The American National Red Cross (ARC) recently issued directives to all its nationwide ARC Chapters to display the flag of Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s National Red Cross Society, which features the Red Star of David emblem at all functions and meetings in which other emblems of worldwide Red Cross Societies will be used. These include the Red Crescent used by Moslem countries and the Red Lion and Sun used by Iran.
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