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WSJ: The Symbol Israel Must Adopt To Join The Red Cross Is A Disgrace
2005-12-09
Editorial - Wall Street Journal
After almost six decades of rejection, Israel saw the road cleared Thursday for its emergency and disaster relief organization to join the International Red Cross. The price of admission was relinquishing its symbol, the Red Star of David. Instead, the Red Cross approved a new "neutral" symbol - a Red Crystal. The Star of David may still be used at home, and on foreign missions it can be put inside the Crystal, provided the host country agrees. If that's a victory, we'd hate to see a defeat. Muslim countries refused to adopt the Red Cross, and instead chose the Red Crescent, the only other recognized symbol. It's a disgrace that the Star of David, which symbolizes the faith that spawned both Christianity and Islam, is excluded.
Source: IMRA – Independent Media Review and Analysis
