The world has lost its moral compass. “International Red Cross plants trees to honor Palestinian terrorists,” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik for Palestinian Media Watch, May 12:
In a ceremony celebrating its 150th anniversary, the International Red Cross together with the Palestinian Red Crescent planted 150 trees bearing the names of “veteran prisoners.” The Palestinian Authority uses the term “veteran prisoners” to refer to those who have been in jail the longest, and in most cases are serving life sentences for murder or multiple murders. Giorgio Ferrario, representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, participated in this ceremony honoring terrorists, which was named “My Honor is My Freedom.”
Palestinian Media Watch recently reported that Issa Abd Rabbo, who shot and murdered two university students hiking near Jerusalem, was referred to as a “veteran prisoner.” Abd Rabbo was recently honored by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas….
The Palestinian Red Crescent’s website writes that its “programs, projects and events” are funded by the International Red Cross:
“The International Movement of the Red Cross Red Crescent has provided continuous support to programs, projects and events organized by the PRCS (Palestinian Red Crescent). Without the financial and technical support by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Societies and many sister national Societies, it would be difficult for PRCS to provide its services…”
It is significant that the International Red Cross funds not only the general budget of the Palestinian Red Crescent but also “events.” The article did not state if the International Red Cross directly funded or merely participated in this terror glorification event….
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