Sheldon Adelson

I don’t believe any of these goals are possible unless Zionism is in fact kicked out of what is now Israel. That is, the ideology that drives Israeli racism and colonial expansion must be done away with, in the same way that apartheid was brought down in South Africa

 by Dr. Lawrence Davidson

Press TV – June 7, 2015 Israeli-American tycoons Haim Saban and Sheldon Adelson have vowed to punish those who boycott Israel, focusing their attacks first on US campuses. The campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel over its apartheid policies toward the Palestinians has gained momentum globally in recent months. This week, the […]

Protesters against the BDS movement during the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York. June 1, 2014. / Photo by AP – Courtesy Haaretz.com

 

How the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement is changing organized American Jewish life.

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson does an extremely complicated political dance for a bizarre set of fiddle players.

By KENNETH P. VOGEL | POLITICO | April 31, 2015 LAS VEGAS — Luxury buses pulled up to the front entrance of the private hangar here where Sheldon Adelson keeps his corporate jets, dropping off Republican donors to hear Jeb Bush speak. But Adelson arrived late — and in more extravagant style, pulling right into […]

Overall, Jeb Bush is winning the Republican Party big money primary, some say by stretching the definition of what's legal and outsourcing his whole campaign to his Super PACs.

A new poll from Bloomberg Politics contains a finding that, if you really think about it, is quite remarkable:
 

by Zach Wisniewski Throughout his career in politics-- a career that has spanned virtually his entire adult life-- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has tried to portray himself as a man of principles who can't and won't be intimidated by standing up for what he believes. In fact, Gov.

Bibi making it obvious (source)​by Gaius Publius Many of us have been following the Israeli election story, but the gist has involved the relationship between Sheldon Adelson, Bibi Netanyahu and the American (and largely Democratic) Jewish "Diaspora." About Adelson and Israel, Howie

The bottom line is that AIPAC, which is a de facto agent for a foreign government, has influence on US policy out of all proportion to the number of Americans it represents. When a small group like this has disproportionate power, it hurts everyone—from Palestinians and Iranians to Israelis and American Jews.