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  2. National colours of Israel - Wikipedia

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    History. Blue and white are perceived as patriotic colours in the State of Israel and the Jewish world. Blue and white are used in flags, symbols, etc. Eg: Blue-White (Blau-Weiss) [2] Zionist youth moment in Germany and Blue and white (He) patriotic song. [3] Book of Numbers mentions in 15:38, it states that the Israelites were commanded to put ...

  3. Star of David - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Israel. The flag of Israel, depicting a blue Star of David on a white background, between two horizontal blue stripes was adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the country's establishment. The origins of the flag's design date from the First Zionist Congress in 1897; the flag has subsequently been known as the "flag of Zion".

  4. List of flags of Israel - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of national symbols of Israel - Wikipedia

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    National colors – blue and white. The national colours of Israel are officially blue and white as seen on the flag of Israel. [3] The origin of the combination of these colors is from the Bible, in which they are mentioned in several instances. Blue and white are also the traditional team colours of the Israel national sporting teams.

  6. Emblem of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The Emblem of Israel (Hebrew: סמל מדינת ישראל, romanized: Sēmel Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl) depicts a temple menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, with the word Israel written in Hebrew (ישראל ‎) below it. While it is commonly displayed in blue and white, the emblem has appeared in alternative colour combinations ...

  7. Tekhelet - Wikipedia

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    The stripes on the tallit, often black or blue, are believed by some to symbolize the lost tekhelet, [95] though other explanations have been given. [25] The use of blue in the tallit and temple robes led to the association of blue and white with Judaism [96] and inspired the design of the flag of Israel.

  8. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The blue color of tekhelet was later used on the tallit, which typically has blue stripes on a white garment. From the 19th century at the latest, the combination of blue and white symbolized the Jewish people, [18] and this combination was chosen for the Flag of Israel.

  9. Palestinian keffiyeh - Wikipedia

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    The Palestinian version of the keffiyeh. The Palestinian keffiyeh is a distinctly patterned black-and-white keffiyeh. White keffiyehs had been traditionally worn by Palestinian peasants and bedouins to protect from the sun, when Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. Its use as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism and resistance dates back to the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, which ...