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An Aerial view of the Israeli flag on the ground at the Masada airfield on Sunday. (AP)
Last update - 00:00 25/11/2007
Giant Israeli flag breaks world record for largest in world
By The Associated Press
Tags: Tourism Ministry, Masada 

Beneath the ancient Jewish desert strongpoint of Masada, the world's largest flag was unfurled Sunday, covering a large stretch of sandy hinterland.

The huge blue and white Israeli flag, 660 meters (2,165 feet) long and 100meters (330 feet) wide and weighing 5.2 metric tons, breaks the record for the world's largest, according to the Tourism Ministry.

It was measured by representatives for the Guinness Book of Records.
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Filipino entrepreneur and evangelical Christian Grace Galindez-Gupana said she decided two years ago to produce a giant Israeli flag as a testament to her love for Israel and the Jewish people, and as a celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Israel.

"God spoke to me in thunder and lightening," Galindez-Gupana said. "The Lord said, 'Make the flag of Israel, the standard of my people.'"

"This is a tall order," she said, as she broke down in tears.

The record-breaking Israeli flag was accompanied by a giant Philippines flag - huge, but not quite as big. It weighed only about 3.8 metric tons.

Large stones anchored both flags as they billowed in the desert winds.

"They were made in the Philippines and shipped to Israel days ago," said Daniel Rozen, spokesman for Living Stone Ministries, a group that helped bring the flags to Israel.

"There are about 31,000 Filipinos in Israel, most of whom are foreign workers," said Gilberto Asuque, consul general of the Philippine Embassy in Israel.

