Posted on 03/02/2006 8:22:01 AM PST by new yorker 77
According to the BDI Code 500, the 16 most influential families in Israel, called the controlling group, are (in alphabetical order) Arison, Borovich, Dankner (Bank Hapoalim (LSE:BKHD; TASE:POLI), Nochi Dankner, Federmann, Fishman, Hamburger, Leviev, **the Ofer brothers,** Saban, Shachar and Kass, Shmeltzer, Strauss, Tshuva, Wertheim, and Zisapel."
so ya....Ofer brothers,.....Good point pb : )
WASHINGTON -- The government's controversial agreement to lease three ships from Carnival Cruise Lines for emergency housing after Hurricane Katrina provided more benefits to the company than have previously been disclosed, according to contract documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
As previously reported, the contract will give Carnival $192 million over six months for providing about 7,100 berths, originally intended for evacuees but now being used mostly for emergency workers. And the company will be reimbursed for up to $44 million in operating costs to cover its fuel, waste removal and piloting expenses.
Israel's richest resident, Shari Arison, worth $2.4 Billion dollars, had an eventful year. Carnival Cruise, in which she inherited a stake from late father Ted Arison, is close to becoming the largest leisure cruise line in the world. No small feat: Carnival chief executive, Micky Arison (Shari's brother) beat out Shari's fellow Israeli billionaires, the Ofer brothers, in a quest to buy P&O Princess Cruise. Newly divorced, Shari also holds a stake in Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest, where she retains a seat on the board. Also owns an interest in Eurocom, Nokia's exclusive distributor in that country. Arison's holding company is being bandied in the press as a possible buyer of Bezeq, Israel's state-owned phone company, which has toyed with privatization for years.
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