FAILURES & SCANDALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

 Overview 

The American Red Cross is the largest contributor to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which has a long history of visiting prisoners of war and hostages. Lately, the organization has been losing credibility and as a result of financial strain, it has been forced to cut jobs. The ICRC has been under increasing pressure to do more to assist Israelis who are being held captive by Hamas. The group has come under fire for failing to denounce the October 7 attack on Israel by taking a neutral stance in the dispute. A $2.8 million lawsuit was recently filed against the ICRC on behalf of persons and the families of those taken hostage by Hamas. The lawsuit is being led by Israeli human rights organization Shurat HaDin. It claims that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not moved quickly enough to help free the hostages. The ICRC is also under pressure to suspend its partner, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, as it has been found that its ambulances have been used to transport terrorists and weapons, which is a violation of its fundamental principles. When asked if a Red Cross staffer had advised the family of an Israeli hostage taken by Hamas to worry more about the people of Gaza than their loved one, the chief spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was accused of playing word games in a January 2024 interview on CNN. The spokesperson expressed regret that the family had heard something different, instead of offering an apology. He was pushed even harder for not accepting responsibility for the staff member's behavior. The ICRC's impartiality was also called into doubt later in the interview as it condemns Israel more than Hamas, the group responsible for starting the conflict.

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