National colours of Israel

The national colours of Israel are azure and white as seen on the flag of Israel.[1]

The modern flag of Israel, horizontal blue stripes on white background with blue colour Star of David in center of the flag.

History

Blue and white are perceived as patriotic colours in the State of Israel and the Jewish world. Blue and white are used in flags, symbols, etc. Eg: Blue-White (Blau-Weiss)[2] Zionist youth moment in Germany and Blue and white (He) patriotic song.[3] Book of Numbers mentions in 15:38, it states that the Israelites were commanded to put fringes on the corners of their garments, and to put a cord of blue border upon these fringes.

See also

References
  1. "Israel National Symbols: The Israeli Flag". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. Evenari, Michael (1989). The awakening desert : the autobiography of an Israeli scientist. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 9783642744600. OCLC 691174752.
  3. "Kachol v'lavan". Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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