LISTEN: The Secret Offshore Accounts Bankrolling Israeli Settlements
How did real estate in East Jerusalem fall into the hands of the Virgin Islands' government, and who are the Israeli stars of the Pandora Papers leak? Also: inside the Trump administration's fancy Jerusalem reunion
LISTEN: The secret offshore accounts bankrolling Israeli settlements
In this week's episode, we discuss intriguing findings from the Pandora Papers leak regarding Israel – from offshore companies in tax havens that finance settlement purchases, to the business empire of Israel's richest politician. Uri Blau, a member of the investigative journalistic consortium that uncovered the documents, joins host Amir Tibon for a fascinating conversation (starting at time code 11:30).
Also on the show, Allison Kaplan Sommer takes us inside last week's Trump administration reunion in Jerusalem, which featured everything from an evangelical-funded documentary series to the potential launching of a 2024 presidential campaign. Hear the full story and the evening's highlights.
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