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The Investigation

The
Machine

How a network of billionaires, lobbyists, and intelligence operatives built a system of total control over American politics, media, finance, and culture.

Every dollar is in FEC filings. Every law is on the books. Every quote is on the record. Every court document is public.

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"I'm a one-issue guy, and my issue is Israel."

"There are three ways to be influential in American politics: make donations to political parties, establish think tanks, and control media outlets."

"Those who give more have more access. It's simple math."

— Haim Saban, media mogul & Univision chairman, Israeli conference 2009

Chapter 1

Your Tax Dollars
Fund Their Lobby

$3.8 billion in annual military aid doesn't just disappear. It creates a self-sustaining machine that buys the politicians who approve more aid.

1
COLLECT

US taxpayers pay federal taxes

2
SEND

$3.8 billion/year in military aid to Israel — guaranteed by 10-year MOU

3
PROFIT

Defense contractors (Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon) receive the bulk — Israel must spend 75% on US weapons

4
LOBBY

Contractors & pro-Israel orgs funnel profits into AIPAC network — $150M+ in 2024 alone

5
BUY

Lobby money buys congressional votes to approve more aid, block ceasefire resolutions, pass anti-BDS laws

6
REPEAT

The cycle continues. Spending grows 3.5x since 2020. 38 states restrict free speech to protect it.

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Chapter 2

$189M+ From 10 Donors

Just 10 billionaire donors spent more on pro-Israel causes in 2024 than most Americans will earn in a lifetime — and they expect policy outcomes in return.

Largest Pro-Israel Individual Donor

Miriam Adelson — $100 Million

Gave $100M to Trump's Preserve America PAC in 2024. Haaretz reported her top condition: US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. She and her late husband Sheldon spent $520M+ on federal races since 2009 — the largest individual political donors in modern American history.

"Would it be too much to pray for a day when the Bible gets a 'Book of Trump'?"

— Miriam Adelson, Israel Hayom op-ed, 2019

Donor2024
Miriam Adelson
Casino fortune heir.
$100M
Paul Singer
Elliott Management hedge fund.
$39M
Larry Ellison
Oracle co-founder.
$26M
Jan Koum
WhatsApp co-founder.
$5M
Ronald Lauder
Estee Lauder heir, president of World Jewish Congress.
$5M
Jonathon Jacobson
Financier.
$5M
Stacy Schusterman
Samson Energy.
$4M
Bernard Marcus
Home Depot co-founder (died Nov 2024).
$3M
David Zalik
GreenSky CEO.
$2M
Haim Saban
Media mogul, Univision chairman.
$1M
Total (Top 10 Donors)$189M+

"Every Republican in Congress has an AIPAC person. It's like your babysitter, your AIPAC babysitter... They come to your office before you're even sworn in."

"You don't even know you have an AIPAC person until you vote wrong. Then you find out."

— Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tucker Carlson interview, 2023

All figures documented in FEC filings, OpenSecrets, FIDF records, and on-the-record public statements.

Chapter 3

Donations. Think Tanks.
Media Control.

Haim Saban described his own formula for influence in American politics. It's not a theory — it's a documented, self-described strategy executed across all three fronts.

1
Prong 1: Donations
Haim Saban$7M to DNC building (2002), seven-figure donations to DMFI & UDP, max donations to Biden
Miriam Adelson$100M to Trump's Preserve America PAC (2024), $520M+ lifetime federal giving
AIPAC Network$150M+ across 50+ PACs in 2024, largest outside spender in congressional races
2
Prong 2: Think Tanks
Saban Center at BrookingsFounded by Haim Saban. Shapes DC foreign policy consensus on Middle East
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)Funded by Bernard Marcus ($30M+), Paul Singer. Pushes hawkish Israel policy
Washington Institute (WINEP)Founded by AIPAC research director. Staff regularly testify before Congress
JINSAJewish Institute for National Security of America. Hosts military exchange programs
3
Prong 3: Media
All 3 broadcast networks + cableABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, HBO, ESPN, MTV — see Chapter 4 for the full ownership map
Tech platforms & searchGoogle (92% search), YouTube (2.7B users), Meta (7B+ users), TikTok (15% Oracle stake)
Direct advocacy mediaSaban → Univision, Adelson → Israel Hayom + Las Vegas Review-Journal, Lauder → World Jewish Congress

