punishment unlikely to yield desired effect --- To choose a much milder example, the admission of Magen David Adom and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to the Movement was conditional on a number of certain matters including cooperation between the two. My understanding is that to this day neither are in full compliance. The Movement can choose to suspend either or both their membership but one must consider what benefits could this possibly bring. If anything it would only politicise the assistance of both organisations even more and make it less accessible to those who need it.

Source author: Marwa Shabbar marwashabbar@yahoo.com.au