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.

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

Emblem of Israel
Details
Armiger	Israel
Adopted	10 February 1949; 76 years ago (1949-02-10)
Motto	ישראל (Israel)
Constituent parts	Menorah, olive branches

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.