http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/Boycott-Israeli-Blood-Diamonds/
Stop Israel's Blood Diamond Tradeoverview
Target: Members of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), NGO
observers to the KPCS, the World Jewellery Confederation, the Responsible
Jewellery Council and all national and international Jewellers
associationsSponsored by: Global Palestine SolidarityDiamonds processed in
Israel fund war crimes and crimes against humanity yet they are sold worldwide
as conflict free diamonds.
Israel
is the world's leading diamond exporter, with exports valued at nearly
$20 billion in 2008, accounting for over 30% of Israel's exports.
Revenue from the Israeli diamond industry generates approximately $1 billion
annually in funding for the Israeli military/security industry, a military
which stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
According to the UN based Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) only
"rough diamonds
used by rebel movements or their allies to finance conflict aimed at
undermining legitimate governments" can be classed as conflict or blood
diamonds. The KPCS classifies all other diamonds as "conflict free" regardless
of what human rights violations
they may be funding. Approximately 50% of all gem-quality diamonds in
dollar terms are processed in Israel. These de facto blood diamonds are
sold worldwide as conflict free diamonds to unsuspecting consumers who
are unaware that their purchase is funding gross human rights violations
in Palestine.
The KPCS definition of a conflict or blood diamond
must be urgently reviewed in order to include all diamonds that fund
human rights violations.
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