Israel Welcomes Proposed Red Cross Emblem

"JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's rescue service on Tuesday welcomed a proposal by the international Red Cross to introduce a new emblem that will pave the way for Israel's inclusion into the lifesaving organization.

Switzerland will host a diplomatic conference in early December to approve the proposed new emblem, to be called the red crystal. The conference is expected to resolve a long-running dispute between Israel and the international Red Cross.

Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service currently uses a red Star of David to identify its ambulances and medical workers, rejecting the red cross used by most countries and the red crescent preferred by Muslim nations.

But Israel has not been permitted to use its symbol on international humanitarian missions, and has been denied full membership in the international Red Cross for 57 years because of the issue."
MyWay

Talk about a waste of ink and time. Who cares what symbol they put on their trucks? I wonder how much money the red cross has wasted in the last 57 years arguing about this issue. And how many people have not received the help they needed because the Israelis were not able to operate with their star painted trucks. If your suffering after some devastating event do you care what emblem is painted on the ambulance that come to save you, I mean come on, get with the program.