American Jewry’s relationship with Israel is characterized by a critical paradox: Most American Jews oppose Netanyahu’s policy of de-facto annexation of 2.8 million West-Bank Palestinians that would transform Israel into a bi-national state, and by that bringing an end to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Only a minority supports Netanyahu’s policy of “Greater…
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson met with top Republicans on the sidelines of an Israeli American Council event to talk about preserving a Republican majority in the House, Jewish Insider reported. Adelson has said that he sees the Israeli American Council, to which he is the top donor, as a hardline alternative to AIPAC. Before…
Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson got an Israeli company a meeting with the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. Now the EPA has a contract with the company to study its technology, POLITICO reported. Scott Pruitt, the EPA chief, met with the company “as a request of Sheldon Adelson,” according to schedule notes. The company, Water-Gen,…
(JTA) — The Trump administration is considering an offer from Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson to pay for at least part of a new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, four US officials told The Associated Press. Lawyers at the State Department are looking into the legality of accepting private donations to cover some or all of the…
The bombshell announcement by Israeli police Tuesday, recommending two charges of bribery against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has set off a process that could lead to a dramatic change in Israel’s political landscape. Netanyahu, who has been serving as prime minister since 2009, forcefully rejected the claims, arguing the allegations against him are “false and…
For years, Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam were the greatest U.S.-based supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Adelson even started a free newspaper, Israel Hayom, that became known for its pro-Netanyahu editorial line. But the ongoing criminal investigations of Netanyahu, one of which relates directly to his relationship with…
(JTA) — Two Jewish leaders denounced a Boston Globe editorial cartoon that they said uses a caricature of Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson with anti-Semitic tropes. The cartoon that appeared Friday was titled “Murder on the tax-cut express” and shows Adelson aboard a train conducted by President Donald Trump labeled as riding in the section for…
Birthright Israel cancelled its winter fundraising gala with just a week’s notice, telling donors that the honoree, casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, would be unable to attend after he fell and fractured three ribs. The cancellation announcement went out November 27, a week before the planned gala, which was to be held at the Ziegfield Ballroom…
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