Big Jew Adelson To Pay For New Jew Embassy
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:50 am
— and Trump administration is considering it!
The Associated Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: Friday, February 23, 2018, 9:06 AM
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering an offer from Republican
mega-donor Sheldon Adelson to pay for at least part of a new U.S. embassy in
Jerusalem, four U.S. officials told The Associated Press. Lawyers at the State
Department are looking into the legality of accepting private donations to cover
some or all of the embassy costs, the administration officials said. The discussions
are occurring as the new embassy clears its final bureaucratic hurdles. On Thursday,
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended weeks of delay by signing off on a security
plan for moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, according to the officials,
who weren't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and demanded anonymity. In one
possible scenario, the administration would solicit contributions not only from Adelson
but potentially from other donors in the evangelical Christian and American Jewish
communities, too. One official said Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate and staunch
supporter of Israel, had offered to pay the difference between the total cost —
expected to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars — and what the administration
is able to raise.
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The Associated Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: Friday, February 23, 2018, 9:06 AM
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering an offer from Republican
mega-donor Sheldon Adelson to pay for at least part of a new U.S. embassy in
Jerusalem, four U.S. officials told The Associated Press. Lawyers at the State
Department are looking into the legality of accepting private donations to cover
some or all of the embassy costs, the administration officials said. The discussions
are occurring as the new embassy clears its final bureaucratic hurdles. On Thursday,
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended weeks of delay by signing off on a security
plan for moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, according to the officials,
who weren't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and demanded anonymity. In one
possible scenario, the administration would solicit contributions not only from Adelson
but potentially from other donors in the evangelical Christian and American Jewish
communities, too. One official said Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate and staunch
supporter of Israel, had offered to pay the difference between the total cost —
expected to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars — and what the administration
is able to raise.
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