Tony Blair Faith Foundation - Revision history

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	*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>		*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
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		+	*The [[Milken Family Foundation]] gave $1,000,000 in 2012. <ref> Milken Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012 </ref>

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==

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	The foundation was criticised in 2014 when it was claimed that two advisers had ties to the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], an organisation that has been declared a terrorist group in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and who opened an office in the UK but moved to Austria after [[David Cameron]] asked MI5 and MI6 to investigate them. The two men in question are Dr [[Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti]], an adviser to the Kuwaiti government and a leading member of the Kuwaiti branch of the Brotherhood and [[Mustafa Ceric]], a Bosnian Muslim cleric who is linked to the global [[Muslim Brotherhood]] through his membership of the [[European Council for Fatwa and Research]].<ref> Wills Robinson [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603643/Tony-Blairs-religious-charitys-links-extremism-Claims-adviser-member-Muslim-Brotherhood-investigated-British-spies.html Tony Blair's religious charity's 'links to extremism': Advisers claimed to be tied to the Muslim Brotherhood which is being investigated by British spies] ''Daily Mail'', 13 April 2014, accessed 4 February 2015 </ref>		The foundation was criticised in 2014 when it was claimed that two advisers had ties to the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], an organisation that has been declared a terrorist group in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and who opened an office in the UK but moved to Austria after [[David Cameron]] asked MI5 and MI6 to investigate them. The two men in question are Dr [[Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti]], an adviser to the Kuwaiti government and a leading member of the Kuwaiti branch of the Brotherhood and [[Mustafa Ceric]], a Bosnian Muslim cleric who is linked to the global [[Muslim Brotherhood]] through his membership of the [[European Council for Fatwa and Research]].<ref> Wills Robinson [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603643/Tony-Blairs-religious-charitys-links-extremism-Claims-adviser-member-Muslim-Brotherhood-investigated-British-spies.html Tony Blair's religious charity's 'links to extremism': Advisers claimed to be tied to the Muslim Brotherhood which is being investigated by British spies] ''Daily Mail'', 13 April 2014, accessed 4 February 2015 </ref>

		+	===Milken Family Foundation===
		+	In 2015 Public Interest Investigations/Spinwatch uncovered tax documents revealing that the [[Milken Family Foundation]] had donated $1 million to the American fundraising arm of TBFF in 2013, while Blair was serving as special Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, representing the UN, Russia, US and the EU.
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		+	The Milken Family Foundation has funded a number of groups known for anti-Muslim activities and views, as well as Israeli pro-settler groups - in particular a total of $607,000 between 2009 and 2013 to the illegal Ariel settlement in the central occupied West Bank. It has also donated $555,000 to [[Aish HaTorah]], an international Jewish Orthodox organisation that staunchly defends Israeli policies and features pro-settlement articles on its website. [[Ronn Torossian]], a spokesperson for [[Aish HaTorah]] in New York, was once quoted as saying; "I think we should kill a hundred Arabs or a thousand Arabs for every one Jew they kill," adding that: "If someone from a town blows himself up and kills Jews, we should wipe out the town he’s from, kill them all." Aish HaTorah has close ties to the virulently anti-Muslim [[Clarion Fund]], which is behind the notorious anti-Islam film ''[[Obsession]]''.

	==People==		==People==

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	*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>		*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
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−	*In 2015 Public Interest Investigations/Spinwatch uncovered tax documents revealing that the [[Milken Family Foundation]] had donated $1 million to the American fundraising arm of TBFF in 2013, when Blair was serving as special Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, representing the UN, Russia, US and the EU. The Milken Family Foundation has funded a number of groups known for anti-Muslim activities and views, as well as Israeli pro-settler groups - in particular a total of $607,000 between 2009 and 2013 to the illegal Ariel settlement in the central occupied West Bank. It has also donated $555,000 to [[Aish HaTorah]], an international Jewish Orthodox organisation that staunchly defends Israeli policies and features pro-settlement articles on its website. [[Ronn Torossian]], a spokesperson for [[Aish HaTorah]] in New York, was once quoted as saying; "I think we should kill a hundred Arabs or a thousand Arabs for every one Jew they kill," adding that: "If someone from a town blows himself up and kills Jews, we should wipe out the town he’s from, kill them all." Aish HaTorah has close ties to the virulently anti-Muslim [[Clarion Fund]], which is behind the notorious anti-Islam film ''[[Obsession]]''.

