tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post1622722243072495906..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Birth Wrong?David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-81085648067629679282008-12-04T09:06:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:06:00.000-08:00But the Birthright funding is spread around to mul...But the Birthright funding is spread around to multiple trip organizers, each of which has great leeway in designing their trip (with the exception of basic itinerary and hotel requirements). Oranim (the largest of the organizers), for instance, has no interaction with Adelson. Rather, participants are given a lecture by Niel Lazarus (http://www.awesomeseminars.com), which presents a balanced perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1181044179138218972008-12-03T18:56:00.000-08:002008-12-03T18:56:00.000-08:00Haaretz, 8/13/07: 'An organizer for Taglit told Ha...<A HREF="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=892598" REL="nofollow">Haaretz</A>, 8/13/07: 'An organizer for Taglit told Haaretz that Adelson shares his "clearly hawkish" views with program participants. "He talks with the participants about the dangers that Israel has to deal with and the risks from radical Islam. <BR/><BR/>'He passed out copies of a documentary on how Islam is spreading in the West."'<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/09/14/did-sheldon-adelson-fund-anti-obama-propaganda-dvd/" REL="nofollow">More biased sources</A> claim that the documentary in question was "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West." It's a plausible claim, considering <A HREF="http://www.emetonline.org/events.html" REL="nofollow">Adelson's funding of the Endowment for Middle East Truth and that group's support for the documentary</A>.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com