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category galway | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Saturday February 10, 2007 17:30author by TD - Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Report this post to the editors

Diamonds crafted in Israel are exempt from the UN’s Kimberly Process

Today, Galway IPSC, enthusiastically aided and abetted by SWP, Amnesty International and SP activists turned out in strenght to man an information stall outside Lynch's castle, Shop St. in order to collect petition signatures and dispense flyers concerning Israel's Blood Diamond industry.
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In 2005 Israel gemstone exports were valued at $16 billion

The Israeli Ministry of Defence budget in 2007 is $12 billion

In 2007 the value of gemstone exports from Israel is estimated to reach $18–20 billion

The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), in co-operation with solidarity groups worldwide has initiated a campaign to raise awareness about the extent of Israeli involvement in the diamond business.

The IPSC believe that as a result of Israel's domination of the diamond business, diamonds crafted in Israel are on sale in all Irish jewellery shops and Irish consumers are unwittingly supporting the Israeli economy and Israel's illegal occupation and subjugation of the Palestinian people.

The release of the film Blood Diamond in the past month has drawn a lot of attention to the issue of conflict or blood diamonds. Jewellers’ representatives have bombarded the media in an effort to assure the public that the enforcement of the UN based Kimberly Process controls have eliminated the trade in blood diamonds. What they fail to mention however is the fact that the Kimberly process only applies to unpolished or “rough” diamonds and completely ignores the trade in the much more lucrative polished diamonds from conflict zones. This has proven very convenient for Israel in particular and for jewellers as they now use their compliance with the Kimberly process as a smoke screen to sell diamonds crafted in Israel, the world's longest running and apparently most intractable conflict zone, to unsuspecting consumers.

The IPSC calls on the Irish public to reject diamonds crafted in Israel and to insist on the right to know where each diamond was crafted and the right to choose Israel-free diamonds, such as laser inscribed diamonds from countries that respect human rights.

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Petition to the Retail Jewellers of Ireland

We the undersigned call on the Retail Jewellers of Ireland to support the call for :
a. the definition of “conflict diamonds” to be amended so it no longer excludes polished diamonds from conflict zones,
b. the introduction of an international marking system to identify where each diamond was crafted,
c. the provision of certifiably Israel-free diamonds

If you care to join us, Galway IPSC will be at it again outside Lynch's castle, next Saturday from 12 noon.

