Yasser Arafat reportedly invested $8 million in an Israeli and U.S. venture capital fund. Arafat invested the millions in Evergreen III LP, a fund based in the Cayman Islands that has major Israeli stakeholders, and Canaan Partners, a U.S.-based fund that bankrolled several Israeli startups, according to “60 Minutes” and Ha’aretz.
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