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Israel to lead battle against blood diamonds?
Maya Lecker
Published: 21.06.10, 11:24
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1. Israel should lead the battle fo GILAD SHALIT
DANIELLE   (06.21.10)
2. Don't forget the bulldozers
Robert ,   Brisbane, Australia   (06.21.10)
"Israel gets rare opportunity to lead an international battle against violation of human rights" ....You've got to be kidding.
3. No. 2 Robert
NYC Girl   (06.21.10)
Apparently, in your parallel universe the Israelis can do nothing right, yet you seem to have no problem with a human rights hell hole like Zimbabwe. So why not admit you're a dickhead and get it over with...because you're really becoming very tedious.
4. 2 - islamic nations won't, somebody's gotta do it
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (06.21.10)
yes, they are more interested in genocidal terrorism for foreigners and apartheid oppression of their own people to worry about protecting the rights of anyone other than their barbaric clan. credit to israel for being a responsible member of the international community and for upholding the human rights of minorities not only in israel, but in countries all over the world.
5. to #2 Rob or Achmed who cares
ghostq   (06.21.10)
listen if you will look at the numbers, you will find that in afrika the amount of dead people including children is 10 times bigger than pali, that includes slaving children, or tie them in metal chains much like the slavery the UK used to have 100 years ago. sound like reality won't hit you mate unless you will see the real mysery from afrika.
6. What about Israel's blood diamonds
Sean ,   Ireland   (06.22.10)
Israel is the world’s leading diamond exporter with exports valued at nearly $20 billion in 2008 - over 1200 times the value of Zimbabwe’s diamond exports. Israel’s cut and polished diamonds avoid the human rights standards applying to rough diamond producers as the KP stipulates only rough diamonds can be classed as conflict or blood diamonds. The public can have no confidence in the Kimberly Process system of self-regulation as it is designed to protect powerful vested interests at the top to the diamond supply chain.
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