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![[US-Israel friendship flag]](../images/u/us-il.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
One of the better examples of a combined friendship flag. Here Israeli protesters are showing a
US-Israel flag outside the US consulate in Tel Aviv. The intention of the protesters was quite probably
not just to commemorate the US-Israeli friendship, but to remind both their governments of the
democratic principles that Israel shares with the United States and which the
protesters see as endangered.
Original caption: "Israelis wave Israeli and American flags as they protest the coalition's judicial
overhaul legislation, outside the US consulate in Tel Aviv, March 7, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)"
(source,
picture)
located by William Garrison, 19 August 2023
![[anti-Israel flag]](../images/i/ir_anti-il.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Picture caption: "A printed flag mimicking that of Israel that has four black
bottom-of-boot prints trampling atop the Israeli flag along with a black-ink Farsi slogan printed on the
bottom white stripe with the Farsi/Persian words Marg Bar Israel or 'Death to Israel' in Tehran,
Iran, 15 August 2020." (source: shutterstock.com)
located by William Garrison, 21 August 2023
See also: Anti-Israel flags (Iran)
![[Israel-Egypt flag]](../images/e/eg}j1977.gif)
image by António Martins, 16 March 2024
President Sadat Peace-Visit flag (10x16 cm), Egyptian flag cloth with "Jerusalem"
and "19.11.1977" on the center white stripe, noting the 19–21 Nov. 1977 visit of Egyptian
President Sadat to Jerusalem, Israel (picture, reverse). (source: ebay.com)
located by William Garrison, 18 September 2023
This 10:16 (=5:8) ratio differs slightly from the official 2:3. The
details of the eagle are also slightly different, lacking the text under
the scroll and this keeping the bird's head slightly more distant from
the red stripe edge; the shield bears also three [five-pointed stars] aligned
vertically, which are absent from the official version.
The bird is shown on this photo looking at the viewer's left hand,
while both writings read correctly.
António Martins, 13 March 2024
I am sure the flag was produced in Israel. It was made to commemorate Egypt's President Sadat visit to
Jerusalem, Israel. As Arabs usually refer to Jerusalem as "Al-Quds" ("The Holy"), had
this flag been made in Egypt I think an Egyptian manufacturer would have used the word: "Al-Quds"
– which was not used.
This hand-held flag has been offered for sale on eBay at least twice by different sellers – both
selling from Jerusalem. While it has the design of the Egyptian flag, it appears that it was made to be
use by Israelis for waving during Pres. Sadat's visit.
As most Egyptians were against a peace treaty with
Israel, I doubt that this flag was waved by anyone in Cairo.
William Garrison, 13 March 2024
See also: Republic of Egypt (1972–1984)
![[We love Israel flag]](../images/i/il_weloveisrael.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Israel-supporting flags "We love Israel", together with Finnish national flags
on a march of Evangelical Christians in Jerusalem (2019). (source: haaretz.com [with paywall], picture)
located by William Garrison, 22 September 2023
![[Metal flag]](../images/i/il_ykw_mem.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
To commemorate Israel's retention of the Golan Heights (between the Syrian and Israeli borders) during
the Oct. 1973 Yom Kippur War, a metal statute depicting two Israeli soldiers holding the Israeli national
flag was dedicated in early Sept. 2023 atop the domineering dormant Tel Saki volcanic hill on the
Golan Heights. (source: jpost.com, picture)
William Garrison, 25 September 2023
See also: The 'Ink Flag' at Eilat (Israel) ( > memorial with metal flag)
(mirrored) image located by William Garrison
Red banner with square-armed Swiss cross. With dark
Hebrew writing "We love Israel" (ohavim Israel) and the Latin lettering "we love".
The picture is from a pro-Israel demonstration, probably in Israel (no date and
location indicated).
(picture, source)
located by William Garrison, 25 November 2023
![["Love of Israel in the soul" flag]](../images/i/il}hbt.gif)
image by António Martins, 5 April 2024
Israeli national flag connected to the Yeshiva "Hakotel" (Jewish religious school).
Inscription above: "Love of Israel in the soul" (אהבת ישראל בנשמה);
below: "Quarter midrash" (מדרשת הרוע). The
Midrash is an ancient commentary on the Hebrew Biblical scriptures. (picture, source)
located by William Garrison, 28 September 2023
I suppose "Quarter midrash" refers to a city distict, one comprising a large synagogue
and auxiliary facilities – could be that?
