oman ▁flags , ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁if ▁Jews ▁( or ▁another ▁group ) ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁another ▁em blem , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁religious ▁or ▁other ▁groups ▁claim ing ▁an ▁em blem ▁for ▁themselves . ▁They ▁reason ed ▁that ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁red ▁symbols ▁would ▁det ract ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁em blem , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁single ▁em blem ▁to ▁mark ▁vehicles ▁and ▁buildings ▁protected ▁on ▁human itar ian ▁grounds . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁Arab ▁nations , ▁such ▁as ▁Sy ria , ▁also ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁M DA ▁into ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁movement , ▁making ▁cons ensus ▁impossible ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁However , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁with h eld ▁its ▁dues ▁( a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 4 2 ▁million ) ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Soci eties ▁( IF RC ) ▁because ▁of ▁IF RC ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁admit ▁M DA ; ▁this ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cry stal ▁em blem ▁and ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁M DA ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Star ▁of ▁David ▁is ▁not ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁symbol ▁outside ▁Israel ; ▁instead ▁the ▁M DA ▁uses ▁the ▁Red ▁Cry stal ▁em blem ▁during ▁international ▁operations ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁protection