Taking Israeli citizenship in 2016, they attracted some attention the following year when numerous 20th century artworks they had collected were auctioned at Sotheby’s in Paris.
The collection – which included paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jean Dubuffet and sculptures by César – fetched a cool $18 million.
Part of the couple’s wealth is now being used to assist Israel’s propaganda activities.
Guests at their gala dinner heard a presentation from Zohar Palti, a former bigwig in Mossad, the infamous spying and assassination agency. He reportedly offered some thoughts on healing, though it is safe to assume that ending the torment of Palestinians was not what he had in mind.
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