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Items by Sean Clinton
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The diamond industry and multinationals are complicit in Israel’s genocide
As the peak Christmas diamond sales period approaches, the millions of people who have marched in city streets worldwide calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and apartheid should now call out the jewellery industry’s complicity in the genocide and demand reparations for its victims. Multinational corporations with operations in...
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Genocide in Gaza: Luxury at what cost?
With one decision these four people can significantly alter the financial ability of Israel to continue its genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing in Palestine which has unleashed apocalyptic carnage and suffering on over two million people trapped in Gaza. The harrowing toll of death and destruction challenges everyone with...
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The Kimberley Process: Israel’s multi-billion dollar blood diamond laundry
Last week there was a callous, brutal attack on a sleeping family in their home in Gaza which killed a husband and wife, blowing their shredded bodies across a street; the ensuing bombardment killed 34 people including a family of eight. That this was all done by a leading...
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Kimberley Process failure means blood diamonds still legal this Christmas
As the plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) diamond regulatory body, chaired by the EU, draws to a close today in Brussels those hoping for an end to the trade in blood diamonds will be sadly disappointed. Human rights groups from across Europe and Australia, concerned about revenue from...
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Israel’s diamond exports crash as BDS and war crimes impact
Diamond companies in Israel employ people who have served in and are members of the Israeli army...