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Arab-Israeli Flags

All details and flags taken from Flags of the World (FOTW) in particular their Clickable Map of the Middle East.

Country Flag Period Comments
Egypt 1922-1952
?? 1953-1957 Red-white-black horizontal tricolour like the current flag, but with a different style of eagle emblem in the white stripe, bearing a shield of the crescent and stars.
1958-1971 Flag of United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria)
1972-1984 Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria)
1984+
Iraq 1924-1958
1959-1963
1963-1991
1991+
Israel 1948+
Jordan 1928+
Libya 1920-1951
1951-1969
1969-1971
1972-1977 Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria)
1977+
PLO / Palestine 1964+
Saudi Arabia ??
1973+ The hoist of the flag is next to the hilt of the sword.
Syria 1946-1958
1958-1961 Flag of United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria)
1961-1963 Reverted to 1946-1958 flag
1963-1971
1972-1980 Flag of Federation of Arab Republics (Egypt, Libya, and Syria)
1980+ Reverted to 1958-1961 flag
Yemen 1918-1962
1962-1990 North Yemen only
1967-1990 South Yemen only
1990+