Palestinian flag - wikipedia Palestinian flag This article is about the flag used to represent the modern State of Palestine. For the flag used during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine, see Flag of the British Mandate for Palestine. Palestine Use State flag and ensign Proportion 1 : 2 Design A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and green ; with a red triangle based at the hoist Variant flag of Palestine Use State flag and ensign Proportion 1 : 2 Designed by 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 Part of a series on Palestinians Demographics Definitions Palestine History Name People Diaspora Refugee camps Politics Previous Arab Higher Committee Depopulated villages All - Palestine Government PLO PFLP National Authority ( PNA ) ( political parties ) Current Fatah Hamas Islamic Jihad Politics of the Palestinian National Authority Governorates Cities Gaza Strip governance ( Hamas ) Governorates of the Gaza Strip National Council ( PNC ) Legislative Council ( PLC ) Flag Law Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip E. Jerusalem Religion / religious sites Christianity Islam Judaism Al - Aqsa Mosque Basilica of the Annunciation Cave of the Patriarchs Church of the Holy Sepulchre Church of the Nativity Dome of the Rock Great Mosque of Gaza Joseph 's Tomb Lot 's Tomb Nabi Samwil Rachel 's Tomb Culture Art Cinema Costume and embroidery Cuisine Dabke ( dance ) Handicrafts Language Literature Music List of Palestinians The Palestinian flag ( Arabic : علم فلسطين ‎ ‎ ) is a tricolor of three equal horizontal stripes ( black, white, and green from top to bottom ) overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. This flag is derived from the Pan-Arab colors and it is used to represent the State of Palestine and the Palestinian people. The flag is almost identical to that of the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ( both use a 2 : 3 ratio as opposed to the Palestine 's 1 : 2 ) as well as the short - lived Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan ( which had an equilateral triangle at the hoist ). It is also very similar to the Flag of Jordan and Flag of Western Sahara, all of which draw their inspiration from the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule ( 1916 -- 1918 ). The flag of the Arab Revolt had the same graphic form, but the colours were arranged differently ( white on the bottom, rather than in the middle ). Contents 1 Origin 2 Ban 3 Historical flags 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links Origin Palestinian flag over the Alhambra Cinema, Jaffa, 1937 The flag used by the Arab Palestinian nationalists in the first half of the 20th century is the flag of the 1916 Arab Revolt. The origins of the flag are the subject of dispute and mythology. In one version, the colours were chosen by the Arab nationalist ' Literary Club ' in Istanbul in 1909, based on the words of the 13th - century Arab poet Safi al - Din al - Hili : Ask the high rising spears, of our aspirations Bring witness the swords, did we lose hope We are a band, honor halts our souls Of beginning with harm, those who wo n't harm us White are our deeds, black are our battles, Green are our fields, red are our swords. Another version credits the Young Arab Society, formed in Paris in 1911. Yet another version is that the flag was designed by Sir Mark Sykes of the British Foreign Office. Whatever the correct story, the flag was used by Sharif Hussein by 1917 at the latest and quickly became regarded as the flag of the Arab national movement in the Mashriq. On October 18, 1948, the flag of the Arab Revolt was adopted. A modified version ( changing the order of stripes ) was officially adopted as the flag of the Palestinian people by the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) in 1964. On November 15, 1988 the PLO adopted the flag as the flag of the State of Palestine. On the ground the flag became widely used since the Oslo Agreements, with the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1993. Today the flag is flown widely by Palestinians and their supporters. Ban In 1967, immediately following the Six Day War, the State of Israel banned the Palestinian flag in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank. A 1980 law forbidding artwork of `` political significance '' banned artwork composed of its four colours, and Palestinians were arrested for displaying such artwork. Since the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993, the ban has been abolished. Historical flags Version used by the All - Palestine Government, identical to the Flag of the Arab Revolt. Flag of the United Arab Republic used by Egypt during its Occupation of the Gaza Strip Flag of Jordan, used by Jordan during its Occupation of the West Bank Palestinian flag version with shorter triangle, used by the Palestine Liberation Organization until the 1980s See also 1920 flag of British sponsored Kingdom of Hejaz in the Arabian peninsula Coat of arms of Palestine Flag of Arab Federation 1958 List of Palestinian flags Notes Jump up ^ Tamir Sorek, The orange and the ' Cross in the Crescent ' : imagining Palestine in 1929, Nations and Nationalism, Vol 10 ( 2004 ) 269 - 291. Jump up ^ United Nations Security Council : The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question ( S / PV. 5077 Archived 2008 - 06 - 02 at the Wayback Machine. ) Mr. Terje Roed - Larsen, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary - General : `` ( Arafat ) with the trademark kaffiyeh epitomized Palestinian identity and national aspirations, even more than the Palestinian flag or the national anthem. '' Jump up ^ Flags of the World : Palestine Quote : `` The Palestinian flag represents all Palestinian Arab aspirations regardless of party. '' Jump up ^ AmericanDiplomacy.org : Palestinian Psychological Operations : The First Intifada by Jamie Efaw Quote : `` An example of a common, obvious symbolism came in the form of the Palestinian flag. (... ) the flag and the colors transmitted the message to all target audiences the underlying theme of the entire Intifada -- Palestinian nationalism. The flag, the symbol of Palestinian nationalism, was ubiquitous in the occupied territories. '' Jump up ^ Kifner, John ( October 16, 1993 ). `` Ramallah Journal ; A Palestinian Version of the Judgment of Solomon ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2010. Jump up ^ Dalrymple, William ( October 2, 2002 ). `` A culture under fire ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` The watermelon makes a colourful interlude ''. The Age. Melbourne. September 12, 2004. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Palestine. 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