Difference between revisions of "Irving I. Moskowitz"
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| − | Irving I. Moskowitz (born 1928, New York) is a casino magnate and a | + | Irving I. Moskowitz (born 1928, New York) is a casino magnate and a right-wing Zionist funder of neoconservative institutions and illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In 1997, Time magazine described him as 'arguably the most pivotal player in the Middle East at the moment.' Moskowitz claims his intense Zionism is born of loss, having lost 120 relatives in the Nazi Holocaust.<ref name="im">Michael S. Serrill, Lisa Beyer, Jamil Hamad, Eric Silver, and Elaine Lafferty, [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,987062,00.html Israel: The Power of Money], ''Time'', 29 September 1997</ref> |
==Funding Illegal Settlements== | ==Funding Illegal Settlements== | ||
Moskowitz funded the rightwing Jewish settlers who started colonizing Arab neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem in 1997 which contributed to the collapse of the Oslo peace process. In 1996, he had funded the digging of a new exit to an archaeological tunnel in East Jerusalem that sparked a three-day gun battle between Israeli and Palestinian security forces resulting in 76 deaths. He called the Oslo peace accords part of a 'slide toward concessions, surrender and Israeli suicide' which he was determined to stop.<ref name="im"/> | Moskowitz funded the rightwing Jewish settlers who started colonizing Arab neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem in 1997 which contributed to the collapse of the Oslo peace process. In 1996, he had funded the digging of a new exit to an archaeological tunnel in East Jerusalem that sparked a three-day gun battle between Israeli and Palestinian security forces resulting in 76 deaths. He called the Oslo peace accords part of a 'slide toward concessions, surrender and Israeli suicide' which he was determined to stop.<ref name="im"/> | ||
| + | ==Zionism== | ||
| + | His intense Zionism grew out of immense loss: by his count, 120 of his relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[category:Israel Lobby|Moskowitz, Irving]] | [[category:Israel Lobby|Moskowitz, Irving]] | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 29 September 2010
Irving I. Moskowitz (born 1928, New York) is a casino magnate and a right-wing Zionist funder of neoconservative institutions and illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In 1997, Time magazine described him as 'arguably the most pivotal player in the Middle East at the moment.' Moskowitz claims his intense Zionism is born of loss, having lost 120 relatives in the Nazi Holocaust.[1]
Funding Illegal Settlements
Moskowitz funded the rightwing Jewish settlers who started colonizing Arab neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem in 1997 which contributed to the collapse of the Oslo peace process. In 1996, he had funded the digging of a new exit to an archaeological tunnel in East Jerusalem that sparked a three-day gun battle between Israeli and Palestinian security forces resulting in 76 deaths. He called the Oslo peace accords part of a 'slide toward concessions, surrender and Israeli suicide' which he was determined to stop.[1]
Zionism
His intense Zionism grew out of immense loss: by his count, 120 of his relatives were murdered in the Holocaust.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael S. Serrill, Lisa Beyer, Jamil Hamad, Eric Silver, and Elaine Lafferty, Israel: The Power of Money, Time, 29 September 1997
