The American Red Cross is urging the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement to accept Magen David Adom, the Red Cross Society in Israel. American Red Cross President Bernadine Healy said the exclusion of Magen David Adom “is a betrayal of our fundamental principles, including humanity, impartiality, neutrality, unity and universality.”
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