Land Developer BDS (Leviev)

Valentine's Day protest at Leviev NYC on Feb 6, 2016
Third time we shut down the store. Our Valentine's Day protest at Leviev NYC on Feb 6, 2016

Press Coverage

Montreal Mirror

Land grabs and lawsuits

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Accused of war crimes for their involvement with Israeli settlement expansion, two Quebec-registered companies are being sued in Canada by the occupied West Bank Palestinian village of Bi’lin.

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Diamonds.net

Namibia's Largest Union to Negotiate with Leviev Diamonds

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Together the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have appealed to striking workers at Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) to vacate the employer's grounds where workers have set-up camp since June 19.

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The Namibian

LLD Labour Dispute Used as 'Political Tool' in U.S.

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An international campaign calling for a boycott of all Lev Leviev businesses will not have any notable effect on the company's Namibian interests, Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) Namibia MD Kombadayedu Kapwanga said yesterday.

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Press Release

Rights advocates call on US jewelers to cease business with Leviev over ethical violations, 07/28/2008

Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East
Media Contact: info@adalahny.org

For Immediate Release

Rights advocates call on US jewelers to cease business with Leviev over ethical violations
Leviev’s activities said to violate jewelry industry human rights standards

New York, NY – At major jewelry industry events this Saturday and Sunday in New York, human rights advocates called on US jewelers to cease doing business with Lev Leviev’s companies because they violate jewelry trade association human rights principles. The New York rights group Adalah-NY passed out hundreds of flyers detailing their case at Jewelers of America events this weekend, and engaged in discussions with industry members. Adalah-NY will continue this grassroots educational effort in the coming days at Jewelers of America New York Summer Show at the Javits Center.

The flyer features a photo of Leviev earrings with the caption, “More teardrops courtesy of Leviev.” Riham Barghouti from Adalah-NY explained, “Lev Leviev’s unethical business practices taint the entire jewelry industry. In keeping with their own codes of conduct, industry members should cease doing business with Leviev’s companies until they end their abuses in Angola, Namibia and Palestine. Some attendees at the Jewelers Association awards dinner and the summer show have been receptive to our call.”

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An Important Announcement for the Diamond Industry

Why the Diamond Industry Should Steer Clear of Lev Leviev’s Businesses

The Rapaport Group’s statement on Corporate Responsibility lays out a number of important principles to ensure a “strong proactive role promoting and implementing corporate responsibility programs around the world.” Other major jewelry industry associations like Jewelers of America (JA) and the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP) have committed themselves to similar laudable principles to respect human rights and contribute to sustainable development.

Members of the diamond industry should not do business with the companies of Israeli diamantier Lev Leviev because there is strong evidence that Leviev’s businesses violate the Rapaport Group’s principles on corporate responsibility as well as those of the JA and CRJP. Leviev’s businesses have recently been renounced by Oxfam International and UNICEF due to Leviev’s construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank in violation of international law. Companies owned by Leviev’s partner in settlement construction, Shaya Boymelgreen, are now being sued for war crimes in Canada.

Leviev’s companies violate the following principles from the Rapaport Group’s statement on Corporate Responsibility:

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An Important Announcement for the Jewelry Industry

Why Jewelers of America Members Should Steer Clear of Lev Leviev’s Businesses

Jewelers of America (JA) is a member of the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP). All CRJP members have committed themselves to a set of laudable principles to contribute to sustainable development.

The businesses of Israeli diamantier Lev Leviev are not members of JA or the CRJP and have recently been renounced by Oxfam International and UNICEF due to their construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank in violation of international law. Companies owned by Leviev’s partner in settlement construction, Shaya Boymelgreen, are now being sued for war crimes in Canada.

JA members should not do business with Leviev’s companies because there is strong evidence that Leviev’s companies may violate the following principles of the CRJP:

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