António Martins, 5 April 2024
![["We stand with Israel" flag]](../images/u/us}wswil.gif)
image by António Martins, 25. August 2024
An US-made Israel support flag with the motto "We stand with Israel", with the motto in two lines on
the blue stripes of the Israel national flag. Flag size 3x5 ft. (91x152 cm), polyester.
(picture | source)
Martin Karner, 11 October 2023
![[Gilad Shalit flag]](../images/i/il_giladshalit.jpg)
image by William Garrison
Gilad Shalit solidarity flag (in William Garrison's possession). Flag-pole sleeve on the left side.
The Hebrew inscriptions: Above on the right: "Gilad Shalit". Below: "And bring the
boys/sons back to their borders", or: "And the boys/sons returned to their borders" (?)
Gilad Shalit (גלעד שליט, born 28 August 1986) is a
former POW (prisoner of war) soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who on 25 June 2006, was captured
by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via a tunnel beneath the Gaza-Israeli border. Hamas held
him captive for over five years, until his release on 18 October 2011 as part of a prisoner-exchange deal
[As part of this deal Israel released 1027 terrorists from prison. One of them was Yahya Sinwar].
This flag/banner was displayed to remind Israelis not to forget the long-imprisoned soldier. Apparently,
something promoted by the "habanim.org" c. 2010 (habanim = the boys/sons).
William Garrison, 12 October 2023
![[Gilad Shalit flag]](../images/i/il_gilad.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Gilad Shalit solidarity flag. Hebrew inscription: "Gilad still lives" (Gilad adaiin khai).
(source)
located by William Garrison, 16 October 2023
![["Freedom in our country" flag]](../images/i/il_freedom.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
An Israeli national flag with the Hebrew inscription "Freedom in our country" (khufesch
beartzenu) on the lower blue band (For the writing on the obverse side see right image).
(source)
William Garrison, 27 October 2023
![[Toda raba flag]](../images/i/il_todaraba.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Israeli flag with a tilted Star of David and the writing toda raba (thank you very much / thank
you so much). The "bowing" star should express gratitude towards the Israeli military personnel
(see newsletter photos: picture, picture).
(source: Jerusalem Post newsletter, 1 November 2023)
located by William Garrison, 2 November 2023
![[Nova music festival flag]](../images/i/il_nova.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
The light-blue-field flag of the "Nova" music festivals that are promoted by the Tel Aviv based
"Eventer Company", ca. Oct. 2023. In the middle of the flag is the Nova logo: with the word
"Nova" surrounded by short white lines/rays figuratively symbolizing a star exploding in space.
Also on the flag, surrounding the logo, there are at the left two crescent moons that are a "pale
white/light blue" color, while the right two crescent moons are a "sunrise" red-orange color.
A Nova is a sudden increase in brightness of a star before shrinking back down to normality. More powerful
than a nova, a supernova is an explosion that heralds the demise of a star.
Nova music festivals originally developed in Brazil about 1998 and the "Tribe of Nova"
organization produces music festivals in various countries. I am uncertain as to the legal status of the
"Nova" trademark; there seems to be a number of "Nova" music-festival copycats. There have
been previous "Nova Rock" music festivals. There was a "Nova Fest" held in Fairfax,
Virginia (USA) that was titled: "The Northern Virginian 10th Annual International Film and Music
Festival" in April 2023.
The Israel Nova music festival 7 Oct 2023 attack: A Nova open-air music festival was held 6–7 October
2023 near the kibbutz Re'im, which is located in the desert about midway near the eastern Gaza-Israel
border. Festival goers were allowed to enter the open-field fairgrounds a couple of hours before midnight
for partying before listening to bands the following day, Saturday the 7th. The event's ticket promoter was
the Tel Aviv based Eventer Company. It advertised the event as: "Tribe of Nova Presents: Supernova
Sukkot ... 6–7 Oct 2023 ... Universo Paralello ... World Tour: Israel Edition ... Nova." It was
scheduled to coincide with Jewish holidays: the final day of Sukkot (Friday, 6 October 2023) and
Simchat Torah (Saturday, 7 October). Sukkot is one of the three major festivals in Judaism
and is both an agricultural festival of thanksgiving and commemoration of the forty-year period during
which the children of Israel wandered in the Sinai desert after leaving slavery in Egypt (ca. 1446 BCE),
living in temporary shelters (called sukkot) as they traveled. The outdoor, open-field music
festival was attacked by Hamas-Palestinian militants [and civilians] shortly after sunrise on Saturday the
7th. Out of some 3000 concert goers, 364 festival attendees were killed and another 45 were kidnapped and
forcibly moved into captivity back inside the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. At the same time other Hamas
militants [and civilians] also attacked and killed or captured another 800+ Israeli settlers and soldiers, foreign visitors and
guest workers along the shared border.
