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  1. #Israel / Netanyahu admits to lying, implicating his “friends” in Israel Hayom scandal

    #Netanyahu's history of lies and manipulation is being dissected in court.

    In a surprising turn during his second day of testimony war criminal #Netanyahu admitted to directly influencing the editorial line of Israel Hayom, the free newspaper established with the help of the late Sheldon Adelson.

    Netanyahu confessed to making frequent calls to Adelson and former editor-in-chief Amos Regev regarding political coverage, implying that all three previously lied to the court to conceal their connections.

    For 15 years, Israel Hayom functioned as a propaganda outlet, promoting Netanyahu's agenda, suppressing negative information, and attacking his rivals, a fact supported by intelligence information and a comprehensive review by The Seventh Eye.

    State witness Nir Hefetz corroborated this, testifying about Netanyahu's demands to attack Noni Mozes, whom Netanyahu and his wife considered a nemesis.

    This admission comes as Netanyahu attempts to refute bribery charges in “Case 4000”, contrasting his actions with Israel Hayom to his lack of influence over news site Walla!, where he believed he couldn't manipulate coverage.

    […] Over the years, employees of Israel Hayom have reported that editor-in-chief Regev would frequently seclude himself in his office for long phone calls before press deadlines. These calls were followed by changes to the newspaper's front page and news sections, which, according to the employees, often served Netanyahu's personal interests.

    After Adelson's death and Netanyahu's loss of power, Israel Hayom distanced itself from Netanyahu, highlighting the end of their alliance.

    Hebrew the7eye.org.il/537634

    @israel
    @palestine
    #IsraelOccupation
    #IsraelWarCrims
    #NetanyahuTrial
    #IsraelHayom
    #SheldonAdelson
    #Case4000

  2. January 2021: Trump's #Billionaire Enablers: The 63 Billionaires Worth $243 Billion Who Bankrolled Trumps Re-Election Bid

    "IPS found that as of January 8, 2021, these 63 billionaire #Trump Victory Fund donors have combined wealth of $243.7 billion dollars (using real-time estimates from Wealth-X and Forbes). This is more than the wealth of the bottom half of all U.S. households combined, an estimated 159 million people.

    "The top ten billionaire donors to the Trump Victory Fund, with combined wealth of $82.6 billion, are:

    - #Gas pipeline magnate Kelcy Lee Warren, worth $2.9 billion, gave eight donations totaling $2,248,906.
    - Retired CEO of #Marvel Entertainment, Isaac Perlmutter, is worth $5.8 billion and donated $1,871,200.
    - Telecommunications mogul Kenny Troutt, worth $1.5 billion, donated $1,849,000.
    - Biotech investor Robert Duggan, worth $2.6 billion, donated $1,638,200 to the Trump Victory Fund. In the final days of the campaign, Duggan gave $4.6 million to various Trump campaign groups, according to Forbes.
    - #Casino magnate Steve Wynn, worth $3 billion, contributed over $1,523,500.
    - Casino owner, Phillip Gene Ruffin, worth $2.3 billion, donated $1,375,000.
    - Owner of #ABCSupply, the giant home supplier, Diane Hendricks $8 billion (Forbes), donated $1,175,000.
    - Casino megadonor #SheldonAdelson, and his wife Miriam Adelson, worth over $35.9 billion (Forbes), contributed $1.16 million, along with massive donations to other Republican PACs and candidates.
    - #Texas #Banker Daniel Andrew Beal, worth $7.5 billion, gave $1,161,200.
    - Software entrepreneur David Duffield, worth $13.3 billion, donated $1,151,600.

    Other notable billionaires to the Trump Victory Fund include:

    - #Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, worth $20.9 billion, who gave $355,000.
    - #JohnsonAndJohnson heir Robert Wood Johnson IV, worth $2.5 billion, contributed $575,000.
    - Hedge fund manager John Paulson, worth $4.2 billion, donated $831,372.
    - Heir to the cosmetic fortune, Ronald Steven #Lauder, worth $5.2 billion, gave $100,000."

    commondreams.org/newswire/2021

    #FollowTheMoney #Oligarchy #Capitalism #Corporatocracy