Flag of the Sakha Republic Flag of the Sakha Republic The flag of the Sakha Republic (, "Sakha Öröspüübülüketin Bılaağa"; , "Flag Respubliki Sakha"), in the Russian Federation, is one of the official symbol of the Sakha Republic, alongside with the coat of arms and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The flag is a horizontal four striped flag. From top to bottom, the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width), white (1/16), red (1/16), and green (1/8). The flag was used officially as the flag of Sakha Republic since 14 October 1992. The light blue stripe is charged with a white
Flag of Israel Arafat, Iran and Hamas also made the allegation, and repeatedly tied this notion to the stripes on the Israeli flag. Both Zionist and anti-Zionist authors have debunked the claim that the stripes on the flag represent territorial ambitions. Daniel Pipes notes "In fact, the blue lines derive from the design on the traditional Jewish prayer shawl", and Danny Rubinstein points out that "Arafat ... added, in interviews that he gave in the past, that the two blue stripes on the Israeli flag represent the Nile and the Euphrates ... No Israeli, even those who demonstrate understanding for Palestinian distress, will