"This flag expresses the friendship between the Philippines and the state of Israel, and also the friendship between Jewish and Christian communities," said Shaul Zemach, director of the Tourism Ministry
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  1.   Singularly appropriate. 22:23  |  Colin Wright 25/11/07
  2.   Israeli flag 22:36  |  Neal 25/11/07
  3.   Hope it will be there when I go in January! 22:37  |  Yered Shmuel 25/11/07
  4.   Wonderful achievement Grace Galindez-Gupana 22:47  |  Virginia 25/11/07
  5.   friendship between Jewish/Christian communities 23:07  |  Cameron 25/11/07
  6.   Can we see it from GoogleEarth? 23:36  |  Kevin Minailo 25/11/07
  7.   WOW 23:40  |  Axel 25/11/07
  8.   Giant Flag 23:44  |  Mahmoud 25/11/07
  9.   Flag from Google Earth 23:46  |  Steve 25/11/07
  10.   Giant Flag 23:47  |  Joe H. 25/11/07
  11.   Thank you to the Philipines 23:58  |  Nephtaly 25/11/07
  12.   google eartg 00:01  |  goldman 26/11/07
  13.   Isn`t Israel trying to do the same thing.... 00:09  |  Don Camillo 26/11/07
  14.   Yes, it should have a pole. Where would placement be? 00:29  |  My vote 26/11/07
  15.   It`s new home... 00:55  |  Webster 26/11/07
  16.   Just what Israel needs 00:58  |  Mark Marshall 26/11/07
  17.   re: 13 Don Camillo 01:04  |  Nick 26/11/07
  18.   Response to #8 Mahmoud 01:27  |  Adam Newman 26/11/07
  19.   #13 Don Camillo 01:28  |  Wow 26/11/07
  20.   Largest Flag, Smallest......... 02:24  |  B 26/11/07
  21.   Idiotic Gesture 02:31  |  Montag 26/11/07
  22.   An answer to Mahmoud`s query 03:04  |  Raymond from DC 26/11/07
  23.   Next Guinness feat 03:12  |  D.R. Zukerman 26/11/07
  24.   So what! That money could have had been used elswhere 03:13  |  CC 26/11/07
  25.   You`ll need a bigger one 03:21  |  sam 26/11/07
  26.   Maybe now these "gestarbeiter" can have there children born in 03:25  |  Miriana 26/11/07
  27.   Sam, learn some history 04:07  |  Sabashimon 26/11/07
  28.   More proof Sam 04:08  |  Sabashimon 26/11/07
  29.   Are you listening, Sam? 04:10  |  Sabashimon 26/11/07
  30.   Sam from palo alto 05:37  |  aj 26/11/07
  31.   HOORAY FOR PHILIPPINES; BOO TO PHILISTINES 05:37  |  Gideon 26/11/07
  32.   #27-29..Sabashimon 05:41  |  Nemesis 26/11/07
  33.   Nice 07:25  |  Efox 26/11/07
  34.   re: Cameron 07:26  |  Efox 26/11/07
  35.   re: B That gives me an Idea 07:33  |  Efox 26/11/07
  36.   re: sam Boo Hoo, Wah Wah 07:35  |  Efox 26/11/07
  37.   Isn`t this a violation? 07:47  |  mike basilio 26/11/07
  38.   Flag 08:37  |  zznhl 26/11/07
  39.   #32 Copy 27-29 and post every day on every aqppropriate talk back 08:52  |  back talk 26/11/07
  40.   31.000 slaves !!! 08:57  |  Sara 26/11/07
  41.   Loony 09:34  |  Clickfool 26/11/07
  42.   Oh, Puhllleeeease! Sabashimon... 09:54  |  Texas Sam 26/11/07
  43.   Big flag, small mind. 10:02  |  Chanalau, Tova 26/11/07
  44.   Which factory do they use?? 10:20  |  Wilbur Rice 26/11/07
  45.   #41 Clickfool 10:21  |  JonathanInTelAviv 26/11/07
  46.   Who is more `loony`? 10:26  |  Wilbur Rice 26/11/07
  47.   #42 Texas Sam the cow (not boy) 10:40  |  Hastaroth 26/11/07
  48.   #40 Sara with the Jewish name 10:42  |  Hastaroth 26/11/07
  49.   D.CAMILLO."Moderate" Fatah TV that shows ALL Israel as Palestine 10:47  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  50.   SARA.Fillipinos are gentle &caring&employed worldwide in caring 10:51  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  51.   #40 11:00  |  Sara 26/11/07
  52.   SAM 5/15/1948 "Mufti of Jerusalem appealed to Arabs to leave"Read 11:08  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  53.   proud of what! 11:13  |  ala 26/11/07
  54.   CFOOL Eat your heart out like you did with Beckham`s visit 11:14  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  55.   Nick re Camillo a brilliant example of the" intelligencia" 11:16  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  56.   #49 should read: To #48 reply from #40 SARA 11:16  |  Sara 26/11/07
  57.   "SARA"??Phillipinos are employed worldwide in caring. 11:26  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  58.   #50 Read my comments properly before you bark 11:41  |  Sara 26/11/07
  59.   SARA "you know ONE Phillipino lady" so you know them all? 11:51  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  60.   So Peter S.M., seems you support this slavery 12:24  |  Sara 26/11/07
  61.   Sabashimon is a genocide denier 12:31  |  Tarik 26/11/07
