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 Zuckerman is a close friend of Israeli right-wing politician [[Natan Sharansky]]. In the mid-80s the U.S. News & World Report serialized Sharansky's memoirs. Zuckerman also paid for a center Sharansky established for Russian immigrants in Jerusalem: it was named Zuckerman House, after his grandfather. In 1997, Zuckerman was used by Sharansky, [[Sandy Berger]] and [[Dennis Ross]] as an intermediary between Clinton and Netanyahu, whose relationship was strained at the time due to the latter's intransigence on the peace process. According to Paumgarten, Zuckerman 'clearly relishes' the role he had played: 'Among other things, it enhanced his standing in Israel.'<ref name="ny"/>
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 In 2003, when [[Dan Gillerman]] became the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Zuckerman was the only outside guest invited to his presentation to [[Kofi Annan]]. Gillerman explained:
 :It was not because he was my best friend...I thought he represented the complete tapestry--media mogul, Jewish leader, a man of great wit and influence. He was one of my closest allies, whose presence signalled 'I'm not alone here. I represent Israel, but also the Jewish people.

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 '''Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman''' (born 4 June 1937) is a media mogul and real estate magnate who was listed in 2008 by Forbes as the 147th richest man in the US.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Mortimer-Zuckerman_W07H.html The 400 Richest Americans: Mortimer Zuckerman] , ''Forbes'', 17 September 17</ref> Between 2001-2003, Zuckerman was the chairman of the [[Israel lobby]] group [[Presidents Conference]]. Born in Montreal, Canada, he became a US citizen in 1977.
-Zuckerman supported Barack Obama in the 2008 elections, but has grown highly critical because of what he perceives the administration to be insufficiently supportive of Israel. However, he lauded the administration for its defense of Israel following the killing of nine humanitarian activists by Israeli commandos on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
+Zuckerman supported Barack Obama in the 2008 elections, but has grown highly critical because of what he perceives the administration to be insufficiently supportive of Israel. However, he lauded the administration for its defense of Israel following the killing of nine humanitarian activists by Israeli commandos on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla:
 :Fortunately, the Obama administration refused to participate in such moral hypocrisy, as it steered the United Nations Security Council into a neutral protest and then blocked demand for an international inquiry into Israel’s conduct.<ref>Mortimer B. Zuckerman, [http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/mzuckerman/articles/2010/06/04/mort-zuckerman-why-no-outrage-for-anti-israel-phony-flotilla.html Quantcast Mort Zuckerman: Why No Outrage for Anti-Israel, Phony Flotilla?], ''U.S. News & World Report'', 4 June 2010</ref>
 ==Friends in High Places==

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 '''Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman''' (born 4 June 1937) is a media mogul and real estate magnate who was listed in 2008 by Forbes as the 147th richest man in the US.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Mortimer-Zuckerman_W07H.html The 400 Richest Americans: Mortimer Zuckerman] , ''Forbes'', 17 September 17</ref> Between 2001-2003, Zuckerman was the chairman of the [[Israel lobby]] group [[Presidents Conference]]. Born in Montreal, Canada, he became a US citizen in 1977.
-Zuckerman supported Barack Obama in the 2008 elections, but has grown highly critical because of what he perceives the administration to be insufficiently supportive of Israel. However, he lauded the administration for its defense of Israel following the massacre of nine humanitarian activists by Israeli commandos on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
+Zuckerman supported Barack Obama in the 2008 elections, but has grown highly critical because of what he perceives the administration to be insufficiently supportive of Israel. However, he lauded the administration for its defense of Israel following the killing of nine humanitarian activists by Israeli commandos on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
 :Fortunately, the Obama administration refused to participate in such moral hypocrisy, as it steered the United Nations Security Council into a neutral protest and then blocked demand for an international inquiry into Israel’s conduct.<ref>Mortimer B. Zuckerman, [http://politics.usnews.com/opinion/mzuckerman/articles/2010/06/04/mort-zuckerman-why-no-outrage-for-anti-israel-phony-flotilla.html Quantcast Mort Zuckerman: Why No Outrage for Anti-Israel, Phony Flotilla?], ''U.S. News & World Report'', 4 June 2010</ref>
 ==Friends in High Places==