This isn't hidden. Saban said it at a conference. Every broadcast network, every cable news channel, the paper of record, the world's search engine, the platforms where 7 billion people get their news — look at who owns them. AIPAC writes the checks. FDD shapes the talking points. A confirmed Israeli spy produces Hollywood blockbusters. Google signed a $1.2B military contract with Israel. Meta suppresses Palestinian content. When you control the donations, the research, and the narrative, you don't need a conspiracy — you have a system.

Sources: Foreign Policy, OpenSecrets, Columbia Journalism Review, SEC filings, FEC filings, Israeli Channel 2, Variety

Chapter 4

Who Controls What You
See, Read & Believe

Every major broadcast network, cable news channel, Hollywood studio, streaming platform, social media company, and search engine in America. Here's who owns them — and what connects them.

"Our commitment to Israel is second to none."

— Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle (co-founded by Larry Ellison)

Oracle committed $10 billion to a data center in Israel. Ellison gave $26M+ to Friends of IDF. Hosted Netanyahu on his private island.

ABC, CBS, NBC
All 3 Broadcast Networks
CNN+MSNBC
Cable News
92%
Google Search Share
7B+
Social Media Users
128 yrs
NYT Family Ownership
TikTok
15% Oracle Stake
$1.2B
Google Project Nimbus
130+
Films by Israeli Spy

Every broadcast network. Every major cable news channel. The paper of record. The world's search engine. The social platforms where billions get their news. Hollywood's biggest studios. Children's cartoons. Sports. Streaming. All of it.

Sources: SEC filings, corporate proxy statements, Variety, Paramount investor disclosures, Oracle filings, FIDF records, Human Rights Watch (2023), BSR/Meta audit (2022), Project Nimbus contract

Chapter 5

Criticize Israel?
Lose Everything.

The machine doesn't just reward loyalty — it punishes dissent. Bank accounts frozen. Contracts revoked. Careers destroyed. A foreign government's Ministry coordinated the closure of American organizations' accounts.

Case Study

Kanye West (Ye) — Lost $1.6 Billion

After speaking out, Ye lost virtually everything overnight:

JPMorgan Chase terminated all banking relationships with Yeezy LLC

Adidas terminated $2B/year Yeezy partnership — 8% of their total revenue

Gap, Balenciaga, CAA, Def Jam/UMG, Vogue all cut ties within days

Net worth dropped from $2B+ to approximately $400M

IRS froze four bank accounts over $50M tax debt

Adidas sought court order to freeze $75M in remaining accounts

Sources: Billboard, CBS News, Fortune, Hypebae, court records

Bahia Amawi — Texas Speech Pathologist
Palestinian-American children's speech therapist fired in 2018 for refusing to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel. Texas law required ALL government contractors to certify loyalty to a foreign country — even a children's speech therapist.
Lost her job. Sued. Judge blocked law.
Ben & Jerry's / Unilever
Announced they'd stop selling ice cream in Israeli settlements. Unilever lost $14 BILLION in market cap. 34 states targeted the company. New York, Colorado, Illinois, Arizona pulled hundreds of millions from pension funds. Forced to reverse boycott in Dec 2022.
Reversed under $14B pressure.
30 BDS Organizations — Coordinated Shutdown
Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs partnered with Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center) to systematically close 30 financial accounts — 10 in the US, 20 in Europe. A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT coordinated the closure of American organizations' bank accounts on American soil.
30 accounts closed. No investigation.
Pentagon Contracts Bill (Sep 2025)
House passed bill barring companies boycotting Israel from ALL Pentagon contracts. The US government spent $755 billion on contracts in 2024. Boycotting Israel now means losing access to the largest customer on Earth.
Passed House.
$1.6B
Lost by Ye Overnight
$14B
Unilever Market Cap Hit
30
Accounts Closed by Israel
$755B
Pentagon $ Tied to Loyalty

No other country on Earth can destroy your career, freeze your bank accounts, and bar you from government contracts for criticizing it. Only one lobby has that power.