  62.   Flag 12:34  |  Sean 26/11/07
  63.   Giant flag for Great Israel...... 12:42  |  IL supporter 26/11/07
  64.   give credit where credit is due 12:54  |  ibn hordus 26/11/07
  65.   For Peter SM on Beckham # 54 13:51  |  Clickfool 26/11/07
  66.   #47 I`ve been called worse LOL!!! 14:01  |  Texas Sam 26/11/07
  67.   peter s.m and the refugee problem 14:09  |  closer than melbourn 26/11/07
  68.   sam the indiginous population is back at home in Israel 14:45  |  Israeli 26/11/07
  69.   Tarik -- you are mistaken 14:47  |  bbl 26/11/07
  70.   Sara and her jealousy 14:49  |  Israeli employer 26/11/07
  71.   Sara you know of one case and judge the rest by that 14:51  |  Israeli employer 26/11/07
  72.   SARA present your statistical valid survey not bile 14:52  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  73.   CFOOL @65 sidestepping the fact that you couldn`t help yoursef. 14:58  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  74.   Israeli employer, why don`t you hire Israeli help? 15:09  |  Sara 26/11/07
  75.   closer than melbourne .Where is the declared policy you quote 15:11  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  76.   Nick In London 15:16  |  Don Camillo 26/11/07
  77.   #19 WOW - please see my response to Nick/London 15:17  |  Don Camillo 26/11/07
  78.   #clickfool 15:18  |  DC 26/11/07
  79.   #49 PETER SM 15:20  |  Don Camillo 26/11/07
  80.   #21 Idiotic comment 15:24  |  MR 26/11/07
  81.   40 Sara....that woman can go back to Phillipines 15:33  |  The Equalizer 26/11/07
  82.   SAM.Name calling generated by Moslem voting power in the UN G.A. 15:34  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  83.   Israeli employer 15:49  |  Anne 26/11/07
  84.   Israelis will not stop till the flag bigger than Israel 15:54  |  Azohun Vei 26/11/07
  85.   To bbl, if you read my post, I am not mistaken 16:10  |  Tarik 26/11/07
  86.   NOW ! THE GOD CAN SEE YOU :) 16:24  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  87.   Giant Israeli Flag 16:39  |  Veni Vidi Vici 26/11/07
  88.   To Israeli employer 16:45  |  Sara 26/11/07
  89.   here is my plan to save you ! 16:56  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  90.   peter s m 17:01  |  closer 26/11/07
  91.   oh I forget :) 17:04  |  .... 26/11/07
  92.   lets re-think about WHERE WE GOING TO ? 17:17  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  93.   Sarah #74 - A 3-Week Holiday?? 17:37  |  B`galil 26/11/07
  94.   Christian Fool 18:32  |  American Patriot 26/11/07
  95.   Tarik # 61 18:53  |  ChanahS 26/11/07
  96.   Steve #9 19:25  |  jjvanka 26/11/07
  97.   # 95 No lies, ChanahS 19:48  |  Ben Alofs 26/11/07
  98.   American Patriot 19:49  |  Nephtaly 26/11/07
  99.   Haaretz writers probably want to stomp on that flag 19:51  |  Steve Randolph 26/11/07
  100.   #89 atilla 19:52  |  malone 26/11/07
  101.   To idiotic Mahmoud: 80% OF PALESTINE BECAME `JORDAN` 19:53  |  Steve Randolph 26/11/07
  102.   Sara no.40 is a dishonest anti-Israel scumbag. Here`s why 19:58  |  Steve Randolph 26/11/07
  103.   To B`Galil : 3 weeks = 15 work days off in EU 20:00  |  Sara 26/11/07
  104.   Very nice of the Phillipines 20:10  |  Chris Linthwaite 26/11/07
  105.   #1190 Nephtaly..Thank you to the Philipines 20:11  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  106.   # 101 Steve Randolph 20:12  |  tbora 26/11/07
  107.   # 21 Raymond from DC..WONDERFUL RESPONSE.THANK YOU SO MUCH.. 20:17  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  108.   # 50 Peter SM...WHERE IS MARIA??SHE IS A PHILIPINIAN 20:20  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  109.   # 8 Mahmoud 20:22  |  Abushanab Alfayoumi 26/11/07
  110.   # 50 Peter SMFillipinos are gentle &caring&employed worldwide in 20:26  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  111.   Its a beauty 20:31  |  Richard 26/11/07
  112.   American Patriot 20:39  |  Gina 26/11/07
  113.   Texas Sam 20:45  |  ConnieM. 26/11/07
  114.   cry my heart..cry ! love leaves in a second 20:56  |  atilla karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  115.   WHAT A FREAKING WASTE 21:09  |  P155ED 0FF 26/11/07
  116.   THIS DEAD LOCK DRIVES ME INTO MAD... 21:13  |  atilla karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  117.   loves ...words...ALL LIE...THE HOPES AND HEARTS ARE ALL DESTROYED 21:16  |  atilla karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  118.   COME TO THE LAND, LOVE FOR EVERYONE :) 21:24  |  ... 26/11/07
