And besides, Soros is not an anti-semite.
Soros a secret J Street donor since ’08
Jerusalem Post ^ | Sept 25, 2010 | GIL SHEFLER
FR Posted by rdl6989
Amid accusations of misleading the public, J-Street website reveals George Soros has donated money to organization. Billionaire investor George Soros, known for his support of leftwing causes and occasional criticism of Israel, is a major J Street donor, it emerged on Friday. Tax forms obtained by The Washington Times’ Eli Lake revealed that over the past three years, the Budapest-born Holocaust survivor and finance guru has given $750,000 to the organization over the past three years. (Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
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Group falls from favor at White House
The Washington Times | Deptember 27, 2010 | Eli Lake
FR Posted on Monday, September 27, 2010 by jazusamo
Revelation about funding sources prompts distancing from J Street The White House appears to be distancing itself from the liberal advocacy group J Street that it once embraced as its envoy to the U.S. Jewish community after disclosures that nearly half the group's funding for 2008 came from a single Hong Kong donor.
White House spokesman Thomas Vietor declined to comment when asked on Monday if the White House would continue its past practice of inviting J Street's leaders to take part in conference calls with senior White House officials and to other White House events, and whether senior Obama administration officials would take part in future J Street conferences.
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, was the keynote speaker at J Street's inaugural convention in 2009. At the convention, he said: "You can be sure the Obama administration will be represented at all future J Street conferences."
Jeremy Ben Ami, J Street's executive director, once described his organization as Mr. Obama's "blocking back" in Congress and a progressive alternative to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Reaction to J Street's funding sources intensified in recent days after The Washington Times reported on Friday that the group received $750,000 from Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros and his family.
The Times obtained copies of J Street's federal tax documents that also disclosed how nearly half of J Street's revenue from July 2008 to June 2009 - a total of $811,697 - came from a single donor in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, named Consolacion Esdicul.
J Street's Mr. Ben Ami said that Ms. Esdicul gave the money to J Street in multiple wire transfers at the behest of William Benter, a Pittsburgh-based philanthropist and the CEO of Acusis, a medical-services company. (Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Thanks for your hint. Seriously.
Glad I put that disclaimer in there. I am also glad there are freeper far more informed than I on these matters. :-)
“And besides, Soros is not an anti-semite.”
Sure he is.
Citing his support of J Street is laughable. They are an anti-Israel liberal organization created to mock, and take power away from AIPAC. They have aided and abetted terrorists, and pushed policy in favor of antisemitic terrorist groups.
Soros blames Israel, and Jews as the “true” source of antisemitism.