Protesters Urge Leviev Diamonds Boycott
Those hoping to dash into the Leviev store on Madison Avenue in New York City on Saturday found themselves running a bit of a gauntlet. National Jeweler reports that around 45 pro-Palestinian protesters clustered outside the store urging shoppers to boycott the jewelry store, which is owned by Israeli diamond king Lev Leviev. The group, Adalah-NY has protested in front of Leviev's store seven times since it opened last November (the pieces shown above were displayed during the store opening). They chose last Saturday to make their case to shoppers on a pre-Valentine's day shopping quest. The group says that Leviev, who is also a real estate developer, is building Israeli settlements on what they claim is occupied Palestinian land. Protesters also boycotted outside Leviev's London store (perhaps a more cutting blow since Leviev recently moved to London.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
just me Feb 12th 2008 11:36AM
I've never heard of this store.
John C. Randolph Feb 13th 2008 7:28PM
Thanks for the tip. If I have occasion to buy diamonds anytime soon, I'll make sure to go to the store that terrorists and their sympathizers want me to boycott.
-jcr
Niomke Feb 17th 2008 12:29AM
There's an interview with some of the activists here that explains more of the background:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/activists_call_for_boycott_of_diamond
wondering Feb 20th 2008 4:29PM
Jewish Week is covering these protests too:
http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a4528/News/New_York.html
wondering Feb 24th 2008 1:57AM
Looks like another flap over Leviev providing diamonds for the Academy Awards
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/77569/