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(3:4 | 90 × 120 cm | ) image by Dov Gutterman
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This Civil Defense Force and
Regional Defense Units were replaced a decade ago by the
Home-front Command. The colours of the home-front command are the
same to those appearing in its emblem – blue and orange.
Apparently, this emblem is based on the proposed flag in the 1949 Geneva convention for
civil defence.
Yaron Ramati, 27 October 2004
Homefront Command (Pikud HaOref) was established in 1992
following the Gulf War and replaced the Civil
Defense Force and Regional Defense Units. The command is
charged on civil defense, search and rescue etc.
The command adopted the orange color as it is known
internationally as the civil defense color.
Dov Gutterman, 5 June 2007
images located by Esteban Rivera, 1 February 2021
Previous emblem;
current emblem, source:
Wikipedia
Notice that both, on the current emblem (which is really a silhouette of the
older version, in black and white,
he.wikipedia.org) and the old (he.wikipedia.org/...IDF_Home_Front_Command_Colored_Tag.svg) emblem as well, it features the blue triangle, derived from
Geneva Convention Protocol Flags. That is, in Israel, the organization that represents and carries out Civil
Defence organization duties is the Home Front Command.
פיקוד העורף
(English: HFC, official abbreviation for Home Front Command) was established on
February 17, 1992 (http://www.oref.org.il/1045-he/PAKAR.aspx and
https://he.wikipedia.org). It is also known as simply "Oref" (derived from its transliteration "Pikud
HaOref") and also "Pakar" (derived from the pronunciation in Hebrew of the
initials "פיקוד העורף").
For additional information please refer to
OREF (official website): https://www.oref.org.il/
HFC (within the IDF
website): https://www.idf.il/
Esteban Rivera, 1 February 2021
The emblem is used on a red flag.
Source:
https://www.marom.co.il/
Esteban Rivera, 24 September 2021