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This is a list of flags associated with the Palestinian people, including those of the Palestinian Authority (1993–present) and the State of Palestine (1988–present), the Palestine Liberation Organization (1964–present), and various Palestinian political and militant organizations.

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2006–present	Flag of Palestine	Based on the flag of the Arab Revolt, and is used to represent the Palestinian National Authority (since 1994) and the State of Palestine (since 2013). Modified flag adopted in 2006.
	1997–present	Presidential standard	Standard of the president of the Palestinian Authority.

Political flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1987–present	Flag of Hamas	The Shahada on a green background.
	?–present	Flag of Fatah
	?–present	Flag of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
	?–present	Flag of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
	?–present	Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
	?–present	Flag of the Palestinian People's Party
	?–present	Flag of the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War - Lightning Forces
	?–present	Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command

Historical flags

	1918–1948	Flag of the United Kingdom	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1920–1948	Flag of the High Commissioner of Palestine	The Union Jack defaced with the phrase "Palestine High Commissioner".
	1927–1948	Palestine maritime ensign	A Red Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc, flown by ships registered in the British Mandate territory.
	1929–1948	Customs and Postal Banner of Palestine	A Blue Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc.
	1936–1939	Flag used during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt
	1945–1948	Flag of Palestine placeholder used by the Arab League	A White Field with the name of the nation in Arabic written in red in the center.
	1948–1959	All-Palestine Protectorate	Flag of the Arab Revolt.
	1948–1958	Flag of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Co-Official Flag of the Arab Republic of Egypt	Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.
	1948–1967	Jordanian-annexed West Bank	Flag of Jordan, used during occupation of West Bank.
	1952–1958	Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution and the Republic of Egypt	Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and three five pointed stars.
	1959–1967	Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip	Flag of the United Arab Republic, used during occupation of the Gaza Strip.
	1964–1993	Palestinian Liberation Organization	Palestinian flag version with shorter triangle.
	1994–present	Flag of PNA	Based on PLO flag.

Proposed flags

Flag	Date	Name	Designer	Description	Notes/References
	9 November 1929		Husein Mikdadi	An upside-down Arab Revolt flag with a white symbol in the triangle, consisting of a Latin cross within a crescent.
	1929		"Jawad Ismail"
			"An Arab From Haifa"
			Elias Hana Rantissi	Three vertical stripes – green, white and black, and a full red circle in the middle.
			Hamdi Can'an
	25 October 1929		Assma Tubi
	9 November 1929		"Jalili"
	1929		As’ad Shufani
			Filastin Newspaper
			Theodore Saruf
			Munir Dakak
			Anonymous

See also

• List of Israeli flags

References

1. Breschi, Roberto. "PALESTINA - Bandiera del presidente". Bandiere - Passato e Presente (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
2. ^ Sorek, Tamir (2004). "The orange and the 'Cross in the Crescent': imagining Palestine in 1929". Nations and Nationalism. 10 (3): 269–291. doi:10.1111/j.1354-5078.2004.00167.x.
3. "הדגל הפלסטיני". archives.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 October 2023.

• National symbols of the State of Palestine