Emblem of Israel

The Emblem of Israel (Hebrew: סמל מדינת ישראל, romanized: Sēmel Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; Arabic: شعار دولة إسرائيل, romanized: Shiʾeer Dawlat ʾIsrāʾīl) depicts a temple menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, with the word Israel written in Hebrew (ישראל) below it.

Emblem of Israel
Details
Armiger	Israel
Adopted	10 February 1949 (1949-02-10)
Motto	ישראל (Israel)
Constituent parts	Menorah, olive branches

The emblem features a menorah captured by Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, as depicted on the Arch of Titus.

Symbolism

The emblem may be based on the vision of the biblical prophet Zechariah, chapter 4, where he describes seeing a menorah flanked by two olive trees, one on each side.

Use

The following gallery shows various contexts in which the emblem is used:

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  Flag of the president of Israel
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  Seal of Mossad includes the Menorah from Israel's emblem.
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  Emblem as coat of arms on Israeli passport
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  Independence Day stamp with emblem and inscription "Memorial Day for the Fighters for Independence" (1955)
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  Flag and emblem of Israel on Israel Independence Day (2007)

Related pages

• Menorah (Temple)

Other websites

• State of Israel Emblem page in Shamir Brothers works collection web-site – Designers of the emblem in 1949
• Alec Mishory (2003-04-28). "The Flag and the Emblem". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2017-03-28.