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Chessed and Tzedaka / Health and Medicine / Israel / News Briefs

Adelson Family Donates $40 Million to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

By Israel Hayom

The contribution will allow construction to commence on the Adelson National Center for Advanced Cancer Therapy, which will include an oncology institute, inpatient units, clinics and Israel’s first proton therapy institute.

Headline / Jewish / Obituaries

Sheldon Adelson, Mega Philanthropist, Passes Away at 87

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The supporting waters have vanished heavenward. Only a vast, dry seabed remains. The loss is colossal."

Archaeology / Headline / Jerusalem / Video of the Day

Watch: Opening the City of David's Pilgrimage Road

By Video of the Day

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman had the honor of opening the path to the rediscovered City of David's Pilgrimage Road.

Diaspora / Israel

Birthright Israel Sees Record Participation in 2018

By Israel Hayom

A record 48,000 participants from around abroad and 8,300 Israelis took part in 10-day tours in 2018.

Antisemitism / Boycott / BDS / Headline / Judea & Samaria / Politics / Settlements / UK

Israeli Academic Leading Call to Boycott Ariel University Conference

By JNi.Media

"If the academic code of ethics was created for any purpose at all, it was to combat academic boycotts of Israel."

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / Travel

Israel Launching Moon Mission This December

By JNi.Media

First Israeli lunar spacecraft set to land on moon Feb. 13, 2019, making Israel fourth country to reach Earth's satellite.

Business and Economy / Diaspora / Featured / Korea

Report: Adelson Plans to Open Up Casino in North Korea

By JNi.Media

Adelson, a veteran of the Korean war, said he hoped President Trump would get “North and South Korea to finish the war,” so Adelson, could “open up business.”

Eye on "Palestine" / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / The Courts

US Court Throws Out Anti-Israel ‘Lawfare’ Suit

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The ruling was the second defeat for "Palestinian" supporters in the US courts in recent months.

Business and Economy / Elections / Featured / Media / Politics / US

Wednesday, Adelson Dropped Bibi

By JNi.Media

Sheldon was in it for his love for Bibi, but Bibi was ready to cast him aside like yesterday's news.

Business and Economy / Featured / Government / Jewish / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education / Politics / Settlements / US

Bennett Doubles Ariel University's Size, Adelson Pays for New Medical School

By JNi.Media

With a $20 million donation from the Adelsons, Ariel will become home to Israel's sixth medical school.

Headline / Jerusalem / Jewish / Politics / US

Adelson Frustrated by Trump's Jerusalem Embassy Indecision

By JNi.Media

Adelson will be in Israel at the same time Trump plans to visit, on May 22.

Business and Economy / Featured / Global / Jewish

5th on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index Mark Zuckerberg Richest Living Jew

By JNi.Media

Philanthropist kingmaker casino magnate Sheldon Adelson ranks 24th on Bloomberg's list, with $28.4 billion.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Elections / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Politics / UK / US

As Trump Confirms Kushner Will Broker Israel-PA Deal, Don't Take Jared for Granted

By JNi.Media

Jared Kushner is a man who knows how to keep a grudge, and knows the secret of revenge being best served ice cold. Don't underestimate him, don't mess with him, don't take him for granted.

Antisemitism / Elections / Israel / News Briefs / Politics / US

Neo Nazis Publish List of 'Donald Trump's Jewish Cabal'

By JNi.Media

None of the participants need be corrupt or sinister in any way, the website doesn't provide smarmy details about their sins, all they've done to be included here is be Jewish.

Business and Economy / Elections / Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / US

Days Before the Elections Adelsons Give Trump $10 Million

By JNi.Media

Back in September, The Guardian reported the Adelsons were planning to donate as much as $25 million, later that figure was reduced to a mere $5 million, and now, apparently, they settled on $10 million.

Anti-Israel NGOs / Boycott / BDS / Government / Judea & Samaria / News Briefs / Politics / US

Judea, Samaria, Golan Communities Bypassing BDS, Taking Products Directly to US Consumers

By JNi.Media

Three months ago, a similar program was held in Moscow, and many more such events are anticipated worldwide in the coming months.

Elections / ISIS / News Briefs / Politics / Terrorism / US

Analysis: Trump's Anti-Terror Plan Calls for Tough Immigrant Vetting, International Coalition Against ISIS

By JNi.Media

There was absolutely no new policy idea in the Trump speech Monday night, but there was an implied promise to encourage all levels of law enforcement to be less restrained in pursuing their targets.

