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Israel Flag

Flag History

The flag was designed for the Zionist movement in 1891. The basic design recalls the tallith, the Jewish prayer shawl.

Flag Date of Adoption

28 October 1948

Flag Symbolism

white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag

Israel National Anthem

Listen to National Anthem
Anthem Lyrics Kol od balevav penima

Nefesh Yehoudi homia

Oulefatei mizrach kadima

Ayin le Tsion tsofia

Od lo avdah tikvateinou

Hatikva bat schnot alpaïm

Lhiot am chofshi be artseinou

Erets Tsion ve'Yeroushalaïm

Od lo avdah tikvateinou

Hatikva bat schnot alpaïm

Lhiot am choshi be artseinou

Erets Tsion ve'Yeroushalaïm
Anthem Lyrics English Hatikvah

As long as deep

in the heart,

The soul of a

Jew yearns,

And towards

the East

An eye looks to

Zion,

Our hope is not

yet lost,

The hope of two

thousand years,

To be a free

people in our

land,

The land of

Zion and

Jerusalem.
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