List of flags of Israel

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The following is a list of Israeli flags.

National flag and state flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1948–present	Israel state flag and national flag	The design recalls the Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, which is white with blue stripes. The hexagram in the centre is the Magen David ("Shield of David", also known in the diaspora as the "Star of David"). Dimensions: 8:11
	1948–present	Israel civil ensign	Blue flag with a white vertically elongated oval set near the hoist containing a vertically elongated blue Magen David. Dimensions: 2:3

Governmental flags

Date	Use	Description
?–present	Presidential standard	The flag is square, silver-bordered banner of the state's arms, dark blue, silver menorah (seven-armed candlestick), olive branches, and the name of state beneath. Dimensions: 7:8
	Presidential standard (at sea)	Presidential standard with the border in yellow.
	Prime Minister flag	A blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Coat of Arms charged in the fly
	Prime Minister flag (at sea)	A dark blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Coat of Arms charged in the fly
	Minister of Defence flag	A blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Coat of Arms surmounting a palewise sword enfiling an olive wreath, charged in the fly
	Minister of Defence flag (at sea)	A dark blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Coat of Arms surmounting a palewise sword enfiling an olive wreath, charged in the fly
	Minister of Environmental Protection flag	A white field with the Ministry of Environmental Protection logo
	Minister of Intelligence flag	A white, gray and blue flag with the Ministry of Intelligence logo
	Minister of Foreign Affairs flag	A white field with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo
	Minister of Tourism flag	A white field with the Ministry of Tourism logo

Military and police flags

Date	Use	Description
1949–present	Israeli Defense Forces (Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el) flag	Light blue defaced standard with the IDF emblem; and with the national flag in the canton. 8:11 ratio including the fringe
?–present	IDF Chief of Staff flag	A red field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Armed forces emblem (erected sword on olive branch, on two horizontal wings, on one bent anchor, surrounded by a garland of palms) in the fly
?–present	IDF Chief of Staff flag (at sea)	A dark blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Armed forces emblem (erected sword on olive branch, on two horizontal wings, on one bent anchor, surrounded by a garland of palms) in the fly

Army flags

Date	Use	Description
2022–present	Israeli Army (Zro'a ha-Yabasha) flag	5 diagonal stripes, black/gray/white/gray/black, of proportions 2/1/5/1/2. In the center of the white stripe is a black-outlined white-bordered black disk, containing multi-faces crystal inside of target. Superimposed over them is an upright black-outlined white bayonet blade, partially enclosed on its right by an olive branch, also in black-outlined white.
?–2021	Old Israeli Army (Zro'a ha-Yabasha) flag	5 diagonal stripes, orange-red/white/green/black/orange-red, of proportions 2/1/5/1/2. In the center of the red stripe is a white-bordered gold disk, containing 4 semicircles of green, orange, black and orange-red. Superimposed over them is an upright black-outlined white bayonet blade, partially enclosed on its right by an olive branch, also in black-outlined white.
	IDF Central Command flag
	IDF Northern Command flag
	IDF Southern Command flag
	IDF Home Front Command flag
	IDF Operations Directorate flag
	IDF Military Intelligence Directorate flag
	IDF Planning Directorate flag
	IDF Computer Service Directorate flag
	IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate flag
	IDF Manpower Directorate flag
	Israeli Armored Corps (Kheyl HaShiryon) flag	Diagonally divided black and green.
	Israeli Intelligence Corps ('Aman') flag	Diagonally divided white and green.
	Military Police Corps (Kheyl HaMishtara HaTzva'it) flag	Diagonally divided blue and red.
	Logistics Corps flag	Diagonally divided blue and yellow.
	Israeli Infantry Corps ('Khir') flag	Diagonally divided green and yellow.
	Military Rabbinate (Kheyl HaRabanut HaTzva'it) flag	Diagonally divided grey and yellow.
	Technology and Maintenance Corps (Kheyl HaTekhnologya VeHaAkhzaka) flag	Diagonally divided red and yellow.
	Medical Corps (Kheyl HaRfu'a) flag	Diagonally divided red and white.
	Education and Youth Corps (Kheyl HaKhinukh VeHaNo'ar) flag	Diagonally divided green and blue.
	Adjutant Corps flag	Diagonally divided white and blue.
	C4I Corps (Kheyl HaTikshuv) flag
	Israeli Artillery Corps (Kheyl HaTotkhanim) flag	Diagonally divided red and black.
	Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (Kheyl HaHandasa HaKravit) flag	Diagonally divided orange and black.
1992–?	Home Front Command (Pikud Ha-ʿOref) flag	Diagonally divided blue and orange. The colours of the homefront command are the same to those appearing in its emblem. Replaced and no longer in use.
?–present	Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps flag	Diagonally divided white and yellow.
	Givati Brigade flag	Diagonally divided white and purple.
	Golani Brigade flag	Diagonally divided yellow and green.
	Nahal Brigade flag	Diagonally divided white and green.
	Kfir Brigade flag	Diagonally divided white and green.
	Paratroopers Brigade flag	Diagonally divided white and red.
?–1992	Flag of the Israeli Civil Defense Corps until 1992	Diagonally divided green and red.
?–2001	Flag of the Israeli Women's Corps until 2001	Diagonally divided brown and orange.

