Arab League chief stress rejection to include the star of David emblem
The secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Ismat Abdul Miguid on Tuesday discussed with the chairman of the International red Cross IRC mission in Cairo means of strengthening cooperation between the International committee of the red Cross and the Arab league, especially in light of the cooperation memorandum signed between the two sides in 1999.
The AL chief stressed he has informed the chairman of the International Red Cross that the Iraqi people suffers from the imposed embargo and it is very necessary to lift this suffering very soon. He called on the international committee to exert efforts to this effect.
The AL chief also informed the IRC official the rejection of the Arab League to include " the star of David emblem" in the two emblems of the International red Cross and red Crescent as the " star of David symbolizes war and destruction while the crescent and the cross signify peace and protection.
