Source: Ha-Aretz

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/416734.html

On April 18, 2004 Ha-Aretz reported, "The Haifa municipality and local media in the city on Sunday moved to change posters advertising the upcoming Independence Day festivities that caused offense to the Bahai community, which is based in the northern city. The large colorful posters were placed all around the city, inviting the public to next week's Independence Day celebrations, and featured a smiling man and a woman with text underneath listing the shows that will take place in the city. A closer look revealed that the graphic design artist added 'hats' on the heads of the two. The woman was depicted wearing Haifa's unique missile-shaped municipal building, while the man was wearing the golden dome that sits atop the Bahai shrine built on Zionism Boulevard years ago. Representatives of the Bahai community on Sunday telephoned Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav to demand a change in the posters. Although the golden dome has been a symbol of the city for years, they said, they reject its use in a such a secular and commercial manner."