Diamond

Why the diamond industry must abandon dogma and embrace lab-grown pragmatism - opinion

The modern marketplace no longer rewards dogmatic rejectionism; instead, it demands an enlightened dual-track strategy that balances trade advocacy with market realities. 

|ByAHMED BIN SULAYEM
A diamond.
The "Tinder Swindler" Simon Leviev arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, November 17, 2022.

Over four years later: Leviev family drops criminal complaint against 'Tindler Swindler'

The agreement was submitted for approval to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court after more than four years of legal proceedings.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Illustration: Blue diamonds

The ex-wife concealed a rare blue diamond worth millions of shekels

The man claimed that the woman exploited her time alone in the house to empty a hiding place of jewelry and diamonds worth NIS 3.2 million. The woman denied his claim.

|ByWALLA! MONEY
Structure of a hexagonal diamond.

The hardest material? Chinese team forges hexagonal diamond with super strength

To synthesize the crystals, the team compressed highly ordered pyrolytic graphite to pressures as high as 20 gigapascals, roughly 200,000 times the atmospheric pressure at Earth’s surface.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Indonesian Muslim delegation visits Israeli Diamond Exchange

Indonesia and Israel have no official diplomatic relations

JULY 8, 2019BySYDNEY DENNEN
Yoram Dvash and Mufti Hassan meet at Israeli Diamond Exchange

Diamonds are a girl's best friend. But what about in ancient Israel?

So were diamonds a girl's best friend in the ancient Land of Israel? BIU might have some interesting answers soon.

JUNE 4, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
A selection of stones of various types, including talc, amethyst, serpentine, chalcedony, lapis lazuli, opal, chrysocolla and more from different periods and different sites

GIA opens gem lab at Israel Diamond Exchange

Shanghai agrees to host Israeli exhibition in July

MAY 22, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Diamond

The Relationship between Diamonds and The Jewish People

Until the second world war the Netherlands and Belgium in particular were tolerant to this otherwise very harshly prosecuted minority, with the diamond industry flourishing.

APRIL 7, 2019ByLEO GIOSUÈ
A BLUE diamond for sale at Sotheby’s in London, April 2018

Diamond thieves caught with 'hot' NIS 10,000 briefcase at IL border

A gang of nine Columbian alleged diamond thieves was arrested 24 hours after international diamond expo in Ramat-Gan was broken into.

JANUARY 30, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
POLICE HANDOUT SHOWING CCTV FOOTAGE OF LONDON DOME RAIDER ADAMS ATTACKING THE MILLENNIUM STAR DIAMOND DISPLAY CABINET

Police reject Leviev’s demands for cooperating in diamond smuggling probe

'King of Diamonds' reportedly fears immediate arrest if he comes to Israel from Russia.

NOVEMBER 24, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Lev Leviev

Diamond company calls for probe into suicide of Leviev employee

Woman reportedly threw herself out window soon after being summoned for further questioning.

NOVEMBER 21, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Lev Leviev

Family of Lev Leviev, famous businessman, tied to massive diamond smuggling scheme

Son and brother of the well-known businessman among the suspects accused of multi-million dollar smuggling operation.

NOVEMBER 5, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Lev Leviev

Diamonds & digital assets

MAY 23, 2018ByDAVID ROSH PINA
Diamond

Meet the Israeli start-up that seeks to quash terrorist diamond smuggling

6 Degrees uses laser-inscribing machinery to invisibly encrypt an ID on diamonds to prevent trafficking.

MARCH 13, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Diamond (illustrative)