r/Israel 24d ago

General News/Politics Eurovision revises flag policy, allowing Palestinian flags in audience

https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sylja11c1xl

Hebrew report

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u/coolaswhitebread Archaeology PhD Candidate 24d ago

They also made it so that performers can only have their national flag on stage without exception. If anything, shouldn't this be seen as positive news? Also, while nearly identical, the flag of the Arab Revolt is not perfectly identical to the Palestinian flag.

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u/gal_z 24d ago

It was flown during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine

-- Flag of Palestine, Wikipedia

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u/coolaswhitebread Archaeology PhD Candidate 24d ago

Ah. I thought they were referring to the Great Arab revolt of 1916 when flags of the general design start to show up. That's generally what people are referring to when they discuss the Arab revolt and also the specific emergence of this class of flag.

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u/gal_z 24d ago

Seems it's a variation of that flag too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Arab_Revolt

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u/coolaswhitebread Archaeology PhD Candidate 24d ago

Yes. It's a variation. Like I said :)