1. A Time to Speak said:

The Wall Street Journal also has an editorial fuming with outrage over this insult to the Jewish people.

But even more wrath should be turned on the dhimmi-witted Israeli officials to bowed to this and submitted to this degradation.

And what will the MDA get out of this sell-out of national honor? Supposedly, the emblem warns that an ambulance or hospital or medical worker is under the protection of the International Red Cross. But the Arabs will never pay any attention to that anyway. When they are out to kill Jews, no emblem is going to get in their way.

Once when Syria had murdered a number of Israeli prisoners of war, a representative of the International Red Cross actually mentioned to the Syrian foreign minister that such an act was not in accord with the Geneva Convention, and the Syrian told him "The Geneva Convention does not apply to Jews."

There is no reason to suppose there is or will be any change in that attitude.

So the miserable wimps who sold out to the ICRC for nothing.

2. fred lapides said:

Though I too find it difficult to understand why Israel went along with this senseless icon, it is in fact an accomplished fact and Israel has decided in favor of it...the Just Say No post seems a Quixote-like tilting at windmills. Futire.

3. Jesse Jacksoff said:

Why even start blaming Red Cross when it is the Judenrat Government of Israel that finds this bigotry and HUMILIATION OF ALL JEWS acceptable? Ok, I will never donate even a penny to Red Cross/crescent... whatever it is. But, again, it is the actions of, as it is mentioned above, "dhimmi-witted" Israeli governement that concern me the most.

Will the real leaders of Israel please stand up?

4. kuhnkat said:

kuhnkat said...

"Personally I want to be picked up by a red crescent wagon. You have a much better chance of finding ammo, weapons, rpg launchers, mortars, and grenades in them!!!

Allahu Akbar!!

That is also where you have a good chance of finding brothers to help!!

Allahu Akbar!!

There is also a good chance of having a camera crew on hand to record your heroics!!

Allahu Akbar!!

(this is a paraphrase of a poor translation of an interview with a possible terrorist on his opinion of which ambulance service he prefers)

5. kuhnkat said:

It is a done deal. We can complain all we want but it won't change the bigotry of the world and especially of NGO's filled with lefties.

I would recommend making the only statement the lefties seem to pay attention to.

BOYCOTT THE RED CROSS and all other left leaning organisations!!!!

6. Bill Levinson said:

Re: "Once when Syria had murdered a number of Israeli prisoners of war, a representative of the International Red Cross actually mentioned to the Syrian foreign minister that such an act was not in accord with the Geneva Convention, and the Syrian told him "The Geneva Convention does not apply to Jews."

If the enemy does not think the Geneva Convention applies to the prisoners he takes, it is hard to see why his own soldiers should expect to be treated differently if they are captured. However, allowing enemy soldiers to surrender saves one's own people because then the enemy will not fight to the death. A better reprisal than to kill Syrian prisoners would be to bomb (using explosives and napalm to cause as much harm as possible) downtown Damascus, even if collateral civilian losses occurred. Leaflets could then be dropped explaining to the Syrian people that this was the consequence of their government's decision to kill prisoners.

7. Jesse Jacksoff said:

Bill writes:
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If the enemy does not think the Geneva Convention applies to the prisoners he takes, it is hard to see why his own soldiers should expect to be treated differently if they are captured. However, allowing enemy soldiers to surrender saves one's own people because then the enemy will not fight to the death. A better reprisal than to kill Syrian prisoners would be to bomb (using explosives and napalm to cause as much harm as possible) downtown Damascus, even if collateral civilian losses occurred. Leaflets could then be dropped explaining to the Syrian people that this was the consequence of their government's decision to kill prisoners.
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We all engage in wishful thinking. The reason why the above (a perfectly reasonable course of action) wasn't implemented is the same reason why the Red Croscent's open bigotry was accepted. It is the same reason why Israel doesn't even challenge the cynical lies of self-detonating arab-moslem savages who stole the Jews' palestinian identity and even Zionism itself (what is "palestinian" nationalism if not Zionism that standing on its head?), and whose self-proclaimed goal is nothing short of genocide. It's the same reason why Israel adamantly refuses to act in its own interests and is perfectly willing to uproot its own peaceful and productive citizens instead of fighting the jihadi murderers, giving them a victory on a plate.

