Puerto Rico has suffered under a borrowing crisis in which creditors scooped up bonds on the cheap and then procured an astronomical payout. This has led to widespread suffering. Seth Klarman, whose hedge fund has one of the largest holdings of Puerto Rican debt, has donated through the years to numerous Israel lobby groups that enable Palestinian suffering…
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JTA: Billionaire Haim Saban backs bill slashing funds to Palestinian Authority (Taylor Force Act)
The Taylor Force Act, a bill to limit aid to the Palestinian Authority, is being peddled on both sides of the aisle by a nationwide grassroots network of pro-Israel activists—including Sheldon Adelson, Shawn Evenhaim, Haim Saban and Adam Milstein—as well as several powerful pro-Israel lobbying groups.
Hedge fund billionaire creates charter schools that teach about Israel, “the Jewish miracle of the 20th century”
JTA reports that Michael Steinhardt, billionaire founder of Birthright Israel (a free, ten-day trip to Israel that is enjoyed by a large percentage of Jewish young adults) considers the state of Israel “the Jewish miracle of the 20th century.” Now he is creating public schools that teach about Israel…
JTA: “Lauder vs. Adelson: Which Jewish billionaire has Trump’s ear on Israel?”
JTA reports that Trump takes advice on Israel from Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate; and Ronald Lauder, the cosmetics heir and president of the World Jewish Congress. Both are major supporters of Israel, with differing views. Lauder wants Trump to court Mahmoud Abbas. Adelson wants him to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem…
The Zionist Destruction of American Higher Education
Until now, revocation of a permanent residency Green Card could only occur if its holder had committed a serious felony such as murder or rape, but the empowered pro-Israel partisans of the Trump Administration have now stretched that law to include criticism of Israel or Jews
Flashback: The Israeli oligarch behind world forum to battle “antisemitism”attended by kings & presidents
At least 45 world leaders attended the World Holocaust Forum in Israel to fight “antisemitism.” The event was organized by Russian-Israeli billionaire Moshe Kantor, who calls support for Palestinian rights “antisemitic.” Kantor is said to have been a “sponsor of the 2005 ‘Orange Revolution’ in Ukraine, which led to the cancellation of the presidential election…
The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil: How The Israel Lobby Fueled a Campus Crackdown
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist involved in organizing at Columbia University, is the result of more than a year of pro-Israeli think-tank propaganda and lobbying efforts to tie the students to Hamas and erode free speech protections in the United States.
The Israeli-American Trump mega-donor behind speech crackdowns
Israeli-American billionaire Miriam Adelson is the largest financier of Trump’s three presidential campaigns. Tax documents reveal that she is directly overseeing a social media campaign targeting Khalil and Columbia University
Professor At Center of Columbia University Deportation Scandal Is Former Israeli Spy
The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is Keren Yarhi-Milo, a former Israeli intelligence official with the Israeli military
600+ Palestinian prisoners released, many show signs of torture – Ceasefire Day 37
60th Palestinian detainee dies; others show signs of severe torture; US eyes real estate takeover of Gaza under guise of ‘rebuilding’; House committee told to use Hebrew term for Israeli-occupied West Bank; pro-Israel campus news