Many Jewish multimillionaires They have made their personal affront the improve the image of Israel Around the world. With their money and influence, they intend to make up the actions of the Government of the Prime Minister Binyamine Netanyahu They are scandalizing the world. Or at least a large part of global civil society. But the actions organized by simple citizenship are getting rid of years of work, with their tens of millions of dollars invested. That is happening to Sylvan Adamsthe Zionist investor behind the Israel Premier-Techwhose presence in The return It has caused mass protests and the suspension of the end of the stage in Bilbao.
Israel is “Failing miserably” in the media war against Hamás, Adams said Wednesday, who is also the president of the Israel region of the World Jewish Congresswhich represents Jewish organizations around the world. “In physical war, we have done miracles with things that seem science fiction, but in the Communications Warwe are failing miserably, ”he told the Jewish news union From home in Tel Aviv. “The situation is getting worse for us,” he added, describing the media war of “Strategic existential threat” that is no less serious than the real war on the field.
Since it was installed in Tel Aviv in 2015this Canadian-Israeli businessman has dedicated great efforts and part of his heritage to prevent Israel from losing this war for the image. As do many authoritarian regimes of the Persian Gulflike Saudi Arabia, Qatar or United Arab Emirates, Adams is aware that the deport and the entertainment They are a good entrance door to legitimize the presence of their country in the international scene. Therefore, he has invested billions of dollars in promoting Israel from those areas. In 2019, Adam financed the performance of Madonna In the edition of Eurovision held in Tel Aviv.
Passionate about cycling
But the true passion of this 66 -year -old businessman is cycling. Although he started practicing him at age 40, in 2017, he won the World Master Championship in Manchester, England and has been Counterreloj world champion On numerous occasions. That same year, the First Institute for Sports Excellence In Israel at the University of Tel Aviv, called the Sylvan Adams cycling network. Is the co -owner of the Israel Cycling Academyunder which the current Israel-Premier Tech team was created, which is touring Spain these days.
One of Adams’s greatest successes is to have made the Giro de Italia de 2018 It will begin in Israel thanks to the donation of almost 20.5 million euros. It was the first time that a stage of the turn took place outside of Europe. A year later, he financed the friendly match between the Argentine and Uruguayan teams held in Tel Aviv, in which he played Leo Messi. His perseverance when promoting Israel’s image to the world has led him to have Very good relationships with Netanyahuwhose ideas have been supporting for years. ADAMS has a Net Heritage of 2.8 billion dollarsaccording to Forbes.
Openly Zionist
With his fortune, the billionaire has defined himself as a Israel World Ambassador and proudly presume to be openly Zionist. Son of a Holocaust survivor who lived up to 100 years, Adams inherited one of the largest real estate development companies in Canada, Iberville Developments, of his father, also the philanthropist Marcel Adams. Since Hamas’s attack on October 7, he has been in favor of his government’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria or Yemen. Last year he donated 100 million dollars to Ben Gurion University to help rebuild the cities of the south of Israel affected.
In January, Adams went to the opening ceremony of the US presidency Donald Trump In Washington. “It has been a blessing for us who was chosen; this will be The most favorable cabinet to Israel in history”He said in an interview to The Jerusalem Post. “I think we will see Great transformations In the Middle East thanks to his experience and the success of his diplomacy during his first mandate, ”he added, suggesting the possibility of carrying the Israeli cycling team to competitions in countries such as Saudi Arabia, with which Israel has no relations.”self -proclaimed ambassador In special mission ”he intends to continue pedaling for Israel.
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