- Flag of Jerusalem
The Flag of
Jerusalem is based on theflag of Israel . It features two horizontal blue stripes reminiscent of thetallit , orJew ish prayer shawl. In the center are Jerusalem's coat of arms, which consists of a shield with thelion of Judah superimposed on a stylized background representing the kotel, flanked on either side witholive branch es. The word "יְרוּשָׁלַיִם" (i.e. "Yerushalayim", Hebrew for "Jerusalem") appears above the shield. A vertical variant is sometimes used during ceremonial functions.The flag was adopted in 1949 following a contest held by the municipal government of Jerusalem, which was established by Israel (in the western part of the city). It became the flag of a united Jerusalem following the
Six Day War in 1967.
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