Egypt-born Jew looks to buy 50% of Al-Jazeera
Haim Saban first showed a reported interest in the Doha -based network after a visit in 2004.
By Nimrod Halpern Tags: Israel newsEgyptian-born Jewish businessman Haim Saban is negotiating with Qatar's emir the purchase of 50 percent of the Al Jazeera television network, the independent Egyptian newspaper Al-Mesryoon reported earlier this week.
Saban was first reported to be negotiating the purchase of half the Doha -based network in 2004, after visiting the emirate with former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The media mogul, estimated to be worth more than $3 billion, brought the Power Rangers franchise to the Arab world and made a fortune out of developing and selling the Fox Family cable network together with News Corp. In Israel, Saban owns a controlling stake in Bezeq.
Last month Saban blasted calls to boycott Israel for the occupation of the West Bank. He called those who support boycotting the Toronto film festival's decision to showcase Tel Aviv "anti-Semites" and "Jew haters."
"The world always had anti-Semites," the Hollywood financier told the Los Angeles Times in an e-mail exchange last month. "It has now and always will, but the people of Israel always have, and always will live and prosper. Sorry Jew haters. You lose."
Among the artists who signed the petition calling for a boycott of the festival's Tel Aviv Week in August were Ken Loach, Julie Christie, Danny Glover, David Byrne and Jane Fonda ¬ though Fonda later retracted her decision.
Meanwhile, a number of Hollywood Jews, including Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen and Natalie Portman, issued a counter-statement in defense of the festival's decision.
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the fact that al-Jazeera has been owned by Arabs who have been peddling anti-Semitic venom for years. It is time for a change! Yes, we can!
Haim Saban muust first convince Amir of Qatar to convert to judiazim and to be amember of the zionist organisation
Surely, Saban paramount objective in doing so would be to enfluence the editorial line of Al jazeera and make it more receptive to zionists views. Since Al Jazeera strength lies in its current editorial line, any such change will surely lead to mass desertion by its audience. Saban will no doubt wishes to make it "Fox II". This defeats the object! Anyway, why would Qatar want to sell Al Jazeera or part of it when the chanell is instrumental in enhancing the stature of the state and giving it such prominence and enfluence accross the world. Al Jazzeera is certaily proved its money worth and there is no incentive for Qatar to part with any part of it. certainly not to a zionist partner!
if he ends up buying it, he will make good money out of selling Bin laden yearly video !
Perhaps your parents never told you this, but money can't buy you everything Mr. Saban! This is one toy you can't have! now now now...
Jews control the finacial institution, science, and the media among others---yes we do!
Kiwi Girl states that Al-Jazeera is one of the most un-biased and factual publications in the world. I beg to differ. Their TV station isn't too bad, but reading it on-line shows a clear anti-Israel bias, with very little in the way of even-handed reporting. I got pretty tired of reading it due the lack of open-minded argument. Stick to Haaretz - it publishes a wide variety of opinions. Personally I like to read a publication that makes me think, not one that merely reflects my current (and open-to-change) opinions on any given issue. Read Amira Hass and Ron Breiman, and make up your own mind.
Everybody is Jewish. The Saudis. The Libyans. The Egyptians. We Jews got around. Biggest secret in the World. That's why the the Middle Eastern Wars are a bunch of crap. Make Peace Now!
sorry Haim Saban you lose
I can just imagine al Jazeera half Jewish-owned. A typical headline would then be "Israeli brutality! Or maybe not?"
what is one of the most un-bias and factual publications left in the world, to a raving fanatical Jew no matter how much moolaah he has! For sure it will lose a lot of readers through bad management decisions like selling out to anyone who remotely backs the policies of the backward dark age state of Israel.