While they very much promote the idea of the Red Cross Movement and its humanitarian effort, the symbols that attach to the cross, which some interpret as St. George's cross, and the crescent, which was more in keeping with Arab culture, were not in the comfort zone of the people of Israel.
Ils sont tout à fait en faveur du Mouvement de la Croix-Rouge et de ses efforts humanitaires, mais les symboles qui se rattachent à la croix, que certains voient comme la croix de Saint-Georges, et le croissant, qui se rattache plus à la culture arabe, ne mettaient pas les Israéliens à l'aise.