Freedomstaki
09-12-2005, 00:44
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The Red Crystal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Red_Diamond.png
This is a move so Israel can join the ICRC.
Before it couldn't because it wanted to use it's red Magen David or Star of David, which since surrounded by uhh Arabs wouldn't let them have.
So this allows them to use their Magen David internally, which they put the Magen David inside the crystal when operating externally.
Better explained here:
* Within its own national territory, a national society could use either of the recognized symbols alone, or incorporate any of these symbols or a combination of them into the Red Crystal. Furthermore, a national society can choose to display a previously and effectively used symbol, after officially communicating this symbol to the state parties of the Geneva Conventions through Switzerland as the depositary state prior to the adoption of the proposed third additional protocol.
* For indicative use on foreign territory, a national society which does not use one of the recognized symbols as its emblem would have to incorporate its unique symbol into the Red Crystal (known in vexillological terms as 'defacing the flag'), based on the previously mentioned condition about communicating its unique symbol to the state parties of the Geneva Conventions.
* For protective use, only the symbols recognized by the Geneva Conventions could be used. Specifically, those national societies which do not use one of the recognized symbols as their emblem would have to use the Red Crystal without incorporation of any additional symbol.
Interesting note, you may think that there is only these three symbols now, there are acutally four but one is not in use that is the Red Lion and Sun which was used by Iran up until the Islamic Revolution as such they now use the Red Crescent, however, at any time they are still free to use the Red Lion.
The Red Crystal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Red_Diamond.png
This is a move so Israel can join the ICRC.
Before it couldn't because it wanted to use it's red Magen David or Star of David, which since surrounded by uhh Arabs wouldn't let them have.
So this allows them to use their Magen David internally, which they put the Magen David inside the crystal when operating externally.
Better explained here:
* Within its own national territory, a national society could use either of the recognized symbols alone, or incorporate any of these symbols or a combination of them into the Red Crystal. Furthermore, a national society can choose to display a previously and effectively used symbol, after officially communicating this symbol to the state parties of the Geneva Conventions through Switzerland as the depositary state prior to the adoption of the proposed third additional protocol.
* For indicative use on foreign territory, a national society which does not use one of the recognized symbols as its emblem would have to incorporate its unique symbol into the Red Crystal (known in vexillological terms as 'defacing the flag'), based on the previously mentioned condition about communicating its unique symbol to the state parties of the Geneva Conventions.
* For protective use, only the symbols recognized by the Geneva Conventions could be used. Specifically, those national societies which do not use one of the recognized symbols as their emblem would have to use the Red Crystal without incorporation of any additional symbol.
Interesting note, you may think that there is only these three symbols now, there are acutally four but one is not in use that is the Red Lion and Sun which was used by Iran up until the Islamic Revolution as such they now use the Red Crescent, however, at any time they are still free to use the Red Lion.