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Israeli fund raising in U.S.
provides context for Olmert case
Yad Vashem/BPH Images
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson, seen here with Ehud Olmert after giving Yad Vashem $25 million, talked this week with Israeli police about his relationship with the Israeli prime minister.
Viewing the Ehud Olmert scandal in context, Israeli politicians regularly collude with American Jews to sidestep Israeli law in raising money from Diaspora Jews interested in influencing Israeli elections.

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