Israel has renewed its request here for international recognition of the Red Magen David as the distinctive symbol of its emergency medical services for military victims–the equivalent of the Red Cross. Ambassador Shabtai Rosenne, acting head of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations’ Geneva headquarters, forwarded a request for recognition to the president of the “Diplomatic Conference on the Re-Affirmation and Development of International Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts” currently in session here.
Rosenne pointed out the “incongruities” resulting from the denial of international recognition to the Red Magen David emblem and asked that his memorandum be circulated as an official document of the conference. Israel’s previous request was turned down at the 1949 “Diplomatic Conference” by a narrow vote of 22-21.
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