  119.   SARA @74Why does anybody hire domestic help? No bile from you 21:25  |  PETER S .M. 26/11/07
  120.   I am sure the Christians of Israel (most Palestinians) appreciate 21:54  |  Pa 26/11/07
  121.   #8 21:58  |  joelle 26/11/07
  122.   Mahmoud 22:01  |  realist 26/11/07
  123.   #54 22:02  |  joelle 26/11/07
  124.   112 you think it`s a waste? 22:10  |  Bill H. 26/11/07
  125.   You are MY FLAG, Atilla Karagözoğlu 22:18  |  Tali Farkash 26/11/07
  126.   GIANT ISRAELI FLAG 22:19  |  Ruth Haskal 26/11/07
  127.   Giant Flag 22:24  |  Gary 26/11/07
  128.   Giant Israeli Flag 22:25  |  Ruth Haskal 26/11/07
  129.   #60 Sara 22:27  |  IL supporter 26/11/07
  130.   #8..mahmoud 23:02  |  Nemesis 26/11/07
  131.   Sara 103 23:09  |  ChanahS 26/11/07
  132.   Palastine Never a Nation. 23:24  |  TOBIA 26/11/07
  133.   Beautiful! 23:27  |  USALovesIsrael 26/11/07
  134.   PI55 Off 23:32  |  TOBIA 26/11/07
  135.   Sorry Gina I meant 115 p155off 23:39  |  Bill H. 26/11/07
  136.   SAM Why did you omit that the UN has reversed its name calling 23:49  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  137.   Sara - the TRUTH about Filipinos in Israel 00:01  |  Free Gilad Shalit 27/11/07
  138.   Thank you Grace - a lovely gesture! 00:02  |  Free Gilad Shalit 27/11/07
  139.   there`s sand on it! 00:04  |  Mark B. 27/11/07
  140.   Clickfool - What happened... 00:07  |  Free Gilad Shalit 27/11/07
  141.   DCAMILLO 1"Moderate"Fatah TV that has the Pal flagover ALL Israel 00:18  |  PETER S.M. 27/11/07
  142.   #77 Don Camillo 00:29  |  Wow 27/11/07
  143.   #98 Your dad sounds like a decent man 00:35  |  American Patriot 27/11/07
  144.   At least some things have been done right in Israel 01:04  |  zionist forever 27/11/07
  145.   # 114 Atilla just shut up... 01:31  |  l 27/11/07
  146.   # 130 Nemesis...to that Mahmoud...Yes indeed... 01:34  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  147.   Texas Sam get your gun and use it 01:38  |  Johnny 27/11/07
  148.   American Patriot no offense, but regarding fools 01:42  |  Johnny 27/11/07
  149.   Appalling 02:16  |  Billy Mitchell 27/11/07
  150.   # 28 Sabashimon..More proof to Whoever.. 02:49  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  151.   The flag is a slap in the face to those who burn Israel`s flag 03:21  |  Conroy 27/11/07
  152.   #142...Wow..brilliant come back????? 03:24  |  Nemesis 27/11/07
  153.   Giant jew flag 03:29  |  Walter Ring 27/11/07
  154.   We have a bigger one in Texas! 03:41  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/07
  155.   To Tarik #85 04:28  |  Sabashimon 27/11/07
  156.   ADAM NEWMAN #18 05:05  |  Mona 27/11/07
  157.   Giant Israeli flag 05:10  |  Mona 27/11/07
  158.   Tarik 05:24  |  shosha 27/11/07
  159.   #154..Mark Lincoln 05:27  |  Nemesis 27/11/07
  160.   TO ABUSHANAB???? 05:32  |  Mona 27/11/07
  161.   Billy Mitchell 05:56  |  Gina 27/11/07
  162.   To Saba Shimon 06:25  |  Free Gilad Shalit 27/11/07
  163.   Sara the ignorant 06:33  |  SaratheIgnorant 27/11/07
  164.   YEAH MARK AND TEXAS IS ALSO KNOWN FOR THE BIGGEST ASSES IN THE US 06:42  |  Elizabeth 27/11/07
  165.   Philippino workers vacations are great in Israel 07:14  |  Lola 27/11/07
  166.   If G-d could keep everybody so busy.... 08:06  |  d.dor 27/11/07
  167.   GIANT FLAG 08:20  |  HM 27/11/07
  168.   #137 08:53  |  Sara 27/11/07
  169.   #129 08:55  |  Sara 27/11/07
  170.   # 131 08:59  |  Sara 27/11/07
  171.   #80 09:03  |  Sara 27/11/07
  172.   #102 09:16  |  Sara 27/11/07
  173.   #25 no souls 09:37  |  HM 27/11/07
  174.   MONAThe trouble all along is you people can`t understand PURCHASE 09:45  |  PETER S.M. 27/11/07
  175.   Sara & Philipino workers 10:12  |  Yitz 27/11/07
  176.   Filipino Workers, Flags etc. 11:11  |  ck 27/11/07
  177.   SARA 16:46  |  RAG 27/11/07
  178.   #161 Gina 20:30  |  Billy Mitchell 27/11/07
  179.   #152 Nemesis 21:31  |  Wow 27/11/07
  180.   Flag Bearers 09:43  |  Flagwatch 29/11/07
  181.   Texas Sam 21:35  |  schafe82 01/12/07
  182.   Sara 22:46  |  schafe82 01/12/07
  183.   Question for my algebra class 00:21  |  Amy W. 05/12/07
  184.   biggest flag 20:16  |  rose sharon 09/12/07
  185.   Suppressing Christians 20:24  |  Mike 07/01/08
  186.   No matter how big, this cloth can`t cover Isreali crimes 01:44  |  Mick Napier 09/01/08
  187.   Israeli Flag 19:02  |  m dror 16/03/08
  188.   I love Israelis 06:00  |  jessica 22/03/09
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