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Irishman harassed at Tel Aviv diamond conference protest![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IPSC calls for urgent review of the Kimberly Diamond Process On Wednesday 23rd June, Irishman Tommy Donnellan took part in a protest outside the meeting of Kimberley Process Conference in the Hotel Dan Panorama in Tel Aviv. The conference is meeting to discuss the global trade in “conflict” or “blood diamonds”, and the protest was organised to highlight the double standard in the Kimberly Process which bans the trade in rough diamonds that fund human rights abuses but facilitates the far more lucrative trade in cut and polished diamonds that also fund such abuses – including Israel’s occupation of Palestine. During the protest, Mr Donnellan was questioned by Israeli police and had his passport and phone numbers taken down. The focus of the meeting was diamond exports from Zimbabwe where government forces are accused of committing human rights abuses. Zimbabwe’s membership of the Kimberly Process exposes serious flaws in the system that the industry wants consumers to believe has ended the trade in conflict diamonds. · Desist from telling customers that all diamonds now “conflict free” when 50% of gem quality diamonds are crafted in Israel, one of the worlds bloodiest conflict zones. ENDS |
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Jump To Comment: 1Youtube video from outside the conference. Fair play to the bauld TD! Some man for one man... and then some!
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l812WrnWbyQ