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Archive 1

Proposed rename

Latest comment: 19 years ago16 comments3 people in discussion

I propose to rename this article to Palestinian flag, as this title better reflects the usage of the flag by Palestinians, rather than by any entity named "Palestine". It should be noted that this is not, and never has been, the flag of the historical region known for millenia as Palestine. -- uriber 16:40, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

===>Standards and Conventions: The standard for naming articles like this is "XXX of [country]" rather than "[country]ian XXX" for a variety of reasons. The title "Flag of Palestine" should not imply recogntion of the state, but if you feel that the article is too biased, feel free to amend it for a more balanced point of view. Justin (koavf) 18:04, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

The standard is for countries. Palestine is not a country, and therefore the standard does not apply in this case. -- uriber 18:57, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

===>What? I don't know where you got that idea, but there are already several articles in the form of "XXX of [country]" that refer to nations, and geographic entities. See, for instance, Flag of Tibet. The title "Flag of Palestine" does not confer any legitimacy to the State of Palestine. Justin (koavf) 19:24, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

Tibet is a defined geographic entity which was once an independent country. "Palestine" is neither. Jayjg ^(talk) 20:31, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Where did I get what idea? The idea that "XXX of [country]" is a standard applied to countries? I got it from the use of the word "country" in your description of the standard. Anyway - this is not (and has never been) the flag of the georgraphic entity "Palestine". Using the standard used for geographic entities (and countries), might cause people to erroniously assume that it is. -- uriber 20:16, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Agree. Jayjg ^(talk) 20:31, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

===>Terminology: In political science, "country" is a meaningless term - it's only used in a colloquial sense, and is often used interchangeably with the scientific terms of "state" and "nation." I think that the articles describing states, nations, and geographic entities are comprehensive enough to explain the situation to even casual users. I trust them to come to their own conclusions, including recognizing the State of Palestine, as some 92 governments have done. Justin (koavf) 22:18, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

Even more have not, including most of the developed world, and there's no indication they ever will unless there one day actually is a country called Palestine. Jayjg ^(talk) 22:43, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

===>Fair enough, but off-topic I also don't think they should recognize the State of Palestine (at least not yet), and I'm largely pro-Israel. That having been said, the article won't be renamed for the reasons explained above. Justin (koavf) 22:55, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

Please refrain from using expressions like "the article won't be renamed". It is your opinion that the article shouldn't be renamed. And as of now, this is a minority opinion. What will, or won't, happen would be the result of the discussion taking place here.

To the point - Suppose I would accept your claim (as I understand it), that this is primarily the flag of the State of Palestine (a claim to which I disagree, as the flag was used well before the "state" was proclaimed, and even nowadays is usually not used in conjunction with the "state", and is even used by organizations which do not recognize the "state", such as Hamas). Even then - the article should be renamed to Flag of the State of Palestine, following the examples of Flag of the Republic of Macedonia (not Flag of Macedonia, which is a redirect), and Flag of the People's Republic of China (again, not Flag of China) - because the term "Palestine", even more than "Macedonia" and "China", is amibiguous (at best), and is not understood by most people to refer to the "State of Palestine" (a "virtual" state, which was, in practice, pretty much abandoned even by the PLO following the Oslo Accords and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority). -- uriber 23:07, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

===>Let me backtrack here: The article won't be renamed, assuming two elegant propositions:

We continue to respect Wikipedia policy on naming conventions, and
Those same conventions don't change.

Unless I've missed something particular to this situation, there is no reason to assume that either of these statements won't be the case. Consequently, the article won't be renamed. I honestly don't care whether it should or shouldn't be renamed - I make no value judgement on the issue. All I'm saying is that, as far I as understand naming convention, it will not be changed. My opinion is a minority opinion in as much as only three people have weighed in, and the policy and precedent are clearly on my side. If you feel this should be submitted to a vote, then I encourage you to do so, but I also feel confident that my interpretation of the naming convention will hold up to scrutiny.

