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Inter Press Service News Agency

Israeli Magnate Draws Activists' Ire

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Having successfully lobbied the U.N. Children's Agency UNICEF to stop accepting donations from Israeli billionaire Lev Avnerovich Leviev, activists from Adalah-NY are urging celebrities who have made public appearances with Leviev to cut all ties with him.

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gulfnews

Arab League may blacklist Levant Jewellery stores

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The Arab League is considering blacklisting companies belonging to Israeli businessman Lev Leviev and that of his agent in the UAE, the pan-Arab body said just days after Unicef severed ties with the billionaire jeweller.

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The Jewish Chronicle

Palestinians push Unicef to boycott Leviev

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A Palestinian human-rights organisation, Adalah-NY, has convinced Unicef to reject further financial support from the billionaire diamonds entrepreneur Lev Leviev, whose construction company builds in Israeli settlements.

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The Forward

UNICEF Criticized After Banning Mogul

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The United Nations’ Children Fund, UNICEF, has landed in troubled Middle Eastern waters. On June 19, UNICEF swore off any relationship with a controversial Israeli diamond mogul, Lev Leviev, because of his construction of settlements in the Palestinian territories.

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The New York Sun

UNICEF Vows To Spurn an Israeli Donor

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Bowing to pressure from activists from Adalah-NY, the United Nations Children's Fund is cutting ties with a billionaire Israeli donor, Lev Leviev, in response to allegations that one of his companies is financing the construction of settlements in the West Bank.

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National Jeweler

UNICEF rejects Leviev support

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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has cut ties with billionaire diamantaire Lev Leviev due to his suspected involvement in building Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to a letter sent from the organization to activist group Adalah-NY.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Unicef Shuns Gifts From Israeli Billionaire

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The United Nations Children’s Fund has decided not to accept donations from an Israeli billionaire on grounds that his company may be building settlements in occupied territory.

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Globes

UNICEF cuts ties with Leviev

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Galei Zahal (IDF Army) radio reports that the UN's children's fund UNICEF has announced that it is severing its ties with Africa-Israel chairman and controlling shareholder Lev Leviev "due to his suspected involvement in building settlements in the West Bank."

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