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alvvayson ,

Is this fake news?

In Gaza, the Red Crescent operates, not the Red Cross.

And all I have seen from them is calls to stop the violence on civilians.

piecat ,

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    alvvayson ,

    Uhhh. Yes it does. The logo is a switched version of the Swiss flag and the cross in the Swiss flag is a Christian cross, originating from the Holy Roman Empire.

    ericisshort ,

    Not as hilarious as this confidently incorrect sentence

    BraveSirZaphod ,
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    The international organization is called the International Committee of the Red Cross. National Red Cross and Red Crescent groups are simply local subsidiaries, essentially.

    Please don't try to make clever gotchas if you don't even understand what you're talking about, and for anyone who upvoted this, please don't upvote something just because it seems vaguely clever and snarky.

    Gormadt ,
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    Thanks for the clarification, I had no idea that there was more than the Red Cross let alone that they’re 2.

    laylawashere44 ,

    Theres actually another. The Red Crystal, used in countries that are neither Christian or Muslim, though it really only exists because IRCCM didn’t want another religious symbol, i.e. the Star of David, especially since Judaism is a tiny religion (Voodoo is 4 times larger for example). So they compromised with a crystal and let the Palestinian and Israeli chapters in. In Hindu majority India for example basically only the crescent and cross are used.

    BraveSirZaphod ,
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    There actually is the Magen David Adom (basically a Red Star of David) in Israel, which is recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross as the national aid society in Israel, though that didn't happen until 2006 precise because of the reasons you stated.

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