Diamond

Diamonds, diplomacy, and a family legacy

With Israel’s diamond industry under pressure, Shai Schnitzer is seeking the exchange presidency once held by his father and grandfather – and putting his connections to the test

Shai Schnitzer was always drawn to the diamond industry for its emphasis on personal relationships
creating bespoke jewellery.

Custom jewellery by leading Hatton Garden jewellers

The Treasure of Villena.

Bronze Age hoard, Egyptian diamonds: String of museum heists throughout August shake Europe

A diamond.

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


Newly-revealed treasure map may lead to Nazi spoils

The public can see the map as well as hundreds of other World War II - era documents since the Archives declassified them as part of their annual Open Access Day.

 Illustrative image of a treasure map.

Tel Aviv-Dubai road is paved with diamonds

For nearly two decades before the Abraham Accords and the diamond deal that followed, Israel and the UAE were quietly trading in precious stones. The man behind it all: Ahmed Bin Sulayem.

 The DMCC's "Made for Trade Live” at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Conference

Israeli jewelry firm launches blockchain-based investment protection

Jerusalem-based Yvel brings a luxury touch to NFT technology

 Diamonds, cryptocurrency and blockchain (Illustrative).

Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange district to undergo major upgrade

The plan will allow the construction of 1,750 housing units, 1,500 hotel rooms, 400 sheltered housing units, and 500 student dormitories.

 View of the Israel Diamond Exchange center,  in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, January 14, 2016.

Israel's diamond sales hit record after decade of decline

Then increase, the ministry said, came after a decade of declining sales led by the transfer of aspects of the polished diamond trade to India.

 A trader inspects a 709-carat diamond, found in Sierra Leone and known as the ‘Peace Diamond,’ as Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport Group, looks on, at Israel’s Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan on October 19, 2017.

What is the history of the South African Jewish diamond industry?

Once a desirable trade for a nice Jewish boy, diamond cutting and polishing in South Africa no longer is - here's why.

 The Eureka Diamond, the first diamond discovered in South Africa near Hopetown by Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs, 15, in 1867.

Israel's diamond industry has a bloody history

Diamonds may be the diamond industry’s best friend, but the glitter hides a blood-stained history, for which the industry has yet to be made accountable.

 A visitor holds a diamond during a visit to the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone.

Israel's diamond industry continues to grow in 2021

Israel's diamond industry showed continued growth in all four major trade categories during the first two quarters of 2020 and 2021.

A trader inspects a diamond during a show at Israel's Diamond Exchange near Tel Aviv, Israel

Israel Diamond Exchange hosts first ever Innovation Fair

The Innovation Fair was attended by high-tech companies that are revolutionizing the diamond industry.

The Israel Diamond Exchange - Innovation Fair

Carbon copy? Pandora takes a shine to lab-made diamonds

Prices of lab-grown diamonds have fallen over the past two years.

A general view of the Pandora shop in Riga, Latvia Febuary 4, 2020