File:Flag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg

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DescriptionFlag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg	العربية: علم حماس עברית: דגל חמאס English: The en:Shahada in white calligraphy on a green background. Reported as the "Flag of Hamas" in flaggenlexikon.de . Uploaded 2007. The Flags of the World website discussed the validity of this flag after it was displayed as an alleged "flag of Hamas" by Wikipedia in 2007. According to a 2006 comment: "The military branch of Hamas has a different flag, green with Shahada on it. Maybe that's why there is a confusion about the Hamas flag. One is white with Hamas emblem on it, and the military branch's flag is green with a shahada? At least, the green flag is there at all protests and demonstrations." (Valentin Poposki, 03 Mar 2006) Use of this flag was reported as early as 2001: "Hamas' flag is green (Muslim colour) with Arabic words in white. I saw this flag several times at Hamas demonstrations and at generic anti-Israel events in Palestine. Hamas emblem is here." (Santiago Tazón, 20 Dec 2001) While this flag has apparently been spotted in Hamas demonstrations since at least 2001, it cannot be identified as "the flag of Hamas". It has rather been carried by Hamas supporters as symbolizing Islam or Islamism, not as an emblem of Hamas as an organization. "It would be wrong to name the flag as the Hamas flag. Such flags, with the Sha'ada in white on green or black, are used by other Islamic groups and are not unique to Hamas. Therefore it is not the 'Hamas flag' but rather a flag used also by the Hamas." (Dov Gutterman, 29 Mar 2003) Ratio 8:5 (http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fpalaest.htm)
Date	13 September 2007
Source	self-made, based in Image:Hamas flag2.png
Author	Guilherme Paula, Oren neu dag

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:49, 11 February 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (55 KB)	NorthTension	Reverted to version as of 08:21, 2 February 2025 (UTC) no source provided for the change
	15:10, 3 February 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (38 KB)	Bikataibilman	Reverted to version as of 17:46, 20 January 2025 (UTC) how??
	08:21, 2 February 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (55 KB)	Turkishball2010	Reverted to version as of 14:15, 20 January 2025 (UTC) vandalism
	17:46, 20 January 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (38 KB)	Bikataibilman	Reverted to version as of 21:39, 3 January 2025 (UTC) No it's not the original flag is like that. And no i am not joking.
	14:15, 20 January 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (55 KB)	Abo Yemen	Reverted to version as of 18:34, 3 January 2025 (UTC): Is this a joke? The script is so deformed. What are you exactly reverting back to??
	21:39, 3 January 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (38 KB)	Bikataibilman	how is this vandalism? also Hamas uses this variant and the other one wasn't really used by Hamas
	18:34, 3 January 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (55 KB)	NorthTension	Reverted to version as of 14:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC) vandalism
	16:16, 3 January 2025	1,600 × 1,000 (38 KB)	Bikataibilman	You're the only one to think that buddy. 💀
	14:11, 30 December 2024	1,600 × 1,000 (55 KB)	Abo Yemen	Reverted to version as of 11:26, 24 October 2024 (UTC): The previous version respectfully looked like shit and is hard to read
	14:35, 24 October 2024	1,600 × 1,000 (38 KB)	Catalyst GP real	Unexplained revert.