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==

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 *[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
-*In 2015 Public Interest Investigations/Spinwatch uncovered tax documents revealing that the Milken Family Foundation had donated $1 million to the American fundraising arm of TBFF in 2013, at a time when Blair was serving as special Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, representing the UN, Russia, US and the EU.  The Milken Family Foundation has funded a number of groups known for their anti-Muslim activities and views, as well as organisations
+*In 2015 Public Interest Investigations/Spinwatch uncovered tax documents revealing that the [[Milken Family Foundation]] had donated $1 million to the American fundraising arm of TBFF in 2013, when Blair was serving as special Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, representing the UN, Russia, US and the EU.  The Milken Family Foundation has funded a number of groups known for anti-Muslim activities and views, as well as Israeli pro-settler groups - in particular a total of $607,000 between 2009 and 2013 to the illegal Ariel settlement in the central occupied West Bank. It has also donated $555,000 to [[Aish HaTorah]], an international Jewish Orthodox organisation that staunchly defends Israeli policies and features pro-settlement articles on its website. [[Ronn Torossian]], a spokesperson for [[Aish HaTorah]] in New York, was once quoted as saying; "I think we should kill a hundred Arabs or a thousand Arabs for every one Jew they kill," adding that: "If someone from a town blows himself up and kills Jews, we should wipe out the town he’s from, kill them all." Aish HaTorah has close ties to the virulently anti-Muslim [[Clarion Fund]], which is behind the notorious anti-Islam film ''[[Obsession]]''.
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-In 2013 the ''Sunday Telegraph'' newspaper reported that £325,000, a fifth of all donations declared by the Foundation at the time, had been donated by Ukrainian oligarch [[Victor Pinchuk]], who has earned billions from the steel and oil industry.<ref> Richard Eden [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9962803/Tony-Blair-puts-his-faith-in-Gail-Rebuck.html Tony Blair puts his faith in Gail Rebuck] ''Telegraph'', 31 March 2013, accessed 4 February 2015 </ref>
+*In 2013 the ''Sunday Telegraph'' newspaper reported that £325,000, a fifth of all donations declared by the Foundation at the time, had been donated by Ukrainian oligarch [[Victor Pinchuk]], who has earned billions from the steel and oil industry.<ref> Richard Eden [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9962803/Tony-Blair-puts-his-faith-in-Gail-Rebuck.html Tony Blair puts his faith in Gail Rebuck] ''Telegraph'', 31 March 2013, accessed 4 February 2015 </ref>
-[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
+*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]. <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
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	==Resources==		==Resources==
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		+	*Sarah Marusek and David Miller, [http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/shared-funding-tony-blair-israeli-settlements-and-islamophobes-612558816 The brothers who funded Blair, Israeli settlements and Islamophobia], ''Middle East Eye'', 12 August 2015

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 In 2013 the ''Sunday Telegraph'' newspaper reported that £325,000, a fifth of all donations declared by the Foundation at the time, had been donated by Ukrainian oligarch [[Victor Pinchuk]], who has earned billions from the steel and oil industry.<ref> Richard Eden [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9962803/Tony-Blair-puts-his-faith-in-Gail-Rebuck.html Tony Blair puts his faith in Gail Rebuck] ''Telegraph'', 31 March 2013, accessed 4 February 2015 </ref>
-*[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, and also funds the [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]] <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
+[[Haim Saban]], the pro-Israel billionaire is a funder, who also funds Blair's wife's [[Cherie Blair Foundation For Women]]] <ref>Francis Beckett, David Hencke And Nick Kochan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985566/Will-Tony-Cherie-divorced-lead-separate-lives-amid-claims-resents-treatment-No10-closeness-Murdoch-s-ex-wife-friends-asking-explosive-question.html Will Tony and Cherie get divorced? They lead separate lives amid claims that she still resents her treatment at No10 - and his closeness to Murdoch's ex-wife. Now friends are asking an explosive question], Daily Mail, 8 March 2015, accessed same day </ref>
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