) ▁ ▁For ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁Israel ▁requested ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁red ▁Star ▁of ▁David , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁since ▁Christian ▁and ▁Muslim ▁em blem s ▁were ▁recognized , ▁the ▁corresponding ▁Jewish ▁em blem ▁should ▁be ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁em blem ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Mag en ▁David ▁Ad om ▁( MD A ), ▁or ▁Red ▁Star ▁of ▁David , ▁the ▁national ▁first - a id ▁society ▁of ▁Israel ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁symbol . ▁The ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁ ″ M agen ▁David ▁Ad om ″ ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁Ang lo ▁Bo er ▁War ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 2 ) ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Am bul ance ▁Corps ▁founded ▁by ▁Ben ▁Z ion ▁A aron ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁aid ▁corps ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Bo er ▁forces . ▁Perm ission ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁President ▁Paul ▁Kru ger ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic ▁for ▁the ▁Star ▁of ▁David ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁its ▁ins ign ia , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁conventional ▁red ▁cross . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁movement ▁repeatedly ▁rejected ▁Israel ' s ▁request ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁em blem s ▁were ▁not ▁meant ▁to ▁represent ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁Islam ▁but ▁were ▁colour ▁revers als ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁and ▁the ▁Ott