The government and former rebels in Ivory Coast have repeatedly violated a U.N. arms embargo — and a ban on diamond exports is being flouted with help from many countries, according to a report by U.N. experts...They said the systematic transfer of weapons may be linked to the smuggling of cocoa...The experts recommended that the Israeli government investigate the possible involvement of Israeli nationals and companies in the illegal export of Ivorian rough diamonds, and they called on Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates to regulate and monitor diamond polishing activities to deter the illegal import and processing of stones from Ivory Coast. The experts also called on Guinea to ensure that Ivorian diamonds don't infiltrate their own production, and they urged Liberia to investigate Liberian companies suspected of violating the embargo.