Israel took steps to limit its involvement with “conflict diamonds.” Israel says it recently became the first country to adopt the Kimberley process, which attempts to halt the sale of conflict diamonds, gems sold to raise funds for armed rebel groups in countries such as Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.
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