The Red Crystal

Emblems of the Red Cross

The Red Cross was created to help people in need. Does it really matter whether it's a cross, crescent, star, or crystal? Thanks to religious nuts, I guess it does.

Originally, only the Red Cross (being the flag of Switzerland reversed) was to be used as an emblem of the Geneva Conventions, but most of the Muslim nations (primarily the Ottoman Empire, later Turkey) objected to this, and as a result an additional emblem (the Red Crescent) was to be provided for.
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For over 50 years, Israel has requested the addition of a Red Star of David, arguing that since Christian and Muslim emblems were recognized the corresponding Jewish emblem should be as well. This emblem is the one currently used by Magen David Adom, but it is still not recognized by the International Commitee of the Red Cross. The ICRC denies that the Red Cross is a Christian emblem.
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On December 8th, 2005, partly in response to growing pressure to alleviate the inclusion of an Israeli society as a full member of the Red Cross movement, a new emblem (informally called the Red Crystal) was adopted by amendment of the Geneva Conventions. The new emblem was designed to be easily recognizable and, to make it more universally acceptable throughout different cultures, devoid of religious affiliation (contrasting the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which are often affiliated with Christianity and Islam, respectively). No country or National Society will be obliged to change their emblems, none will be obliged to use the new one, but all will be required to respect it in the same manner.