Related Link: http://www.ipsc.ie/

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   5 ...     TD    Sat Feb 10, 2007 17:43 
 2   Last ...     TD    Sat Feb 10, 2007 17:49 
 3   Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend     Friend of Sarah    Sat Feb 10, 2007 18:04 
 4   Congratulations to our colleagues in Galway     Sean    Sat Feb 10, 2007 22:15 
 5   Bordering on the anti-Semitic     AN Other    Mon Feb 12, 2007 09:33 
 6   Some thoughts     Fintan Lane    Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:21 
 7   Journey of a "self-hating Jew" by David Rovics     Fintan Lane    Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:28 
 8   Bloody Diamonds     John    Wed Feb 14, 2007 23:15 
 9   Anti-Apartheid Leaders do see an 'Apartheid' by Israel     redjade    Thu Feb 15, 2007 00:23 
 10   do Palestinians need Buthelezi-like leadership?     redjade    Thu Feb 15, 2007 00:55 
 11   Copycat crap Artist     PaddyK    Thu Feb 15, 2007 01:24 
 12   Bloody Diamonds     JOHN    Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:02 
 13   assuming 'JOHN' is 'john'...     redjade    Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:39 
 14   Diamonds- Mandela and Mbeki     Babs    Thu Feb 15, 2007 21:01 
 15   Deal with the point     Fedayeen    Fri Feb 16, 2007 04:13 
 16   Diamonds     John    Fri Feb 16, 2007 15:55 
 17   Less evasion please     Fedayeen    Fri Feb 16, 2007 17:34 
 18   just a murmer from the dim shadows - not a heckle - nor a cheer.     Iggeret ha-Kodesh    Fri Feb 16, 2007 19:08 
 19   Diamonds     JOHN    Sat Feb 17, 2007 22:25 
 20   Thanks for the advice     Fedayeen    Sat Feb 17, 2007 23:54 
 21   Diamonds -Buthezlezi     John    Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:01 
 22   Diamonds - going on while we are looking elsewhere?     Fred    Sun Feb 18, 2007 18:34 
 23   Real Diamonds ? From Jerusalem Post Letters     Babs    Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:38 
 24   apartheid     Sean    Wed Feb 28, 2007 23:19 
 25   a Palestinian President of Israel     redjade    Thu Mar 01, 2007 00:05 
 26   Walls and the rest . . .     Fred Johnston    Fri Mar 02, 2007 01:03 
 27   Fred     Bob    Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:52 
 28   One More Israel-Apartheid Quote     redjade    Sat Mar 03, 2007 14:25 
 29   Boycott -again ?     Michael O 'N    Sun Mar 04, 2007 00:10 
 30   Thats really cool     Fred    Sun Mar 04, 2007 00:39 
 31   Michael Ben Yair -not so cool     Fred    Sun Mar 04, 2007 01:33 
 32   Michael Ben Yair     Fred    Sun Mar 04, 2007 14:10 
 33   Diamonds --40 years on     Tom    Tue Mar 06, 2007 21:50 
 34   Blody Diamonds -- aris aris     John    Tue Mar 06, 2007 22:00 
 35   Dont believe a Word.     PaddyK    Wed Mar 07, 2007 00:55 
 36   Apartheid     Fred    Wed Mar 07, 2007 20:14 
 37   Boycott -get REAL and get Is RAEL     Fred    Wed Mar 07, 2007 20:20 
 38   boycott     malachy    Fri Mar 09, 2007 18:51 
 39   Right said Fred, or was it Left?     PaddyK    Sun Mar 11, 2007 14:46 
 40   Diamonds form Gaza     Fred [not the Johnston]    Thu Mar 15, 2007 23:51 
 41   Democracy in Palestine.     PaddyK    Fri Mar 16, 2007 02:10 
 42   Like a bunch of kids!     Fred Johnston    Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:41 
 43   Anti-semitic Russian writer praised for boycott call     Mary Waters    Fri Mar 16, 2007 14:55 
 44   'Mary Waters'     Fred Johnston    Sat Mar 17, 2007 01:43 
 45   'Mary Waters' - addendum     Fred Johnston    Sat Mar 17, 2007 01:46 
 46   Media Inc.     PaddyK    Sat Mar 17, 2007 02:10 
 47   Bkx     Trevor    Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:12 
 48   reply re: Pryakhin     Mary Waters    Sat Mar 17, 2007 14:42 
 49   Mary 'n' Trev     Fred Johnston    Sat Mar 17, 2007 16:23 
 50   Fred     Trevor    Sat Mar 17, 2007 17:49 
 51   'Trev' the Fearless, the Anonymous     Fred Johnston    Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:10 
 52   Fred     Trevor    Sun Mar 18, 2007 16:11 
 53   Pryackin     Mary Waters    Mon Mar 19, 2007 08:17 
 54   Semi-literate     Trevor    Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:07 
 55   'Mary and Trev Get Married'     Fred Johnston    Mon Mar 19, 2007 15:16 
 56   Accents     Trevor    Mon Mar 19, 2007 15:33 
 57   Pryackin     Mary Waters    Mon Mar 19, 2007 16:39 
 58   Pryackin     Bob    Mon Mar 19, 2007 17:05 
 59   Sorry Fred     Trevor    Mon Mar 19, 2007 21:33 
 60   Mary 'n'Trev'n'Bob'n'Alice too     Fred Johnston    Tue Mar 20, 2007 13:23 
 61   What's your point     Gamall    Fri Mar 23, 2007 18:15 
 62   Fred has blown it     Persecuted    Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:41 
 63   Aosdana resolution withdrawn?     for 'Persecuted'    Mon Mar 26, 2007 00:57 
 64   future snippets     Trevor    Tue Mar 27, 2007 20:22 
 65   Aosdána and Israeli cultural proposals     Fred Johnston    Wed Mar 28, 2007 17:51 
 66   Mein Kampf     no platform for fascists    Wed Mar 28, 2007 19:13 
 67   Diamonds and Lesbians     John    Wed Mar 28, 2007 23:47 
 68   Biscuits     Trevor    Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:35 
 69   SPARE THE INSULTS ? TO AN ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTOR?     Fred Johnston    Thu Mar 29, 2007 14:26 
 70   wrong said Fred     Tariq    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:44 
 71   Just a word     Malachy    Thu Mar 29, 2007 19:24 
 72   Israel     d    Thu Mar 29, 2007 20:12 
 73   D     Malachy    Thu Mar 29, 2007 20:33 
 74   IS REAL     Babs    Sun May 20, 2007 21:52 
 75   Peace     Kelvin    Wed May 30, 2007 00:11 
 76   A debate     MichaelY    Wed May 30, 2007 11:47 
 77   Not true - "all anti-semites definetly are anti-zionist"     observer    Fri Jul 06, 2007 03:13 
 78   Anti Zionist Jews -funny companions     JohnHM    Wed Jul 11, 2007 22:31 
 79   Erm....     Marlinspike    Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:42 
 80   It Continues . . .     Fred Johnston    Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:52 


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