The Israel Oct. 2023 festival was "one of three unique pre-festival events taking place worldwide, as
Nova approached the 17th edition of the Universo Paralello festival to be held during the celebrations of
the new civil year [1 Jan 2024] in Praia de Pratigi, located on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil,
within the mystical rainforest."
As at most concerts, there was likely a souvenir stand selling Nova flags, t-shirts, etc. The Nova festival
flag (see above). In the sunrise hours of Oct. 7, 2023, a female raver was filmed swaying with the Nova
flag (photo #2a & #2b). An undated (early Dec. 2023?) photo (#3) shows several Israeli soldiers holding a
Nova flag found somewhere along Gaza's northwestern Mediterranean coast, possibly looted by Hamas militants
rummaging through the Nova music festival. A Nova flag (#4) is seen at an Eventer Company music-memorial
planning meeting (late Oct. 2023?) for the 11–12 Nov 2023 memorial music concert held in Sdot Yam
near Caesarea, Israel.
![[#2a]](../images/i/il_nova2a.jpg)
#2a
![[#2b]](../images/i/il_nova2b.jpg)
#2b
![[#3]](../images/i/il_nova3.jpg)
#3
![[#4]](../images/i/il_nova4.jpg)
#4
Sources:
https://www.reddit.com...
https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-772876
https://www.eventer.co.il/novaparalellotranslate
https://www.timesofisrael.com...
https://www.billboard.com...
https://www.novaclassicalfestival.com/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHOiLANpses (flag source / restricted access)
William Garrison, 28 December 2023
![[Israel multi-religion flag]](../images/i/il_multirel.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Israeli national flag with different religious and ideological symbols and rainbow colours. We can't
discern the writing on the central symbol. The symbols around the Star of David (beginning with the cross,
clockwise): Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Baha'i, Multi Gender, Socialism (?).
(source)
located by William Garrison, 2 November 2023
![[Remembrance flag]](../images/i/il_rem.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Personal remembrance flag for a fallen Israeli soldier from the Golani Regiment. The flag is a Israeli
national flag, added with a photo of the fallen soldier and a green olive tree depiction. The tree symbol
is the typical olive tree depicted on the Golani Regiment units, with the
inscription "Golani" below it. The flag was presented on occasion of a visit of the organization
"Friends of the IDF" (https://www.fidf.org/) at the family of
the soldier.
(picture, source)
located by William Garrison, 4 January 2024
See also: Friends of the IDF
![[Pink heart flag]](../images/i/il}pkht.gif)
image by António Martins
In the wake of the current Israel-Hamas war, a picture is seen featuring the Israeli flag and instead
of the Star of David, it features a heart, all in pink. In this context, it refers to abused Israeli women
in Hamas' captivity (picture, source).
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67629181
https://apnews.com/article/sexual-assault...
https://www.france24.com...
https://www.haaretz.com...
Esteban Rivera, 6 January 2024
The specs of the general design don't seem to match those of the regular
Israeli flag, at least not in this depiction, where the central white
area is as big as 2/3 of the whole, instead of only half. The style
of the heart seems to be the one with straight slanted sides, not any of
the curved ones (convex or concave).
I expect that variations of these details are bound to be found among
hand-made individual flags of this design, even if a standardized type
is prescribed and/or mass-produced.
António Martins, 5 March 2025
![[Canada-Israel flag]](../images/c/ca_ca-il.jpg)
image located by William Garrison
Canada-Israel friendship flag, probably made in Canada, with the Canadian national flag
in the hoist, accompanied by the Israeli national flag in the fly. Both flags are truncated diagonally.
Flag ratio ca. 2:1.
(source; picture from 20 Nov 2023)
located by William Garrison, 15 January 2024
