A new compromise plan may allow for Israel’s humanitarian aid society to become a member of the International Red Cross. The new emblem for Israel’s Magen David Adom organization would be a Jewish star framed in a border. The international group, which has until now demanded that Israel drop the Star of David as its symbol, will consider the plan next month.
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