If you don't care whether it should or shouldn't be renamed, I'm not sure why you even bothered to respond to my original message. I obviously care about the matter, and I would prefer to have a discussion with people who do care. Your prediction that this will eventually not be renamed is of little value to me. Our understanding of the naming convention is obviously different. I understand it as applying only to countries (and pehaps well-defined territories). The Palestinian flag is not a falg of a country, a state, a geographical region or territory, or any other significant entity named "Palestine", and therefore policies which apply to flags of such entities should not necessarily apply to it. -- uriber 17:19, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Furthermore, I was not claiming that this flag is the flag of the State of Palestine (it is), or that it was only the flag of the State of Palestine and nothing more (it is not). I agree that this is a nationalistic flag, and represents a people who are largely regarded to not have a state. Even those governments who recognize the State of Palestine still do so with the understanding that they are either a government-in-exile or shadow government. I honestly have no idea where you got the information that the flag is "usually not used in conjunction with the 'state'". Its use and display are intimately and regularly linked with the struggle for legitimate statehood. In point of fact, I can't recall having ever seen someone or some group personally display the flag without it being a separatist/nationalist/supremacist statement.

You seem to confuse the general concept of a Palestinian state (i.e., a proposed national state for the Palestinians) , with the specific entity called the State of Palestine. This flag, of course, is related to the Palestinian people, and to its national aspirations. But there is no "Palestine" involved in this. "Palestine" is a millenia-old concept, having, for most of its history, nothing to do with Palestinians and their national aspirations. -- uriber 17:19, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

The examples you give are flawed exceptions to the rule, rather than meaningful contradictions of naming convention. "Macedonia" is a name that is not internationally recognized (yet), in particular at the UN. Consequently, to call the article "Flag of Macedonia" can be construed as POV, as the issue of naming is a sensitive subject in that political arena. On the other hand, no one - Greeks, Macedonians, or other - would argue that this is, in fact, the civil flag used by the governing authority in the area compromising the Republic of Macedonia. In the instance of China, there are two rival governments of China: the People's Republic (Red/Mainland China), and the Republic (Free China/Taiwan). Each has the formal recognition of dozens of states. Again, to avoid POV controversy, there is no "Flag of China" article. There are not two competing governments of Palestine, and there is no international naming controversy over that political/geographic entity of Palestine (except possibly among the most zealous pro-Israeli sources). If these situations were true, your examples would be germane. As it stands, the article can be interpreted to be like those of other states (the UK, India, Niger, etc.) or national/separatist groups (Sami, Tibet, etc.) The ambiguity of not naming if "Flag of State of Palestine" allows for the legitimate interpretation that this flag represents the people group.

The name "Palestine", like "Macedonia" is not internationally recognized as a name for a proposed Palestinian state. Therefore, calling the article "Flag of Palestine" is POV, as the issue of naming is a sensitive subject in this political arena as well (which is why you will never find the name "Palestine" in any official Israeli statement, unless referring to the entire historical region). On the other hand, no one - Jews, Arabs, or other - would argue that this is, in fact, the used by the Palestinian people, by the Palestinian National Authority, and by the somewhat-obscure State of Palestine. The entire area of the state of Israel is within historical Palestine. Usage of the name "Palestine" for anything related to Palestinians (such as the flag), strongly emphasises the Palestinians' territorial claim to all of Palestine - a claim, which, naturally, Israel and Israelis take offense at. -- uriber 17:19, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

I also am not sure exactly why you claim that the State of Palestine as a political concept was abandoned by the PLO. I'll freely grant that they were outrageous in their demands, and that Arafat turned his back on a fantastic proposal for peace and a Palestinian state made by Ehud Barak. Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia agrees with me, and he mediated the negotiations. That having been said, the establishment of an internationally-recognized Palestinian state, with a clearly-defined border(s) has consistently been the aim of the political wing of the Palestinian people, including the PLO and PNA. This idea has never been abandoned, and is integral to the Road Map to Peace. Justin (koavf) 03:03, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

Again, you are confusing between the idea of a Palestinian state, and the concrete entity called the "State of Palestine" (which is not actually a state, and exists mostly on paper). -- uriber 17:19, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Are you seriously claiming that there is no controversy about the name of the region in which various groups wish to create a State of Palestine? Jayjg ^(talk) 15:10, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

===>A key difference In the case of Macedonia, the defined territory is not disputed, but the name is. In the case of Palestine, the name is not disputed but the defined territory is. So to say, "Are you seriously claiming that there is no controversy about the name of the region in which various groups wish to create a State of Palestine?" is either to deliberately misconstrue what I just said, or to not appreciate the inherent difference between these two cases. Justin (koavf) 15:26, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

