Is flag burning illegal in Israel?
Criminal offense
Deliberately burning the Israeli flag is a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison.
Israel is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Egypt
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is illegal and punishable by a fine.
- Turkey
- Criminal offense Burning the flag of any nation, including Turkey, is strictly forbidden in Turkey.
- Saudi Arabia
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national flag is considered blasphemy and is strictly prohibited.
- Armenia
- Criminal offense Insulting the national flag is a criminal offense in Armenia.
- Greece
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Greece and punishable by up to two years of imprisonment.
- Azerbaijan
- Criminal offense Desecration of the national flag is penalized in Azerbaijan.
Other laws in Israel
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
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