 Official name: State of Israel מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Medīnat Yisrā’el) in Hebraic دَوْلَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ (Dawlat Isrā’īl) in Arabic Capitals: Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Location: Middle East Date of adoption: October 28, 1948 Proportion: 8:11 |
The Flag of Israel shows a star formed by two overlapping triangles of blue color on white background, between two horizontal blue stripes. The flag was designed for the Zionist Movement in 1891 and its basic design refers to the Talit, the Jewish prayer shawl, which is also white with blue stripes. The hexagram in the center is the Star of David, which became a Jewish symbol at the end of the Middle Ages in Prague.