Government / Media / News Briefs / Politics / The Knesset

Israeli Government in Cantankerous Rancor over New Broadcasting Authority

By JNi.Media

One of the most celebrated quotes from Sunday's debate was from Likud Minister Miri Regev who reportedly cried out: "What's the point in having a corporation if we don't control it?"

Elections / Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / US

Sheldon Adelson Endorses Trump, Says He's 'Good for Israel'

By JNi.Media

“Yes, I’m a Republican, he’s a Republican. He’s our nominee."

Elections / Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / US

Adelson Warming Up to Rubio as GOP Presidential Candidate

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Jewish billionaire, whose net worth dwarfs Trump's fortune, praised the young Florida senator in a meeting at a Las Vegas casino office.

Boycott / BDS / Elections / News Briefs / US

Ted Cruz Calls for Financial Boycott of Universities Backing BDS Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Cruz said everything the GOP's Sheldon Big Bucks Adelson wanted to hear, but wouldn’t it be better to let BDS die from lack brain disease?

Business and Economy / Israel / Media / News Briefs

Arutz-7 to End Financial Support of Ha'aretz

By Jewish Press News Desk

Basheva will be printed by Yisrael Hayom instead of by Haaretz.

News Briefs / US

W's Private Remarks to RJC Reveal Disagreements with Obama (SHOCKER)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Ready for the big news? George W. Bush doesn't think much of Barack Obama's foreign policy decisions.

Iran / News Briefs / US

Cyber Attacks Crippled Adelson’s Casino Firm because He Said ‘Bomb Iran’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The hackers wanted to punish the billionaire who loves Israel and hates a nuclear Iran that wants to destroy it.

Op-Eds

The Anti-Democratic Initiative of the Anti-Adelson Horde

By Steven Plaut

The ostensible basis for the banning of Israel Hayom is that it is distributed for free.

The Muqata

There Goes Freedom of the (Free) Press

By Jameel@Muqata

"Now North Korea and Iran will come to Israel to learn how to shut down newspapers..."

Business and Economy / Media / News Briefs / US

Never Mind Bombing Iran, Sheldon Adelson Wants To Buy The NY Times

By Tibbi Singer

“There’s only one way to buy it,” Adelson said. “Money.”

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / US

Romney and Lieberman to Headline Israeli-American DC Event

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Romney and Lieberman to headline Israeli-American Council inaugural conference in DC, Nov. 7 - 9.

Gaza / Hamas / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Politics / US

Haaretz Smears American Terrorism Expert with Political Hit Job

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Haaretz smears U.S. terrorism expert for being a Republican and friend of Sheldon Adelson.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / US

Bibi, Sheldon, Doing Traif Italian Lunch After UN Assembly Speech

By Tibbi Singer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed for a much deserved lunch in Midtown Manhattan with Sheldon Adelson, at Fresco by Scotto, accompanied by 30 security guards. Bibi had the veal chop.

Business and Economy / Israel / News Briefs

Antitrust Authority Approves Sale of Makor Rishon

By JTA

Religious-Zionist paper had been in danger of closing, will now join Sheldon Adelson's stable of media

Media / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Former Supreme Court Judge Goes to Bat for Makkor Rishon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner, who now heads the Israeli Council of Journalists, has called on the powers-to-be to prevent the closure of the bankrupt national religious newspaper Makkor Rishon that American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson wants to buy. Adelson also owns the highly successful freebie Israel HaYom newspaper, which staunchly supported Prime Minister […]

Op-Eds

Precisely to Whom is Gov. Chris Christie Pandering?

By Sarah N. Stern

Christie's "good friend" is an Imam who supports murderers of Jews and defames Israel and Christians.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Adelson Donates $16.4 Million for Israeli Launch to the Moon

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Sheldon Adelson Family Foundation has contributed $16.4 million to the Israel Lunar Project to build the world smallest spacecraft that SpaceIL hopes to land on the moon. The donation is nearly half of the project’s budget, estimated at $36 million. SpaceIL is an Israeli non-profit founded at the end of 2010 by three young […]

Op-Eds

A Response to Thomas Friedman: We Need More Sheldon Adelsons

By Joshua Nass

Apparently Thomas Friedman needs a history lesson to learn why those aren't "occupied territories."

Israel / News Briefs / Politics / US

Christie 'Apologizes' for Using Term 'Occupied Territories'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Christie explained to Adelson that he does not believe Israel "occupies" Judea and Samaria.

Government / News Briefs

MKs and Ministers Trying to Kill the Free Press in Israel

By Shalom Bear

Israeli politicians are trying to kill freedom of the press, because apparently competition is bad for the free market of ideas.

