We boycott Israel for many reasons, you can read about some of them here:
http://boycott4peace.blogspot.com/search/label/why%20we%20boycott
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http://boycott4peace.blogspot.com/search/label/why%20we%20boycott
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Israel exported $6 billion in cut diamonds and an additional
$3 billion in uncut diamonds in 2013: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/26/news/israel-diamonds-money-laundering/index.html
Israel Apartheid is well documented here:
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Alternatives to commercial diamonds--Used is Best!
New synthetics aren’t the answer. Many synthetic diamonds are manufactured in
Israel:
Maybe a different stone?
Think again, Israel also exports precious metals and other precious
stones. In fact 31 percent of their
total exports are in gems and precious metals:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/israel/exports
Used is Best! Buy
something you like at a price you can afford.
If you are buying for someone else, it’s best to shop together. If you’re looking for a gift explain why you
want to buy used and have fun finding the perfect piece together.
The website below will help you be a better used jewelry
consumer. They suggest how you can learn about prices and they also suggest visiting
a real pawn shop. If you are thinking of
spending a substantial amount of money at a pawn shop, first search the name of
the pawn shop on-line and look for news articles and reviews. They tell you how to judge reviews, as well
as e-bay sellers and they offer plenty of other advice at this link: http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-NOT-to-Buy-a-Diamond-Ring-on-Ebay-/10000000004895035/g.html (Also check the articles displayed below this
one. To make the best buy, learn as much
as you can!)
Thinking of popping the question? Honestly, an expensive engagement ring might
not be in your favor. “A diamond is
forever, but an expensive engagement ring means the marriage might not last
that long. According to a new study,
spending between $2,000 and $4,000 on an engagement ring is significantly
associated with an increase in the risk of divorce:” http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/10/the-divorce-proof-marriage/381401/
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Check out our complete boycott list here:
http://boycott4peace.blogspot.com/2014/12/boycott-list.html
Check out our complete boycott list here:
http://boycott4peace.blogspot.com/2014/12/boycott-list.html
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Read the full article below for an expose' of a large Israeli Diamond business' complicity in the illegal West Bank settlements and in human rights abuses in Africa:
ReplyDeletehttp://adalahny.org/press-release/1236/palestinian-rights-protesters-find-leviev-nyc-diamond-store-closed-and-empty
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"It would appear that most people don't readily associate diamonds with Israel and its war crimes. The reality is that Israel's diamond industry is a main source of funding for the Israeli military ( $1 billion every year according to testimony given at the Russell Tribunal in Nov 2010)." Warning, graphic images of IDF violence: http://inminds.com/article.php?id=10636
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