Sources: Billboard, Fortune, The Intercept, NPR, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, congressional records

Chapter 6

Hollywood &
Israeli Intelligence

One of Hollywood's most successful producers is a confirmed Israeli spy. A convicted sex offender hired an ex-Mossad firm to silence his accusers on American soil. The head of the LA Olympics flew on Epstein's jet with unidentified young women.

"I did it for my country and I'm proud of it."

"Do you know what it was like to be a 20-something guy whose country decided to let him be James Bond? Wow! The action! That was exciting."

— Arnon Milchan, confirming decades of Israeli intelligence work, Israeli Channel 2 (Uvda / Ilana Dayan), November 25, 2013

Milchan produced 130+ Hollywood films. Smuggled 800 nuclear triggers to Israel. Never charged.

A confirmed spy produces your favorite movies. An ex-Mossad firm was hired to stalk American women and journalists. The head of the Olympics exchanged suggestive emails with a convicted sex trafficker's accomplice. This is the entertainment industry's relationship with Israeli intelligence.

Chapter 7

Jeffrey Epstein &
The Fourth Prong

Beyond campaign donations, think tanks, and media ownership, there's a darker tool of influence: blackmail and compromise. Jeffrey Epstein's operation connected directly to Israeli intelligence networks, pro-Israel mega-donors, and the highest levels of political power.

"I was told Epstein 'belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone."

— Alexander Acosta, US Attorney who gave Epstein the plea deal, to Trump transition team when vetted for Labor Secretary

Reported by Vicky Ward, The Daily Beast, July 2019

Connect the Dots
1

Robert Maxwell — alleged Mossad operative — introduces Epstein to the intelligence world. (Ben-Menashe, Hoffenberg testimony)

2

Les Wexner — pro-Israel mega-donor — gives Epstein a $56M townhouse, power of attorney, and $46M+ in transfers. The townhouse becomes the scene of the crimes. FBI later lists Wexner as a co-conspirator. (NYT, property records, FBI docs)

3

Epstein builds a blackmail operation — cameras in every room (Maria Farmer testimony). Hosts the most powerful people in politics, finance, and media. (Court depositions, flight logs)

4

Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak receives $2.5M from Epstein, visits his properties, co-invests in a surveillance tech company (Carbyne) with a former Mossad director. (Haaretz, Daily Beast)

5

When the US Attorney tries to prosecute, he's told Epstein "belonged to intelligence" and to back off. Epstein gets 13 months with work release. Co-conspirators get immunity. (Vicky Ward, Daily Beast)

6

Epstein dies in federal custody on August 10, 2019. Ghislaine Maxwell convicted, sentenced to 20 years. The client list remains largely sealed. Names are being redacted. (SDNY court records)

"He has done more for Israel than can today be told."

— Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, eulogizing Robert Maxwell at his state funeral on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, 1991

Six serving and former heads of Israeli intelligence attended the funeral.

This is the fourth prong that Saban didn't mention: beyond donations, think tanks, and media — compromise and leverage. When you fund the campaigns, shape the research, control the narrative, and hold the secrets — you don't just influence policy. You own it.

All facts sourced from: Seymour Hersh, NY Times, Haaretz, Daily Beast, Daily Mail, SDNY court records, UK Foreign Office declassified files, FEC filings

Chapter 8

Where's the
Justice?

Jeffrey Epstein's client list was partially unsealed. Names were revealed. Evidence exists. And yet — almost no one has been held accountable.