Israel

Makor Rishon to Change Owners

By Shalom Bear

Baruch Hashem, the popular Israeli paper Makor Rishon won't shut down, just have new owners.

Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / US

Adelson to Host Jeb Bush at Jewish Republican Event

By JTA

Sheldon Adelson will host a dinner featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on the eve of a conference of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Adelson, the casino magnate seen as a kingmaker in the Republican Party because of his willingness to spend tens of millions of dollars in an election, will host the dinner Thursday night […]

Business and Economy / Jewish / News Briefs

Larry Ellison Still World’s Wealthiest Jew

By JTA

Oracle’s Larry Ellison remains the world’s wealthiest Jew, placing fifth on Forbes magazine’s annual world billionaires list for 2014. Meanwhile, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (ranked at No. 21) was the “biggest dollar gainer” on the list, with his fortune jumping $15.2 billion, to $28.5 billion. Ellison (with a net worth of $48 billion) and casino mogul […]

Business and Economy / Jewish / News Briefs / US

Adelson Casino Website Back after Hack

By JTA

The websites of the casino operation owned by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson went back online, a week after they were hacked by unidentified vandals who criticized his support for Israel. The hackers on Feb. 11 took over the home page of websites run by the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest casino operator, which […]

Antisemitism / Media / News Briefs / Politics / US

Adelson Casino Website Hacked

By JTA

The website of the casino operation owned by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson was hacked by unidentified vandals who criticized his support for Israel. The hackers on Tuesday took over the home page of websites run by the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest casino operator, which is owned by Adelson. In addition to criticizing […]

Business and Economy / Jewish / News Briefs

Three of Top Ten Net Worth Gainers Are Jewish

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jews make up three of the 10 biggest gainers in net worth in 2013, as listed by Forbes. Among the Jews are Google co-founder Larry Page, whose mother was  Jewish, who was raised without religion and who intermarried. The biggest jump in bank accounts was that of gambling casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose net worth jumped […]

Europe / News Briefs / Politics

Ailing Spanish King Honors Keren Hayesod Members

By JTA

The king of Spain, who is recovering from hip surgery, left his residence for the first time since the operation to greet a delegation of Jews led by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. King Juan Carlos left the Palace of Zarzuela to greet Adelson and other activists with the Keren Hayesod–United Israel Appeal philanthropic body on […]

America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

None of this is a criticism of Reform Jews who are my brothers in every way.

America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Adelson ‘Bomb Iran’ Comment Exposes Double Standard (Full Video)

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The reaction to his statement has been illuminating as to the double standards that are often employed on matters relating to Israel.

IDF & Security / Iran / Jewish / News Briefs

Adelson: Nuke Iran to Get It to Talk Business (Video)

By JTA

Adelson criticized the Obama administration’s readiness to negotiate with Iran’s leaders.

News Briefs / US

Adelson Lawsuit against Jewish Democrats Dismissed

By JTA

A federal court dismissed a defamation lawsuit against the National Jewish Democratic Council brought by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. A lawyer for Adelson, a Republican Party funder, said he would likely appeal Monday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court in New York. The lawsuit was based on an NJDC news release during the 2012 election […]

Aliyah / Geulah / Jewish / News Briefs / US

Israel Honors Adelson with Tourism Award

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tourist Minister Uzi Landau and  Taglit-Birthright presented American Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson with an honorary award on innovation and excellence in global tourism at the Second Jerusalem International Tourism Summit. Adelson has “changed the face of tourism on three continents,” said the speakers who awarded the gambling casino tycoon. Last week, Birthright Israel said Adelson […]

Business and Economy / Jewish / News Briefs / US

Bloomberg Rated as World's 13th Richest Billionaire

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s worth is now around $27 billion, according to Forbes, placing him as the 13th richest billionaire in the world. At the top of the list for the second year in a  row is Mexico’s telecom entrepreneur Carlos Slim Helu and his family, whose worth is an astonishing $73 billion. Oracle […]

News Briefs / US

Sheldon Adelson's Corporation Admits 'Likely' Anti-bribery Violation

By Jewish Press Staff

The admission was included in the Sands' annual regulatory report published on Friday.

