JEWISH PRESS
MDA Director: Red Crescent Run Like Third World Country Service
by JNi Media
November 15, 2015

Israeli EMT service Magen David Adom CEO Eli Bin responded to a report on the failure Red Crescent paramedics to stop and help a Jewish family attacked by Arab gunmen last Friday, told Channel 10 News his organization has also submitted a protest to the International Red Cross, alongside the harsh complaint from Israel’s foreign ministry. Two men, Rabbi Yaakov Litman, 40, and his son Nathaniel, 18, were murdered last Friday, shortly before Shabbat, near Otniel, in the Hebron area. According to Channel 2 News, a Red Crescent ambulance passed by the scene of the crime, slowed down, and, realizing the victims were Jews, drove off without stopping to help. “As far as we’re concerned, this is very serious,” said Bin. “Magen David Adom personnel are taught to treat the wounded not by their religion. We call on the President of the Belgian Red Cross to examine this issue and find a just resolution.” READ MORE