The name is disputed as well, for a variety of reasons. A number of groups refer to the "Israel" part of Palestine as "Palestine" as well, or "the Zionist entity", while others refer to the "West Bank" and "Gaza Strip" part of it as "Yehuda", "Shomron", and "Aza", or "Yesha", or simply Israel. Not having defined borders means, by definition, that there are naming disputes as well. Jayjg ^(talk) 17:30, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

I think the name should stick, somewhat, since other disputed territories have the same page name. Example, the area called "Northern Cyprus" has their flag page at Flag_of_Northern_Cyprus. We have former nations that use the same title. Though, if I can suggest a name, it could be Flag of the Palestinian National Authority (or just Palestinian Authority). Zscout370 (talk) 16:53, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm willing to go with Flag of the Palestinian National Authority , although I feel it covers only one aspect of the flag. -- uriber 17:21, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

This flag is multi-purpose, along with other flags. Though the Soviet flag was just used by the Soviet Union as a national flag, but that flag now really stands for the Communism movement. We can make statements to the effect that the Palestinian people created this flag whenever and was used for this time before being adopted by the PNA. Zscout370 (talk) 17:25, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Requested move

Latest comment: 16 years ago10 comments7 people in discussion

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus to move this page, per the discussion below, although it seems possible that Flag of the State of Palestine might enjoy some support. Dekimasu よ! 09:14, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Palestinian flag → Flag of Palestine — Most flag articles are titled "Flag of ...". —A•N•N•A hi! 22:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

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Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.

Support I want the page to be moved to Flag of Palestine because most other flag articles on Wikipedia are titled "Flag of .." and the word "Palestinian" might be less easy to remember than "Palestine". Also, the disambiguation page currently at Flag of Palestine is not very reasonable, as the British Mandate of Palestine is not Palestine, and saying that the flag of the British Mandate of Palestine is the flag of Palestine could mislead a few people. I propose that this article be renamed Flag of Palestine and the disambiguation page be deleted. A•N•N•A hi! 22:29, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose since Palestine still refers to a geographic region (otherwise the Palestine article would be about a country). The current title is also consistent with Palestinian National Anthem. The redirect is reasonable as the British Mandate of Palestine is the only actual universally recognised geographic entity which has included the word "Palestine" in its title (the State of Palestine is not yet an actuality). Political articles about the Palestinians are under the heading Politics of the Palestinian National Authority rather than Politics of Palestine. Thus if you really want to move it a "Flag of..." title, move it to Flag of the Palestinian National Authority. Number 5 7 08:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose This is an odd case, since there is no country of Palestine at the present. We could live with Number 57's suggestion of Flag of the Palestinian National Authority if we want to be more precise. But we shouldn't let our naming conventions force us to say things that aren't so. Mangoe 12:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose the wording is tricky and the tiniest of wording changes can be used as a political weapon. That having been said I think the proposal of Number 57 is a suitable compromise for now, conforming to a somewhat uniform tack of naming conventions while maintaining a comparatively uncontroversial appellation than the proposed change. --Valley2city^₪‽ 19:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose, but agree with Number 57's suggestion of renaming to Flag of the Palestinian National Authority. Chesdovi 10:10, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose. Most flag articles are about flags of countries. This one isn't, so it shouldn't follow the pattern for country flags. Specifically, this is most certainly not the flag of Palestine, which is a historic geographic region. Likewise I oppose Number 57's suggestion, as this flag represents a lot more than the PNA - it's also the flag of the PLO and (I believe) the so-called "State of Palestine", but mostly it seems to represent the Palestinian people, which is why the current title is appropriate. -- uriber 15:37, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment Notice that this is the flag of Palestine. See this website for more information. Notice that Flags of the World is the largest website on the Internet devoted to vexillology, the study of flags. A•N•N•A hi! 01:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

No, it is the flag of the State of Palestine, an entirely different thing since Palestine is a real geographic area and the State exists only on paper. Number 5 7 08:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Oppose The name "Palestine" is often used to refer to those lands also called Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, which were once under the British Mandate. This flag obviously isn't used in much of those lands, but rather by those members of one of the two significant groups of people in that region (and the group that does not have its own fully-functioning state). I doubt we could find anyone who would dispute the idea that this is the flag of the Palestinians, but the idea of "Flag of Palestine" can possibly be connected to an anti-Israel POV. It should be kept "Palestinian flag". Nyttend