Media / News Briefs / US

Adelson Sues Wall Street Journal Reporter for Libel

By JTA

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson sued a Wall Street Journal reporter for libel for calling him “foul-mouthed.” The lawsuit filed last Friday seeks "damages, including aggravated, exemplary and special damages," for a December article co-written by Kate O'Keeffe. Only O’Keefe is named in the suit, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. "We will vigorously defend Ms. […]

News Briefs / Politics / US

J Street Boasting of Defeating Israel's Friends, But its Relevance Is Questionable

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Given President Obama's win and victories of many of their candidates, a reasonable morning-after position for J Street would be quiet satisfaction, or even – why not? – gleeful rejoicing. But J Street, which has rarely met a critic of Israel it didn't like, instead tried to promote itself as an integral part of the campaign, a driving wind propelling Democratic victories. So eager to claim a starring role, J Street released details of several exit polls they commissioned which, upon examination, tell far more about how little J Street matters.

Israel / News Briefs / Police and Crime / Politics / The Courts / US

Sheldon Adelson's Casino Reaching Deal with Feds on Money-Laundering

By Malkah Fleisher

Federal prosecutors and pro-Israel Republican stalwart Sheldon Adelson’s casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. may have come to an understanding on issues pertaining to money-laundering laws allegedly violated in the cases of two criminal high-rollers, the Wall Street Journal reports.

News Briefs / Politics / US

Adelsons Again Donate $500K to Super PAC Supporting Boteach

By JTA

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife for a second time have given $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's bid for Congress.

Politics / US

AIPAC, NORPAC, Stay Neutral in Race between Rabbi Boteach and CAIR Supporter Pascrell

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's opponent, Democrat Bill Pascrell Jr., signed the infamous Gaza 54 letter blasting Israel for what it called "collective punishment" of Gazans.

News Briefs / Police and Crime

Adelson Suing the National Jewish Democratic Council for Defamation

By Jewish Press Staff

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson's lawyers sent a warning letter to the NJDC and to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week, after both groups had called on Republicans not to take money from Adelson following an allegation by a fired employee that the billionaire had approved of prostitution at his facilities in Macau, China. The allegation first appeared in an Associated Press account of the lawsuit filed by Adelson's former employee, Steven Jacobs, who had managed Adelson's Macua business until being fired in 2010.

News Briefs / Politics / US

NJDC Removes Adelson Petition

By JTA

The National Jewish Democratic Council, citing peace among Jewish groups, has taken down a petition calling on Republicans not to accept money from Sheldon Adelson, stating: "…we regret the concern that this campaign has caused. And in the interest of shalom bayit, we are going to take down our petition today." The Jewish Federations of North America, the Anti-Defamation League, the Republican Jewish Coalition and Alan Dershowitz called the allegations unconscionable, noting that all had yet to be proven.

Editorial

A Curious Gambit

By Editorial Board

We were struck by a petition drive launched by the National Jewish Democratic Council demanding that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican Party reject contributions from billionaire donor Sheldon Adelson.

America's Rabbi / Shmuley Boteach

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Why a Jewish Democratic Leader Attacked Sheldon Adelson

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Ordinarily, an attack by the political hack of one party about a mega-contributor to another party would not merit attention or comment. But what made Harris’s vitriol most unfortunate was that it was one Jew deriding the two foremost private supporters of Jewish identity and the State of Israel in the entire world.

Analysis

Alan Dershowitz: National Jewish Democratic Council Doesn't Speak for Me on Adelson

By Alan M. Dershowitz

I am a Democrat and do not agree with many of Sheldon Adelson's political views, but I think it's outrageous for the National Jewish Democratic Council to level unfounded allegations against Adelson. I don't know who Harris purports to speak for as President of the National Jewish Democratic Council, but his partisan gamesmanship is an embarrassment to many Jewish Democrats.

News Briefs / Politics

NJDC Calls on Romney to Return 'Adelson’s Tainted Money Immediately'

By Jewish Press Staff

NJDC President David Harris says Sheldon Adelson's money is bad because the casino magnate approved of prostitution at his China properties.

Editorial

Is The Gray Lady Losing It?

By Editorial Board

Over the past several years the editorial page of The New York Times has taken on an increasingly desperate tone. There is no doubt that the advent of the Internet and conservative talk radio came at great cost to the Gray Lady, which for some time now has seemed incapable of framing issues in the methodical – if wrongheaded – manner it once did. But the level of shrillness in recent days is completely off the charts.

Israel / US

Jewish Mega-Philanthropist Backing Gingrich, Drawing Critique

By Malkah Fleisher

Republican US presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s relationship with Jewish mega-billionaire and foremost donor Sheldon Adelson has raised the ire of critics, who say Gingrich’s very public support for Israel is an exchange for support.

MUSSAR – Avi Ganz

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Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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