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Billionaires Give $1M Apiece to Pro-Israel PACS
Pro-Israel PACs reported millions of dollars in donations in August, including
from billionaire donors with long track records of giving to Israel-related causes,
JTA reported.

Kraft Group LLC, the company owned by New England Patriots owner Robert
Kraft , gave $1 million to the United Democracy Project, the new super PAC affi l-
iated with AIPAC, the powerhouse Israel lobby.

George Soros’ Democracy PAC donated the same amount to the J Street Action
Fund, the PAC affi liated with the liberal pro-Israel lobby.

Kraft , a prolifi c donor to Jewish causes who gave $1 million to Donald Trump
in 2017, is the sixth person to break seven fi gures in giving to AIPAC’s super
PAC, joining WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and fi ve others to donate at that
level. United Democracy Project spent over $26 million in Democratic primaries this
cycle, making it the largest spender and one of the most active super PACs in the
entire country. Its preferred candidates prevailed in seven of the nine congressio-
nal races where it spent money.

Meanwhile, Soros’ donation was the single largest to J Street Action Fund,
which has spent $1.7 million this cycle, including $100,000 to Rep. Jamaal
Bowman, a progressive who staved off a challenger in his New York district.

Italian Company That Produces Hitler Wines Says it Will
Stop Next Year
Th e heir to an Italian winery that has long produced an Adolf Hitler varietal says
he will be putting a cork in its “historical” series of wines next year, JTA reported.

“Th at’s enough. We’re sick and tired of all this controversy,” Andrea Lunardelli,
who expects to take over Vini Lunardelli in early 2023, told an Italian newspaper.

“So from next year, the whole historical line with labels of people like Hitler and
Mussolini will disappear.”
If Lunardelli goes through with his promise, it would bring to an end a
three-decade line of Nazi-themed business for his family’s company — and to
waves of criticism, including from Jewish groups, that have accompanied it.

Vini Lunardelli in northeastern Italy fi rst introduced the series featuring dic-
tators and fascist fi gures such as Francisco Franco and Josef Stalin in 1995. Th e
company’s site boasts more than 37 diff erent labels, featuring dozens of Nazi-
glorying slogans.

Th e wines have long generated outrage as well as offi cial censure. In 1997, the
German government lodged several complaints, and 10 years later Italian police
seized bottles from the business.

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PCR Tests Reinstated at Ben-Gurion Airport
Ben-Gurion International Airport reinstated a service on Aug. 24 that most trav-
elers probably didn’t miss: PCR testing for people entering Israel, jns.org reported,
citing Israel Hayom.

Th e tests are being funded by the government and are voluntary, at least for
now. Th e purpose of the program is to make PCR testing easily accessible for
people entering the country ahead of winter when COVID-19 numbers are pro-
jected to spike.

In the fi rst phase of the new rollout, testing will be carried out from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. Later, testing will be available around the clock. Travelers who want to be
tested can avail themselves of the service in the “G zone” of the arrival hall aft er
collecting their baggage.

About Half of the Ukrainian Refugees in Israel Have Left
Of 29,000 Ukrainian refugees who sought refuge in Israel, 14,000 have left for
other countries, Haaretz reported, citing Social Services Ministry data.

Meantime, another 4,200 have qualifi ed for citizenship under the nation’s Law
of Return.

Nearly 13,000 Ukrainians have registered for humanitarian assistance, which
might include medical care, education system placement and aid for buying
food. JE
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