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Netanyahu Accused of Aiding Kushner in Secret UAE Financial Deal
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An investigation by journalist Matthew Cole alleges that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped Jared Kushner conceal nearly $2 billion from Gulf countries through a network of bank accounts. The report claims Netanyahu encouraged Kushner to deposit $1 billion from the UAE via Azerbaijan into an Israeli bank account in 2018. Kushner has categorically denied the accusations, stating the accounts never existed and his actions were authorized by Donald Trump.
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- Journalist Matthew Cole alleges Benjamin Netanyahu aided Jared Kushner in concealing nearly $2 billion from Gulf nations.
- The report claims Netanyahu encouraged Kushner to deposit $1 billion from the UAE via Azerbaijan into an Israeli bank account.
- Dutch intelligence reportedly monitored Kushner's phone and discovered alleged secret bank accounts funded by Saudi and Emirati sources.
- Cole links these alleged financial arrangements to the diplomatic negotiations preceding the 2020 Abraham Accords.
- Jared Kushner has categorically denied all accusations through his lawyer.
- David Friedman, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, denies any knowledge of the alleged financial arrangement.
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