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.
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2-12-2008 @ 11:36AM
just me said...
I've never heard of this store.
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2-13-2008 @ 7:28PM
John C. Randolph said...
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
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2-17-2008 @ 12:29AM
Niomke said...
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
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2-20-2008 @ 4:29PM
wondering said...
Jewish Week is covering these protests too:
http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a4528/News/New_York.html
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2-24-2008 @ 1:57AM
wondering said...
Looks like another flap over Leviev providing diamonds for the Academy Awards
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/77569/
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