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![[Presidential Standard (Israel)]](../images/i/il-presi.gif)
1:1
by Zeljko Heimer
The flag is square, white bordered banner of the state's arms, blue, white menorah (seven-armed candlestick), olive branches and the name of state beneath.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 April 1996
The menorah on the emblem is a depiction of an engraving on Titus Arch in Rome of the menorah that stood in the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem. The menorah was looted by the Romans. Its fate is unknown.
Gideon Goldstein, 7 January 1998
I saw today in the news a car flag for the car of Ariel Sharon, the Israeli minister of foreign affairs on visit. This car flag was the Israeli flag but in a square form. Does this flag exist and was this an official flag?
Pascal Vagnat, 7 January 1999
Israeli VIP cars usually do not carry flags, with one exception of the President car during official ride which carry the President flag. During official visits, the cars carry the Israeli flag. Since Israeli Authorities do not keep always the flag's official size (8:11), you can see a variation of sizes. It is common to see Israeli flags in 2:3 or 3:5 proportions, even though it is the first time that I hear about 1:1. Those sizes are not official. The only official size is 8:11.
Dov Gutterman, 7 January 1999
"The car flag of the Israeli prime minister is the national flag with a golden fringe." Source: Time 26 [translated from German by Jarig Bakker].
Jaume Ollé, 11 September 1999
This is not the rank flag but the usual Israeli car flag used on VIP's cars during official appearences (Israeli president, Prime Minister, visiting heads of state etc.).
Dov Gutterman, 9 January 2002
But I guess the Israeli president uses his own distinguishing flag, rather than the national flag, doesn't he? Or is the presidential flag used only in certain cases?
Santiago Dotor, 9 January 2002
That's right. On official occasions the president's car uses the presidential flag and not the national flag.
Dov Gutterman, 9 January 2002
![[Minister of Defence (Israel)]](../images/i/il^mod.gif)
6:11 | canton 8:11
by Joseph McMillan
Dark blue with the national flag in the canton and the national coat-of-arms surmounting a palewise sword enfiling an olive wreath, all white, in the lower fly. Source: Ministry of Defence 1974.
Joseph McMillan, 7 November 2000
Army flags are 6:11 (120x220) and the canton is 8:11 (80x110) while its length is half of the flag length. I have never seen this flag which does not mean it does not exist. If it does, it is probably somewhere in the Minister of Security chambers and is not in common use.
Dov Gutterman, 7 November 2000
In an article in Flagmaster no.059, Zvi Ruder specifies Minister of Defence badge as gold with a silver sword. In Flags of All Nations 1958 the badge is gold. This is the way I presented it in the Album des Pavillons, correction no.30 and in Album des Pavillons 2000 and it was at the time checked both by Zvi Ruder and Nahum Shereshevsky.
Armand Noel du Payrat, 7 November 2000
The plates I copied from Ministry of Defence 1974 are not in color. They are shown in black, white, and gray. That means the Minister of Defence and the Chief of General Staff (and other) flags could well be purple or red rather than blue and that the badges could be gold or gold and silver as well as white. The only distinction of colors is that the blue in the national flag in the Minister of Defence and the Chief of General Staff canton is shown as light gray while the field of these and the other flags is shown as black. The Magen David on the other command flags is shown in the same black as the field, while the Magen David on the naval ensign is shown as gray.
Joseph McMillan, 7 November 2000
I don't remember the source but I draw this flag with full white emblem except border of the shield, that is gold (but not the devices within). Israeli flag in canton is in blue color of the same shade as the national flag rather than sky blue. 1955 version has golden border and different ratio.
Jaume Ollé, 11 November 2000
![[Chief of the General Staff (used ashore) (Israel)]](../images/i/il^cgs.gif)
6:11 | canton 8:11
by Joseph McMillan
Israel Chief of General Staff has a personal flag, crimson with the golden symbol of armed forces (erected sword on olive branch, on two horizontal wings, on one bent anchor, surrounded by a garland of palms) in the fly and with the national flag in the canton. This flag is presented in its naval form (i.e. on blue field) in Album des Pavillons, correction no.30
Armand Noel du Payrat, 19 May 1999
Same as for the Minister of Defence, but the badge consisting of a combination of a sword, wings, anchor, and olive branch, all within an olive wreath. Source: Ministry of Defence 1974.
Joseph McMillan, 7 November 2000
In an article in Flagmaster no.059, Zvi Ruder specifies the anchor in the Chief of the General Staff (...) badge is twisted the other way round. In Flags of All Nations 1958 the badge is gold. This is the way I presented it in the Album des Pavillons 1990, correction no.30 and in Album des Pavillons 2000 and they were at the time checked both by Zvi Ruder and Nahum Shereshevsky.
Armand Noel du Payrat, 7 November 2000
The plates I copied from Ministry of Defence 1974 are not in color. They are shown in black, white, and gray. That means the Minister of Defence and the Chief of General Staff (and other) flags could well be purple or red rather than blue and that the badges could be gold or gold and silver as well as white. The only distinction of colors is that the blue in the national flag in the Minister of Defence and the Chief of General Staff canton is shown as light gray while the field of these and the other flags is shown as black. The Magen David on the other command flags is shown in the same black as the field, while the Magen David on the naval ensign is shown as gray. The anchor in my image is from scans of Ministry of Defence 1974 so the design may have changed somewhat since then.
Joseph McMillan, 7 November 2000
About the general Staff chief the emblem that I have is a bit different. It is same but gold and with anchor mirrorred. I'm not sure if was a misinterpretation of mine (or perhaps emblem mirrored is only in the 1955 version) or is a rotation in my image or in that of Joseph McMillan. Flag in blue I believe that is from the Chief of General Staff when he is afloat. In land color must be purple. If I don't remember wrong Album des Pavillons 1990 shows image in purple colour and gold emblem. Israeli flag in canton is in blue color of the same shade as the national flag rather than sky blue.
Jaume Ollé, 11 November 2000
Flag on land is crimson with gold emblem.
Dov Gutterman, 31 August 2001
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