Navy flags

Date	Use	Description
1948–present	Israeli Navy (Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli) Naval ensign	The flag is used by Israeli Navy, being a blue flag with white triangle at hoist and blue Magen David in it. Proportions are 2:3.
?–present	Israeli Navy Jack flag	Israel State flag and National flag
?–present	Israeli Navy Pennant (commissioning)
?–present	Israeli Navy Commander in Chief at Sea flag
?–present	Israeli Navy Senior Officer pendant

Air Force flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991–present	Israeli Air Force (Zro'a HaAvir VeHakhalal) flag	Light blue flag with thin stripes, near top and bottom (closer to the edges than on the national flag), white with dark blue borders. In the center, the air force roundel but with points touching disc edges and a dark blue border.
	?–present	Israeli Air Defense Command flag	Diagonally divided blue and black.

Police flags

Date	Use	Description
?–present	Israel Police (Mishteret Yisra'el) flag	A blue field with the Police badge charged in the centre
?–present	Israel Police General Commissioner flag	A blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Police badge charged in the fly
?–present	Israel Border Police – 'MAGAV' (Mishmar HaGvul) flag

Knesset Guard flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2007–present	Knesset Guard flag	A white field with the Knesset Guard logo charged in the center
	1958–2007	Old flag of Knesset Guard

Intelligence flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations – 'Mossad' (haMosad leModiʿin uleTafkidim Meyukḥadim – haMosad) flag	A white field with the Mossad logo charged in the center

Prison Service

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Israel Prison Service flag
	?–present	Commander of the Israel Prison Service flag

Israel Fire and Rescue Services

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Israel Fire and Rescue Services flag
	?–present	Flag of Israel Fire and Rescue Services Chief of Staff

Municipal flags

Date	Use	Description
1949–present	Jerusalem flag	Based on the National flag, the flag of Jerusalem features in the center the city's coat of arms, which consists of a shield with the Lion of Judah superimposed on a stylized background representing the Kotel, flanked on either side with olive branches. The word יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim, Hebrew for "Jerusalem") appears above the shield.
1949–present	Tel Aviv-Yafo flag	Based on the National flag.
1958–present	Ramat Gan flag	The flag has a blue background with the city's emblem in the center. The emblem consists of a shield with a charged green field in the shape of a rounded hexagonal star, reminiscent of a Star of David, and is surrounded by 7 small white hexagonal stars. Inside the big star is a landscape illustration showing a sun shining and illuminating the symbol. In the center of the star is a palm tree, below it a pan with a cluster of grapes and citrus fruits and plowshares appear across the symbol. In the lower right part of the star is a stone wall and three trees growing from it. On the left side of the star is an industrial building with a chimney. At the bottom of the emblem is a parchment with the name of the city, "Ramat Gan".
?–present	Haifa flag	A blue field with the coat of arms charged in the centre
	Holon flag	Based on the national flag with the colors reversed and the city's emblem in lieu of the Star of David. The emblem may also appear in a white rectangular box, or drawn in white on the blue background.
	Ashdod flag	A blue field with the coat of arms charged in the centre
	Rishon LeZion flag	An orange field with the coat of arms charged in the centre
	Netanya flag	An orange field with the coat of arms charged in the centre
	Bat Yam flag
	Herzliya flag	Based on the National flag.
	Bnei Brak flag
	Ramat HaSharon flag	An orange field with the coat of arms charged in the centre
	Or Yehuda flag
	Kefar Saba flag
	Givatayim flag
	Ashkelon flag
	Hof Azza flag
	Kfar Kama flag (Outdated)
	Har Hebron flag
	Karmiel flag	Based on the National flag.
	Qiryat Gat flag

Organization flags

Date	Use	Description
?–present	Israel Railways flag	A blue field with the Rakevet Yisra'el logo charged in the centre
	Israel Nature and Parks Authority flag
	Israel Postal Authority flag
	Israel Mail Pendant
	Magen David Adom flag
	Flag of Israel Antiquities Authority
1965–2004	Flag of Customs services of Israel	dark blue field

Historical flags

	1897–1898	Flag of the First and Second Zionist Congress
	1919–1921	First Judeans Regiment of Jewish Legion flag
	1924–1926	House flag of American Palestine Line
	1933–1934	MV "Emanuel" (Captain Arye "Lyova" Grevnov) ship's of "Hofiya Shipping Company" Hebrew flag
	1942–1944	Flag of the Jewish Combat Organization
	1942–1944	Flag of the Jewish Military Union
	1948	Ink Flag

National flag proposals

Theodor Herzl's Proposal (1890s)
Ha'Degel Proposal 1 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 2 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 3 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 4 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 5 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 6 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 7 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 8 (1948)
Contest Proposal 44 (1948)
Contest Proposal 57 (1948)
Contest Proposal 58 (1948)
Contest Proposal 61 (1948)
Otta Wallish's Proposal (1949)
Nissim Sabah'sProposal (1949)

Lifeguard flags

Date	Use	Description
1970–present	Calm sea: bathing and swimming is allowed	Israeli National Organization of Sea Rescuers service flag
	Stormy sea: bathing and swimming is allowed	Israeli National Organization of Sea Rescuers service flag
	Very stormy sea: bathing and swimming is forbidden	Israeli National Organization of Sea Rescuers service flag
	Presence of jellyfish at sea: bathing and swimming is forbidden	Israeli National Organization of Sea Rescuers service flag

Minority flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Israeli Druze Minority	Used by Israeli Druze. Green triangle at the hoist side, and four horizontal stripes of red-yellow-blue-white.
	?–present	Unofficial flag of the Israeli Christian Minority	A blue triangle at the hoist side, charged with a red Latin cross; and four stripes (from top to bottom), red, yellow, white and blue.

References

External links

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