Grand Opening Protest

Join us to PROTEST Lev Leviev’s new jewelry store opening

700 Madison Avenue at 62^nd St.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20^th, 4:30 to 6:00 PM

Every purchase of LEVIEV’S diamonds supports:

· Violations of International Law

Lev Leviev’s Africa-Israel company builds Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967. Israeli settlements violate international law and have even been criticized by Israel’s strongest ally, the U.S. government.

· Destruction of Communities

Africa-Israel builds on land belonging to Palestinian farmers, threatening their ability to survive and remain in their homes. The settlements where Leviev is active or has built homes – Mattityahu East, Tzufim, Har Homa, Maale Adumim and Ariel – seize vital Palestinian water and agricultural resources. They also carve the West Bank into disconnected Bantustans, destroying hopes for a viable Palestinian state. Palestinian residents of Bil’in have gained worldwide recognition for their non-violent campaign in partnership with Israeli activists protesting illegal confiscations of their land for Mattityahu East.

· Irresponsible Development in NYC

Here in NYC, Leviev and his former partner Shaya Boymelgreen (who also profits from illegal Israeli settlement construction) have demonstrated a similar disregard for local low-income communities and the law. Leviev and Boymelgreen employ underpaid, non-union workers in hazardous conditions and have violated housing codes to construct luxury apartments that displace low- and moderate-income residents in Brooklyn, provoking The Laborer’s Union and ACORN to launch a campaign against their abuses.

Boycott Leviev's Diamonds

Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East www.adalahny.org

Info@adalahny.org