Tel-Chai Nation

LA attorney Rachel Neuwirth reveals some very interesting details about why Ariel Sharon wants to go through with this expulsion plan of his, for the purpose of maintaining a big business deal with a would-be contributor named Cyril Kern:

Sharon appears to be personally and financially beholden to a circle of financial backers and campaign contributors who stand to make a killing from the Gaza "disengagement". In addition, at least one, and possibly three, other powerful officials in the Sharon administration seem to have a financial interest in the expulsion/withdrawal operation.

Three years ago, a mysterious loan that Sharon had received from an old friend and former army buddy, a wealthy British businessman named Cyril Kern, dominated Israel's headlines. Sharon had apparently used the money to pay a stiff fine imposed on him by Israel's election authority for his solicitation of illegal campaign contributions. It is also illegal for an Israeli public official to accept loans from a foreign national. But Sharon, despite a widely publicized investigation by Israel's public prosecutions office, was never charged with a crime. One of the arguments that he used to defend himself was that Kern had absolutely no business interests in Israel; hence, the loan could not be construed as a bribe.

So in other words, this pretty much shows that Sharon has been relying on some bad business partners, not only for questionable campaign contributions, but also for profiteering.

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