Inclusion of the Third Emblem The Red Crystal by the State Parties to the Geneva Conventions
The statutory meetings which were held from June 19th to 22nd, 2006 at the CICG, Geneva paved another breakthrough as the third emblem Red Crystal was added to the existing Red Cross and Red Crescent symbols for use by the Israel National Society. This shall be the third protocol additional to Geneva Convention of 1949. Israel was admitted as 184th National Society which shall be called Magen David Adom of Israel.
Apart from this Palestine Red Crescent Society was added as the 185th member of the Red Cross and Crescent Movement.
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