MDA Almost All The Way

Following up on my post on the MDA's new policy (with documents), I have been informed that the Americann Friends of Magen David Adom has updated its site and there is this there currently:

MDA AMBULANCES IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA



Operating from 119 Emergency Medical Stations throughout Israel, from the northernmost city of Metulla to Eilat, and including 14 MDA Stations in West Bank communities, Magen David Adom ambulances continue to proudly display the “Red Star of David” or “Magen David Adom.” There has been no change in this policy. MDA ambulances have displayed the “Red Star of David” since the organization’s founding in 1930 and any rumors or allegations to the contrary are simply not true.

Recently, on “Shabbat Hevron” (“Hayei Sara,” the parasha read on November 19), Magen David Adom had a medical tent near Machpela (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hevron, further proving that MDA provides service on both sides of the “Green Line.”


In addition to its large national fleet of emergency vehicles, there are a number of small kibbutzim, moshavim, factories and communities on both sides of the “Green Line” that are operating older ambulances which were provided by MDA after they were taken out of active duty. Crews manning these lifesaving vehicles are trained and certified by Magen David Adom, work under the supervision of MDA’s “Community Unit” and are in regular communication with the MDA National Dispatch Center, but are not MDA staff. These ambulances also carry the “Magen David” shield, however because they are operated by individual communities and municipalities this emblem is blue and the vehicles also bear the names of their home base communities. This ensures that there is no confusion regarding the level of operational capabilities.


All the policies and procedures regarding community ambulances have been fully endorsed by the Israeli Government and in consultation with Danny Dayan, Chairman of the Judea and Samaria Council who requested that these adjustments to “community ambulances” first take place on the other side of the “Green Line” and only afterwards in Judea and Samaria. MDA agreed to this request.

So, let me restate what the situation is but first, pictures:

In the Binyamin Region there are 22 ambulances. Two are operated directly by MDA, out of Ofra and Talmon. They remain as were. The other 20 are leased from MDA, operated under MDA supervision and in complete coordination with them and we have been forced to remove the MDA graphics from them and replace them as you can now discern above.

That is the reality. The MDA symbol is gone from those 20 ambulances in Binyamin (I do not have all the stats from the other councils), the symbol you see below:

A new one, as if there is something to be embarrassed about the MDA symbol, is up.

I exposed for you the documents which explain why that was done (and here's someone else's post).

Judge for yourself.  Make your own decisions to support MDA or question it.

Oh and here's what a Pal. Authority ambulance looks like:

Oh, here is a Syrian ambulance:

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