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Color symbolism

Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A lot of the specific info on color symbolism should probably go to Pan-Arab colors... AnonMoos 09:18, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Arrests

Latest comment: 16 years ago7 comments3 people in discussion

Bless Sins, the source you are using to support the claim that people were arrested for displaying the flag does not say what you claim. It says "Some mourners tried to unfold Palestinian flags, but the police confiscated them, witnesses said. Twenty Palestinians were arrested.". It does not say they were arrested for unfurling the flag, and it does not say these arrests followed the unfurling. It does not even say the people arrested were the same ones who unfurled the flag. Please stop introducing your unsupported version of the events. Canadian Monkey (talk) 04:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

The context clarifies the meaning. In this case the context is the unfolding of Palestinian flags.Bless sins (talk) 03:32, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

The article does not say that the arrests were related to the flag unfurling. Your interpretation that this is the "context" is original research. Canadian Monkey (talk) 15:08, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, I don't think we need to be summarizing specific incidents anyway. The fanatical suppression of the Palestinian flag & Palestinian colours has been discussed pretty extensively; didn't there used to be a joke about Israel banning the watermelon for being red, green, white and black? I'm sure we can find at least a few books discussing the subject more generally. <eleland/talkedits> 23:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Holy shit, it wasn't a joke! NYT: [1] "In the Gaza Strip, where young men were once arrested for carrying sliced watermelons -- thus displaying the red, black and green Palestinian colors -- soldiers stand by, blase, as processions march by waving the once-banned flag." <eleland/talkedits> 23:33, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

...I should have read to the end of the article, which contains a note that the watermelon thing was an unconfirmed anecdote. <eleland/talkedits> 23:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

An encyclopedia shouldn't be a repository for unconfirmed anecdotes...especially self-contradictory ones. The Age reference which you added says the opposite - that watermelons were waved as a way around the law banning the 4 color artwork. This whole thing smells like an urban legend, and we need more reputable sources to support it. I've edited the section to more accurately reflect what the cited sources say - I didn't see any clam that people were beaten for displaying the artwork, so I removed that part, and sourced the claim of arrests to the person making them. Even the blatantly one-sided Guardian article did not present this as fact - but quoted a single person's allegation. Another matter is the reliability of this Guardian article - it makes such embarrassing errors of fact (such as "Sakakini is an extraordinary place. Founded in 1988 on the wave of optimism that followed Oslo" - Oslo was in 1993) that it is clear that the author is ignorant about the subject matter and that no editor reviewed it. Canadian Monkey (talk) 04:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Eleland's edit summary of "23:44, 24 March 2008"

Latest comment: 16 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

The Palestinian flag may "represent" all kinds of grandiose theoretical aspirations, but if it's currently officially associated with a de facto territorial entity, that would be the Palestinian National Authority. AnonMoos (talk) 23:52, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

If you can explain why Palestinian nationalism is any more or less a "grandiose theory" than other nationalisms, or what exactly a "de facto territorial entity" is, maybe we have a basis for discussion. Or perhaps you could provide evidence that Palestinians do not use the flag to represent their claim on East Jerusalem, or other occupied territories not under PNA administration (ie Oslo II "Area C," not to mention Gaza!) As it is, I find your comment difficult to take seriously. Are you claiming that Palestinians who view the PNA as a bunch of collaborators and traitors do not use the Palestinian flag? <eleland/talkedits> 04:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Whatever -- some might say that it's "grandiose" because it has a 70-year consistent history of trying to bite off more than it can chew, but that's neither here nor there. The actual relevant point is that there are many irredentist claims in the world, but when determining what a flag is actually recognized by the world to be a flag "of", abstract irredentist claims are not usually taken into account. Both the flag of North Korea and the flag of South Korea are claimed to be the flag of all of Korea, but these claims do not generally distract from the fact that each of the two governments has a specific territorial area which it de facto controls. If you're comparing the Palestinian flag to purely theoretical irredentist flags such as Image:SSNP flag.gif, then such a comparison would not necessarily be universally considered flattering... AnonMoos (talk) 08:17, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

As tempting as it is to rhetorically smackdown your highly dubious analysis of the legitimacy of Palestinian claims — hint: start with the 14-0-1 ICJ decision endorsing them in detail — it is, as you say, neither here nor there. Your post is a pure non sequitor with no bearing on this article. Nobody is trying to claim that this flag is the exclusive legitimate flag of all territory in the vaguely defined historical-geographical region known as "Palestine." What I am claiming, as seems obvious, is that this is the chosen flag of the putative nation known as "Palestine," which is in no way necessarily contiguous with the territories administered by the PNA.