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 :"I met all the major players, and we basically talked. We reviewed both their strategic position and their tactical position, let's put it that way." He said that he'd gone as "an analyst," on authority he finds it difficult or indiscreet to specify. "I have been involved with these people for years and years and years," he said. "And so you have a certain history, where either they trust your judgement and confidentiality or they don't." He explains the nuances of American politics and policy to the Israelis and then comes home and explains the nuances of Israeli politics and policy to the Americans.<ref name="ny">Paumgarten, Nick, "The Tycoon." ''The New Yorker'', 23 July 2007</ref>
-He had a less high opinion of former Israeli Defense Minister and Labor leader '''Amir Peretz''' who according to Zuckerman naively wanted to speak to the Palestinians from a position of empathy. Frequent visitors to his home also include such figures from the political and entertainment worlds as [[Ron Silver]], [[Lori Singer]], [[Judith Miller]], [[Jason Epstein]], and the lobbyist [[Liz Robbins]]. He has also played bit parts in the films of his friend [[Irwin Winkler]].<ref name="ny"/>
+He had a less high opinion of former Israeli Defense Minister and Labor leader '''[[Amir Peretz]]''' who according to Zuckerman naively wanted to speak to the Palestinians from a position of empathy. Frequent visitors to his home also include such figures from the political and entertainment worlds as [[Ron Silver]], [[Lori Singer]], [[Judith Miller]], [[Jason Epstein]], and the lobbyist [[Liz Robbins]]. He has also played bit parts in the films of his friend [[Irwin Winkler]].<ref name="ny"/>
 ===Obama's Speechwriter===
-In an interview with Fox News, Zuckerman claimed that he had helped write Obama's speech on the Israel-Palestine issue. However, Zuckerman has grown strongly critical of Obama for pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze the construction of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. Like Netanyahu, Zuckerman has declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel, a position rejected by nearly every member of the UN General Assembly, including the United States.<ref>Mortimer Zuckerman, [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703465204575208711846560650.html Obama's Jerusalem Stonewall], ''Wall Street Journal'', 28 April 2010</ref>
+In an interview with Fox News, Zuckerman claimed that he had helped write Obama's speech on the Israel-Palestine issue. However, Zuckerman has grown strongly critical of Obama for pressuring Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to freeze the construction of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. Like Netanyahu, Zuckerman has declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel, a position rejected by nearly every member of the UN General Assembly, including the United States.<ref>Mortimer Zuckerman, [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703465204575208711846560650.html Obama's Jerusalem Stonewall], ''Wall Street Journal'', 28 April 2010</ref>
 ===William Casey's open fly===
 Zuckerman also regaled Paumgarten with stories that highlighted his close relations with other high officials. He told the journalist that after the arrest on espionage charges of [[Nicholas Daniloff]], a Moscow correspondent for the [[U.S. News & World Report]], in 1986 he went to Moscow to facilitate his release. He then met CIA director William Casey.
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 ===Gillerman's prize Jew===
-In 2003, when Dan Gillerman became the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Zuckerman was the only outside guest invited to his presentation to Kofi Annan. Gillerman explained:
+In 2003, when [[Dan Gillerman]] became the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Zuckerman was the only outside guest invited to his presentation to [[Kofi Annan]]. Gillerman explained:
 :It was not because he was my best friend...I thought he represented the complete tapestry--media mogul, Jewish leader, a man of great wit and influence. He was one of my closest allies, whose presence signalled 'I'm not alone here. I represent Israel, but also the Jewish people.
 For Gillerman, Zuckerman is a "roving ambassador to and from the United States and Israel," who could make an effective Ambassador to the UN.<ref name="ny"/>
 ===Olmert's Coach===
-In 2006, when Ehud Olmert had his first meeting with President Bush, they spent six hours together, well beyond the scheduled time. According to Gillerman, this was "to a very great extent the result of Mort briefing him, coaching him, and telling him what would be accepted and welcomed."<ref name="ny"/>
+In 2006, when [[Ehud Olmert]] had his first meeting with President Bush, they spent six hours together, well beyond the scheduled time. According to Gillerman, this was "to a very great extent the result of Mort briefing him, coaching him, and telling him what would be accepted and welcomed."<ref name="ny"/>
 ===Priming Primakov===
-Zuckerman claims he has 'phenomenal contacts in Russia' and was asked to serve as an economic adviser by Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov in 1998. He also served as a backchannel between the Clinton administration, particularly Sandy Berger, and the Russian Prime Minister. According to the National Security Council's Russia hand Carlos Pascual
+Zuckerman claims he has 'phenomenal contacts in Russia' and was asked to serve as an economic adviser by Russian Prime Minister [[Yevgeny Primakov]] in 1998. He also served as a backchannel between the Clinton administration, particularly Sandy Berger, and the Russian Prime Minister. According to the National Security Council's Russia hand Carlos Pascual
 :He developed a pen-pal relationship with Primakov. He would comment on Russian policy proposals to Primakov and reflect what he thought U.S. government responses to policy positions might be. We would consult back and forth...It was definitely unusual. Occasionally, private citizens get named as envoys. But Mort wasn't an envoy.

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 *[[US News & World Report]] - publisher and editor-in-chief since 1984
 *[[New York Daily News]] - publisher
 *[[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]] - board of advisors
 *[[Herzliya Conference]] - panelist

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 In 2006, when Ehud Olmert had his first meeting with President Bush, they spent six hours together, well beyond the scheduled time. According to Gillerman, this was "to a very great extent the result of Mort briefing him, coaching him, and telling him what would be accepted and welcomed."<ref name="ny"/>
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+===Priming Primakov===
 Zuckerman claims he has 'phenomenal contacts in Russia' and was asked to serve as an economic adviser by Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov in 1998. He also served as a backchannel between the Clinton administration, particularly Sandy Berger, and the Russian Prime Minister. According to the National Security Council's Russia hand Carlos Pascual
 :He developed a pen-pal relationship with Primakov. He would comment on Russian policy proposals to Primakov and reflect what he thought U.S. government responses to policy positions might be. We would consult back and forth...It was definitely unusual. Occasionally, private citizens get named as envoys. But Mort wasn't an envoy.
 According to Zuckerman, the relationship ended in March of 1999 after Nato started bombing Serbia at a time when Primakov was on his way to New York.
-:Zuckerman had set up a meeting for him in New York with American business leaders and academics, including Paul O'Neill, then the C.E.O. of Alcoa (and later Bush's Treasury Secretary); Henry Kravis, the financier; and Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the
+:Zuckerman had set up a meeting for him in New York with American business leaders and academics, including Paul O'Neill, then the C.E.O. of Alcoa (and later Bush's Treasury Secretary); Henry Kravis, the financier; and Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve.<ref name="ny"/>
 ==Neoconservatism==