Israel Doesn’t Want Qatar to Run the Kimberley Process

Conflict-diamond watchdog struggles to find new chair.
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Israel has expressed opposition to Qatar’s candidacy for Kimberley Process (KP) chair, threatening the diamond certification scheme’s ability to find a new leader.

Qatar is currently the only country in the running for the position for 2026, sources told Rapaport News this week.

On May 11, Natalie Gutman Chen, Israel’s acting diamond controller and its focal point for the KP, raised the country’s concerns…

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