Ramat Gan, a city split from Tel Aviv by a major road, is one of the diamond capitals of the world. Its Diamond Exchange District contains four skyscrapers which can be seen from pretty well anywhere in Tel Aviv (and you will certainly see if you look left from your plane as you approach Tel Aviv). Among these is the Moshe Aviv Tower, which is Israel’s tallest building!

Within the Israel Diamond Exchange are some 2,800 companies which cover every aspect of the industry – cutting, trading, marketing, brokerage, import, and export. The exchange also contains the world’s largest diamond trading floor! It’s a far cry from the archaeological sites which predominate the perception of industry in Israel.

The diamond industry in Israel includes all sorts of different diamonds including Argyle diamonds, which come from the Argyle mine in Western Australia, the world’s largest supplier of diamonds! 80% of Agyle diamonds are brown, 15%, yellow, 4% white, and the remaining 1% are red and pink, and green and blue. You won’t find Black Diamonds from the Argyle mine, however. These are pretty special.

Among the many companies within the Israel Diamond Exchange is Leibish & Co, a well established firm which has a history dating back to 1979 when Leibish Polnuer, the firm’s founder, when he first sourced diamonds for one of the leading British families. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength, and is now a major firm in the Israeli industry, with representatives in Hong Kong, New York, Antwerp, and China.

Leibish & Co’s website has a great selection of diamonds of all varieties and you’ll be sure to find what you need.