 7 ] During the Mandate, the area saw successive waves of Jewish immigration and the rise of nationalist movements in both the Jewish and Arab communities.
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
The seal, designed by Cecil Thomas of the Royal Mint, depicted a representation of the city of Jerusalem surrounded by the words "Government of Palestine" in English, Arabic and Hebrew. The translation of the Hebrew text (ממשלת פלשתינה (א"י, is, "Government of Palestina (E.Y)", which E.Y stands for Eretz Yisrael.
In 1922, the League of Nations recognised the British Mandate to rule Palestine under the jurisdiction of Samuel, now high commissioner, who was instrumental in enacting at least 100 legal ...
To see the actual flag of the British Mandate territory of Palestine (insofar as this was not simply the Union Jack), go to File:Palestine-Mandate-Ensign-1927-1948.svg. Date 2008
English: The Palestine Ensign, flown by ships registered in the British Mandate territory during the period 1927–1948. This was the only Palestine-specific flag which was not restricted to official use by a government functionary or department (see Flag of the British Mandate for Palestine).