A Cabinet committee dealing with preparations for the first parliamentary elections to be held in Israel has submitted a recommendation to the Cabinet to set Dec. 15 as the date of the elections. The proposal must be approved by the State Council.
A committee of experts submitted a recommendation to the Cabinet suggesting that the Israeli flag have a white background with two blue stripes on both the right and the left sides and with the Shield of David in the center. The same committee recommended that the Israeli crest be a Chanuka lamp with seven branches against a blue background. In addition it would contain seven Shields of David signifying the seven-hour working day proposed by Theodor Herzl. The crest would also bear at the lower right-hand corner a Shofar while at the lower left would be a Lulav and Esrog, used by Jews during the Succoth holidays.
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