In India, baby elephants are tied with a rope in order to prevent them from running around. When they grow up and become big, bad elephants they are still tied with a rope. A grown elephant could easily break that rope, but they usually don't. Similarly, it's the 2,000-year old victim mentality of the Jews that permeates all the reasoning behind our habitually irrational behavior and cowardly actions.

8. Laura said:

Don't boycott the American Red Cross, they have been on Israel's side.

9. Jerusalem Posts said:

I sent in a letter of protest to the relevant authorities

28th November 2005

To whom it may concern

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to tell you how horrified I’ve been regarding the Red Cross’s discrimination against Israel’s Magen David Adom.

Firstly, Israel, as we know, is at the forefront of much of the medical technology and drug treatment that we have and benefit from around the world today. So how is it, that Israel’s Magen David Adom has to acquiesce to the age-old prejudice, and remove the Star of David symbol from their ambulances, replacing it with a Red Crystal instead, so as to gain recognition and conditional membership of the international Red Cross? Shouldn’t this Red Crystal symbol be used globally, replacing the Red Cross and Red Crescent, instead of just singling out Israel’s Magen David Adom for this treatment?

From an international viewpoint, the Red Crystal would also put the Magen David Adom ambulance crews at risk (if they are the only organisation using it), because the vehicles would be easy to single out as targets in any conflict outside Israel. This substantiates the argument that a global symbol (the Red Crystal) be adopted.

It has also come to my attention that it has now been demanded as a requirement of Israel’s Magen David Adom membership, that they must allow Red Crescent ambulances into Israel, without going through any security checks. The fact of the matter is that there is a mass of documentation and some film footage, giving ample evidence that Red Crescent ambulances have previously been used to transport weapons, homicide bombers and explosives.

This is a heinous demand which puts the lives of innocent people at risk!

Please re-think the excessive demands you have made on Israel’s Magen David Adom. If any Red Crescent ambulance were to transport homicide bombers, not only would innocent Israeli lives be taken, but also Palestinian lives would be lost when Israel retaliates. This could, if there were a great loss of life due to terrorism, cause another, unwanted war in the middle east.

I have always wondered why Israel’s Magen David Adom was not allowed membership of the international Red Cross, even though they do admirable work and are dedicated to saving lives. But with the most recent events coming to light, I now understand the reason, which, by the way, speaks volumes. While Israel must remove the Red Star of David, replacing it with an “international” Red Crystal, both the Red Cross and Red Crescent remain, which overtly shows extreme prejudice.

I know that the Red Cross is the flag of Switzerland, the same as many European countries which have crosses incorporated into their flags, because historically, the countries of Europe are all based on Christianity, and the Crescent is the symbol of Islam.

However, there seems to be no place for the Star of David.

I await your reply.

Yours sincerely,

10. Rich said:

I say NO!!!!!! to Red Cross!

I say NO!!! to its anti-Jewish bigotry and dhimmi-like appeasement of Islamofascists!

11. Itamar Guy said:

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12. david tripp said:

If the enemy does not think the Geneva Convention applies to the prisoners he takes, it is hard to see why his own soldiers should expect to be treated differently if they are captured. However, allowing enemy soldiers to surrender saves one's own people because then the enemy will not fight to the death. A better reprisal than to kill Syrian prisoners would be to bomb (using explosives and napalm to cause as much harm as possible) downtown Damascus, even if collateral civilian losses occurred. Leaflets could then be dropped explaining to the Syrian people that this was the consequence of their government's decision to kill prisoners.

Bill,

This is one of the best ideas that I have heard.

13. kuhnkat said:

Laura,

You don't seem to understand that a group that will deal with genocidal murderers does not have any morality to support.

The Red Cross KNOWS that the so-called Palestinians have used, or allowed the use of, their Ambulances for attacks on Israelis. I would also point out that all the non-monetary aid (including from USAID) simply allows the terrorists to have more cash available to buy weapons and support fighters with their only purpose to KILL JEWS.

It is not that difficult of an idea to comprehend. In the cold war the US fed the USSR allowing them to continue their brain dead policies for decades longer, creating more WMD to pollute the world, than would have happened without the wests aid.

If we allowed the same type of support to be sent to Cuba it would also have a rather large Military Hardware cache. As we have not been quite that stupid with them their ability to attack us even indirectly has been decreased.