How about this: if you're really, truly serious about this objection to talking about a Palestinian flag, apply the same standards to Israel. I'm sure you know that the concept of "Israel" has a broad range of meanings beyond the modern State of Israel. The Israeli national-religious right views Israel in the modern day as synonymous with the religio-historical concept of the biblical Land of Israel, with its uncertain borders — just where is the Brook of Egypt again? — to say nothing of the more metaphorical "Israel" which has been located everywhere from Seoul to the Appotomax. If you're serious, then, I want to see you objecting mightily to WP's use of the Flag of Israel on the same grounds you're using here. If you're not — and I think you're not — then the discussion is over. <eleland/talkedits> 09:38, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Possible copyvio

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The whole paragraph "Description and meaning" seems to be a copyvio of the source provided : Meaning of flag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Environnement2100 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

"Extremely unpopular"

Latest comment: 12 years ago5 comments5 people in discussion

At a recent march in Kuwaykat, historic Palestine, thousands of Palestinians with Israeli citizenship gathered with many Palestinian flags throughout the demonstration. Perhaps extremely unpopular refers to the feelings of Jewish-Israeli nationalists. If that's the case then it should be clarified, otherwise it seems that this is another ploy to divide the Palestinian people.

See link about recent march: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4221281,00.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.205.21.114 (talk) 17:12, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

The article says:

the flag's use by Arab citizens of Israel in internal Israeli demonstrations is extremely unpopular in Israel

This is quite confusing. Is it unpopular among the Arabs themselves or among the general population? Also, being "unpopular" is not necessarily related to being banned or prosecuted.

Finally, the cited sources do not say anything about the flag's being "unpopular". --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 09:47, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

It's something of a hot-button issue among a significant number of Israeli Jews, but I don't think it's banned now (it may have been in the past). AnonMoos (talk) 11:30, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

of course among the general Israeli public, even among the left wing. See the current reaction to the Palestinian flag being used in the Tel Aviv tent city protests as in the comments here: http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/thousands-turn-out-across-israel-in-latest-round-of-mass-protests-1.376044 (empirical evidence) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.113.111.200 (talk) 19:27, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, the comments in that news article seem to fall on both sides of the divide. A large number of people were against it, yes, but a very significant number were neutral or accepting of the Palestinian flag's appearance, or at least arguing against the people criticizing it. This is hardly "empirical evidence" of anything at all, except perhaps that opinion is divided on the use of the flag in Israel. --AClashInRedSnow (talk) 01:57, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Flag of Israel

Latest comment: 11 years ago8 comments3 people in discussion

What is the NPOV problem with "The Flag of Israel is used by Israeli settlers in the West Bank."? The whole point of the section is to describe the use of the Israeli flag in the Palestinian territories. Also the section is as relevant as Flag of Kosovo#Use of the Serbian flag, which describes the use of the Serbian flag in Kosovo. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 04:58, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

The article is called "Palestinian flag" not "Flags used in the Palestinian territories". It should either be kept to the subject indicated by the title, or the title should be changed. Your example is interesting, but I don't see the Palestinian flag displayed at Flag of Israel. I also don't see what information is conveyed by the statement that Israel uses the Israeli flag. It looks more like an intrusion of Israeli nationalist symbols into an article about Palestinians. Zero^talk 05:24, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

By that standered we would not have Flag of Kosovo#Use of the Serbian flag which has been there sense 2010, and Flag of Serbia does not contain the Kosovo flag. Most of your argument would apply against the "Flag of Hamas" section

I also don't see what information is conveyed by the statement that Israel uses the Israeli flag. That why I opposed Soosim's "The Flag of Israel is used by the State of Israel." The point of both those sections is describe the use of the Israeli/Serbian flags by the people of the Palestinian territories/Kosovo. We don't need a duplicate flag of Israel/Flag of Serbia.

