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Billionaire Seth Klarman, donor to Israel causes, is one of the largest holders of Puerto Rican debt

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…

NEH Announces Largest Grant in Agency’s History—.4 Million—to Israel advocacy organization

National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency funded by U.S. tax dollars, dispensed the grant to Tikvah in the middle of Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians. It’s to combat “antisemitism” – i.e. criticism of Israeli war crimes.

Will Ketanji Brown Jackson be able to transcend her pro-Israel influences?

An extraordinary constellation of pro-Israel influences have pervaded Ketanji Brown Jackson’s life and in some cases assisted her career… As a Supreme Court Justice, will she be able to live up to her pledge to interpret the law ‘without fear or favor’ ? In the past, a Supreme Court ruling influenced by Israel partisans destroyed a 200-year American tradition…

Oligarchs: Russia, Israel, and Media Omissions

Since Russian oligarchs are currently in the news, we’re reposting our 2005 article… Most of the oligarchs had ties to Israel; some were dual citizens. They used cheating, bribery & murder as they exploited the disintegration of the USSR to amass plunder amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars. In order to safeguard their businesses, they took control of the state.

Israel loyalists embedded in U.S. government pushed U.S. into Iraq War

The invasion of Iraq was promoted by an interconnected network of Israel loyalists known as “neoconservatives” who were operating at all levels of the U.S. government, and who used their positions to promote policies on behalf of Israel. Four detailed reports, plus photos of the individuals who promoted this tragic and disastrous war…

Israel’s plan to secretly fund pro-Israel groups in the U.S.

In 2018 The Forward reported on repeated efforts by the Israeli government money to push money into American Jewish institutions to use in advocating for Israel. The efforts come from an Israeli ministry whose actions, even within Israel, are veiled in secrecy….. American groups using this secret money to influence American discourse would be violating US law…