Category: Press Releases

  • Adalah-NY to ADL: Demand that UNICEF reinstate Leviev as donor “hypocritical and outrageous”

    UNICEF cut ties with Israeli diamond mogul over construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land New York, NY, June 25, 2008 – The New York rights coalition Adalah-NY today labeled as “hypocritical and outrageous” the June 24 demand by The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that UNICEF reinstate Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev as a donor. In a…

  • PCHR: PCHR Commends UNICEF Stance Against Illegal OPT Settlements

    To view original press release from PCHR, click here The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) welcomes the decision of UNICEF to reject any further support from Israeli businessman Lev Leviev, who owns companies actively involved in constructing illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Lev Leviev, one of the richest men in Israel,…

  • DCI/PS welcomes UNICEF’s rejection of Leviev support

    To view original statement made by the Defence for Children International – Palestine section, click here DCI-Palestine welcomes UNICEF’s decision to reject any further support offered by Israeli businessman Lev Leviev, who owns companies that are responsible for building housing units in several settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), in contravention of international humanitarian…