The Clients
Flight logs, depositions, and unsealed documents name dozens of powerful figures
ZERO prosecuted
The FBI
Had evidence since 1996 (Maria Farmer's report). Sat on it for years
No public explanation
Kash Patel (FBI Director)
Before FBI: 'The only reason the list isn't released is who's on it.' After FBI: 'No client list exists, never was.' Rep. Raskin: 'How did you go from crusader to cover-up?' Girlfriend accused of being Mossad honeypot (denies, suing for defamation). Released files omitted records about Bondi, Blanche, and Patel himself
Total reversal
Pam Bondi (FL AG > US AG)
As Florida Attorney General, declined to investigate Epstein's sweetheart plea deal. Now US Attorney General overseeing the file releases
Promoted to US AG
Alexander Acosta
Gave Epstein the plea deal after being told he 'belonged to intelligence'
Promoted to Labor Sec.
The Full Client List
Partially unsealed Jan 2024 — 170+ names, but many still redacted. At least 6 'likely incriminated' names removed from public docs
Still redacted
Les Wexner
Listed as CO-CONSPIRATOR in FBI's own 2019 documents. Name was REDACTED from released files until Rep. Massie forced unredaction
Never charged
Jeffrey Epstein
Found dead in federal custody, Aug 10, 2019. Cameras malfunctioned. Guards asleep
Case closed
Jean-Luc Brunel
Key associate, found dead in Paris jail cell, Feb 2022, awaiting trial
Case closed

Two key witnesses died in custody. The prosecutor who let Epstein walk was promoted. The AG who declined to investigate now oversees the file releases. The FBI director told Congress there was "no credible evidence" — his own agency's documents say otherwise. Names are being redacted. Wexner was listed as a co-conspirator and they tried to hide it. The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed.

Sources: SDNY court records, Miami Herald investigation, Giuffre v. Maxwell unsealed documents (2024), DOJ records, Rep. Massie statements, FBI documents (2026 unredactions)

The Full Picture

Five Pillars of
Total Control

Haim Saban described three ways to influence American politics. But there are two more he didn't mention publicly. Together, they form a system of control that no other lobby in American history has ever achieved.

1
Donations
Buy the Politicians
$189M+ from 10 billionaire donors in 2024
$150M+ through 50+ AIPAC-linked PACs
96% of Congress took the money
AIPAC assigns a handler to every member
2
Think Tanks
Shape the Research
Saban Center at Brookings
FDD ($30M+ from Marcus & Singer)
WINEP (founded by AIPAC research dir.)
JINSA military exchange programs
3
Media
Control the Narrative
ABC, CBS, NBC — all 3 broadcast networks
CNN, MSNBC, HBO, ESPN, Disney+, Hulu
NYT (128 yrs), Google (92%), YouTube, Meta (7B+)
Marvel, Pixar, Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount
4
Compromise
Hold the Secrets
Epstein: cameras in every room
Weinstein: hired Black Cube (ex-Mossad)
Maxwell father: alleged Mossad asset
"Belonged to intelligence" — Acosta
5
Financial Punishment
Destroy the Dissenters
Ye: lost $1.6B overnight, banks closed
30 accounts closed by Israel's Ministry
Unilever: $14B hit for ice cream boycott
$755B Pentagon contracts tied to loyalty
Teachers fired for refusing boycott pledge
38 states penalize your right to boycott
The Result
$189M+
From 10 Donors
ALL 3
Broadcast Networks
$1.6B
Lost by Ye
38
States Ban Boycotts
0
Epstein Clients Prosecuted

All data sourced from: FEC filings, OpenSecrets, TrackAIPAC.com, SDNY court records, Haaretz, NY Times, Daily Beast, Miami Herald, Seymour Hersh, UK declassified files, Israeli Channel 2, Variety, SEC filings, FBI documents, Rep. Massie statements

When you buy the politicians, fund the research, own the media, and hold the compromising secrets — you don't influence a country. You control it.

This isn't a conspiracy theory. Every dollar is in FEC filings. Every law is on the books. Every quote is on the record. Every court document is public. The only thing missing is accountability.

Data sourced from FEC filings, SEC filings, court records, OpenSecrets & public reporting