You do make an interesting point about the Palestinian flag displayed not at Flag of Israel. My understanding is that Palestinian flag is used by some Arab Israelis simerly to how the Flag of Serbia is used by Serbian Kosovars. I think I would support the creation of a "Use of the Palestinian flag" section describing this use on Flag of Israel, but I don't feel qualified to create one myself. To the best of my knowledge there is no slimmer use of the Kosovo flag in Serbia. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 05:59, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

About the title, I think the reasoning behind it is that the articles are primary about the flag of Kosovo/Palestine, but they cover other flags used in Kosovo/Palestine in a "Use of other flags" section. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 08:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Well, I still think it doesn't belong. But I can live with a section called something like "Other flags used in the Palestinian territories" which can include the Hamas flag and the Israeli flag. The Israeli flag should be labeled as used by official Israeli bodies and also by the settlers. Zero^talk 11:48, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

no, "by the settlers" is not appropriate, it is POV. Soosim (talk) 11:57, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Of course it is a plain fact, not POV at all. Almost every settlement has one or more Israel flags flying. Naturally it needs a source like everything else. Zero^talk 12:30, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

but "used by settlers" disconnects it from anything else. get RS and we will work on the wording. Soosim (talk) 13:30, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Photoshopped

Latest comment: 9 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Has anyone else bothered to look closely at the picture purporting to show the "Palestinian" flag over the Alhambra in Jaffa? It is SO OBVIOUS that the picture has been doctored. 109.65.9.60 (talk) 04:42, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Isn't it made up of colored lights rather than fabric? That might be why it looks pointillist when you zoom in. Or are you referring to something else? 132.74.213.39 (talk) 13:55, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Historical flags

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I see there is a section with flags of entities that ruled Palestine. Is it consistent to not include the flag of Israel; especially considering Israel was/has been successor to all three listed? This is an honest non-rhetorical inquiry in case I'm missing something.—Arpose (talk) 21:49, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Larousse Dictionary flag with hexagram star

Latest comment: 7 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This flag started getting circulated around the internet a few days ago on echo-chamber sites such as this: http://www.factualisrael.com/1939-palestinian-flag-look-like-surprised/

Now a few days later it's been added to the article as the "Palestine Mandate Flag." But this same article has another flag for "British Palestine Mandate Ensign 1927-1948" which the Mandatory Palestine article also uses. This is confusing.

A quick search of the internet yields no more information about the hexagram star flag besides its appearance in the Larousse dictionary. Was it ever used? Thanks, 132.74.213.39 (talk) 13:55, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

Discussed at length on talkpage of "Flag of Mandatory Palestine" article. AnonMoos (talk) 17:49, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

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"almost identical to the baath"

Latest comment: 7 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

It's the same flag lol --109.67.38.139 (talk) 16:34, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Proportions differ.—Arpose (talk) 21:37, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Before WW2, several variations of the 1917 Arab revolt flag were used as Arab nationalist symbols in various contexts in various areas; that's how the Ba`th-Palestinian flag similarity happened... AnonMoos (talk) 17:49, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Merge

Latest comment: 7 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Propose to merge List of Palestinian flags -> Palestinian flag
The articles are essentially about the same topic.GreyShark (dibra) 09:27, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

That page has a number of flags which are not included on this page, and would not seem to be appropriate for this page, since they completely pre-date any form of Palestinian nationalism (or modern Arab nationalism, for that matter). AnonMoos (talk) 22:02, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

I will make cleanup.GreyShark (dibra) 17:38, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Withdrawn - i wasn't aware that other countries have such lists as well.GreyShark (dibra) 17:38, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

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Origin

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The Origin section seems incomplete. According the Pan-Arab colors wiki, "Individually, each of the four Pan-Arab colors were intended to represent a certain Arab dynasty, or era." To me that sounds more plausible than someone choosing the colors from a poem. Dryphi (talk) 23:45, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Designed by seems wrong

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I don't have permissions to edit this page. However, "Designed by" seems to be wrong in the info box at the top. It currently reads: "A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green; with a red triangle based at the hoist charged with the national emblem in the upper hoist corner" Saraedum (talk) 16:25, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

I fixed one of the template fields... AnonMoos (talk) 04:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC)