The claim
Deze foto toont de originele Palestijnse vlag uit 1939 (met Davidster).
Original publisher’s rating
Dé Palestijnse vlag bestond niet in 1939. Palestina was toen geen staat, maar Brits mandaatgebied. Daarom was op dat moment de Britse Union Jack daar de officiële vlag. De afbeelding die circuleert op sociale media toont een vlag die gebruikt werd door Palestijnse joden op dat moment.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
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The review says Palestine was a British Mandate territory in 1939, when the Union Jack was its official flag. It identifies the flag in the image as one used by Jews in Palestine, not as Palestine’s original national flag.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the current Palestinian flag became officially customary from 1948, following a Palestinian conference in Gaza, and was adopted by the PLO in 1964. [S1]
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- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026
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