Send Story to a Friend



Activists Call for Boycott of Diamond Giant Leviev for Support of Israeli Settlements and Links to Human Rights Abuses in Africa

Activists Call for Boycott of Diamond Giant Leviev for Support of Israeli Settlements and Links to Human Rights Abuses in Africa

Leviev, the world’s largest cutter and polisher of diamonds, has been linked to expanding Jewish-only settlements in the Palestinian West Bank and a sketchy human rights record in Angola, where it controls the diamond supply. We speak to two Palestinian and Jewish members of Adalah-New York, a group that’s held weekly protests outside Leviev’s Madison Avenue store. [includes rush transcript]

Send this story to a friend
Your name:
Your email:
Friend's email:

Paste up to 10 friends' email addresses, separated by commas.
Message:
 
 
hint: if you can't read these two words, click the speaker icon
(the middle red button) to hear them; click it twice to try again.