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'''Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman''' is (born 4 June 1937, Montreal) is an American media mogul and real estate magnate who was listed in 2008 by Forbes as the 147th richest man in the country.<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]]. | '''Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman''' is (born 4 June 1937, Montreal) is an American media mogul and real estate magnate who was listed in 2008 by Forbes as the 147th richest man in the country.<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]]. | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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. |
| + | :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> | Mort Zuckerman: Why No Outrage for Anti-Israel, Phony Flotilla?], ''U.S. News & World Report'', 4 June 2010</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 19 September 2010
<youtube size="tiny" align="right" caption="Zuckerman tells Fox News: 'In fact, I helped write one of [Obama's] speeches'">kP79FUZzgD0</youtube> Mortimer Benjamin Zuckerman is (born 4 June 1937, Montreal) is an American media mogul and real estate magnate who was listed in 2008 by Forbes as the 147th richest man in the country.[1] Between 2001-2003, Zuckerman was the chairman of the Israel lobby group Presidents Conference.
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.
- 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.[2]
Affiliations
- 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
- The Atlantic - publisher (1980-1999)
- Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations - chairman (2001-2003)
References
- ↑ The 400 Richest Americans: Mortimer Zuckerman , Forbes, 17 September 17
- ↑ 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
