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'''Poju Zabludowicz''' is a London-based billionaire who has generously funded the Conservative Party in the UK and the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI).<ref>Marie Woolf and Jon Ungoed-Thomas, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3107950.ece Vegas casino billionaire bankrolls the Tories], Times Online, 30 December 2007.</ref> Furthermore, most of the funding for the conservative party is actually channelled via the CFI. Chairman and main funder of the [[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]]. | '''Poju Zabludowicz''' is a London-based billionaire who has generously funded the Conservative Party in the UK and the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI).<ref>Marie Woolf and Jon Ungoed-Thomas, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3107950.ece Vegas casino billionaire bankrolls the Tories], Times Online, 30 December 2007.</ref> Furthermore, most of the funding for the conservative party is actually channelled via the CFI. Chairman and main funder of the [[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]]. | ||
| − | Zabludowicz's fortune derives from the [[Tamares Group]] which has large real estate interests, casinos, but originally from [[Soltam]], the Israeli arms manufacturer set up by his father Shlomo Zabludowicz. NB: for some time Poju and Shlomo Zabludowicz were | + | Zabludowicz's fortune derives from the [[Tamares Group]] which has large real estate interests, casinos, but originally from [[Soltam]], the Israeli arms manufacturer set up by his father [[Shlomo Zabludowicz]]. NB: for some time Poju and Shlomo Zabludowicz were based in Finland.<ref>Woolf, ibid.</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]] – Chairman and Funder | *[[Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre]] – Chairman and Funder | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 30 December 2007
Poju Zabludowicz is a London-based billionaire who has generously funded the Conservative Party in the UK and the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI).[1] Furthermore, most of the funding for the conservative party is actually channelled via the CFI. Chairman and main funder of the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre. Zabludowicz's fortune derives from the Tamares Group which has large real estate interests, casinos, but originally from Soltam, the Israeli arms manufacturer set up by his father Shlomo Zabludowicz. NB: for some time Poju and Shlomo Zabludowicz were based in Finland.[2]
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Affiliations
- Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre – Chairman and Funder
- Conservative Friends of Israel – Funder
- Tamares Group
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
References
- ↑ Marie Woolf and Jon Ungoed-Thomas, Vegas casino billionaire bankrolls the Tories, Times Online, 30 December 2007.
- ↑ Woolf, ibid.
