Municipal Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1949—Present | Jerusalem | Based on the National flag, the flag of Jerusalem features in the center the city's coat of arms, which consists of a shield with the Lion of Judah superimposed on a stylized background representing the Kotel, flanked on either side with olive branches. The word יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (i.e. Yerushalayim, Hebrew for "Jerusalem") appears above the shield. | |
1949—Present | Tel-Aviv-Yafo | Based on the National flag. | |
?-Present | Haifa | The city's emblem on a light blue background. | |
?-Present | Holon | Based on the national flag with the colors reversed and the city's emblem in lieu of the Star of David. The emblem may also appear in a white rectangular box, or drawn in white on the blue background. |
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