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☆ Fact Check: Image does not show Israeli-managed ship attacked in the Indian Ocean
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Malta-flagged container ship attacked in November is managed by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), which is in turn controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. The same image can be seen in a Reuters report (photograph 8/19) (archived) about the incident dated Jun. Another photo of the ship on fire, captured from a different angle, was also published by Reuters (archived) in 2019. At the time, the U.S. blamed the incident (archived) and an explosion aboard a second tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Iran, which denied the allegations. The ship image dates to 2019 and is unrelated to the Nov. 24, 2023, attack on the Mayet.

Persons: Idan Ofer, Read Organizations: Eastern Pacific Shipping, CMA, Reuters, U.S, Galaxy Leader, Facebook, Twitter, Iranian Students ’ News Agency, Thomson Locations: Norwegian, Gulf of Oman, Malta, Singapore, Iranian, Israel, Red, ISRAELI, U.S, Iran

☆ Israeli-managed vessel hit by suspected Iranian drone, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Aziz El Yaakoubi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

RIYADH, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A container ship managed by an Israeli-controlled company was hit by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, a U.S. defence official said on Saturday. The Malta-flagged CMA CGM SYMI, recently renamed Mayet, was struck on Friday by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which appeared to be an Iranian Shahed-136 drone, in the northeast portion of the Indian Ocean, the official said, asking not to be named. Israel called the vessel's seizure an "Iranian act of terrorism". Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), which had rented Mayet, said it was aware a container ship was targeted in a possible security incident on Friday. The United States has blamed Iran for unclaimed attacks on several vessels in the region in the past few years.

Persons: Yemen's Houthis, Idan Ofer, Mayet, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Sybille de La, Maayan, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Eastern Pacific Shipping, Reuters, Dubai's, United, Britain's Maritime Trade Operations, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: RIYADH, Israeli, U.S, Malta, Iranian, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Singapore, Dubai's Jebel Ali, Oman's, United States, Tehran, Red, Paris, Jerusalem

☆ Read the new letter from Mitt Romney and billionaire Seth Klarman slamming Harvard's 'silence' over 'antisemitism on campus' as 'astounding'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A group of Harvard alum, including Mitt Romney and billionaire Seth Klarman, are condemning its leadership. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On Monday, a group of Harvard alumni including Senator Mitt Romney and billionaire investor Seth Klarman wrote an open letter slamming the school's leadership and its response to purported antisemitism on campus. Other alums condemned Harvard's response to both the terrorist attacks and the student letter.

Persons: Mitt Romney, Seth Klarman, alums, —, Bill Helman, Bain, Mark Nunnelly, Joanna Jacobson, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, Les Wexner, Idan Ofer, Batia, Michael Hemesath Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Ivy League, University of Pennsylvania, Carleton College, Saint John's University Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ 'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf threatens to pull funding from UPenn unless president resigns amid Israel-Hamas response backlash, CNN reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dick Wolf threatened to stop funding UPenn amid backlash over the school's Israel-Hamas response. Wolf, an alumnus, is calling on the school's president and chair of the board of trustees to resign. His main criticism stems from a Palestinian literature festival held at the school before the war began. Wolf also expressed dismay at the notion that the Wolf Humanities Center "contributed to this hate fest," CNN reported. Representatives for Wolf and the Palestine Writes Literature Festival did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.

Persons: Dick Wolf, Wolf, —, Liz Magill, Magill, Scott Bok, Clifford Asness, Marc Rowan, I've, Israel, Bill Ackman, Les Wexner, Idan Ofer Organizations: Service, University of Pennsylvania, CNN, Ivy League, Daily, Wolf Humanities Center, Wolf Humanities, Apollo, Harvard, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Palestine

☆ Debate over the Israel-Gaza war has raised tensions – and the stakes – on college campuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A woman mourns over a dead man at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, October 18. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Israeli security inspects debris from a rocket in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, on October 18. Dor Kedmi/AP Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 13. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9. Ramez Mahmoud/AP A plume of smoke rises in the sky over Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on October 9.

Persons: ”, Michelle Deutchman, Spencer Platt, Jon Fansmith, “, ” Fansmith, you’ll, Eboo Patel, they’re, ” Patel, Bill Ackman, Larry Summers, ” Summers, Claudine Gay, —, Gay, ” “, Khan, Yasser Qudih, Ofir Libstein, Aza, Ronen Zvulun, Belal Khaled, Abed Rahim Khatib, Leon Neal, Hod, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Ayal Margolin, Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brendan Smialowski, Ali Jadallah, Biden, Netanyahu, Kenny Holston, Abed Khaled, Ariel Schalit, Mohammed Abed, Kfar Aza, Ilia Yefimovich, Mustafa Hassona, Mahmoud Khaled, Samar Abu, Fatima Shbair, Dor Reder, Violeta Santos Moura, Shir Torem, Wahaj Bani Moufleh, Antonio Macías, Macías, Francisco Seco, Mohammed Saber, Eli Albag, Liri, Mohammed Talatene, Sergey Ponomarev, Hatem Ali, Dor Kedmi, Mahmud Hams, Saher, Hatem Moussa, Abraham Cohen, Valentin Ghnassia, Ghnassia, Yuri Cortez, Yousef Masoud, Ibrahim Hams, Bashar Taleb, Baz Ratner, Jack Guez, Yahya Hassouna, Mapal Adam, Abed Zagout, Tamir Kalifa, Agha, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters Itzik, Miriam Shafir, Dor Shafir, Savion Kiper, Maya Alleruzzo, Mohammed Salem, CNN Sergey Ponomarev, Eden Guez, Atef Safadi, Ohad, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Noam Elimeleh Rothenberg, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Oren Ziv, Majdi, Ramez Mahmoud, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Khan Younis, Ahmad Hasballah, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, Idan Ofer, Batia, Les Wexner, Abigail, Israel, Liz Magill, ” Magill, Marc Rowan, Ronald Lauder, David Magerman, Jon Huntsman, ” Huntsman, Magill, Israel “, Winston, Strawn, “ Winston, Ryna Workman, ” Workman, Russell Rickford’s, ” Rickford, Abeer AbouYabis, Adolf Hitler Organizations: CNN — College, CNN, University of California National Center for Free, ” Columbia University, Getty Images Columbia, Getty, American Council, Education, Interfaith America, “, Harvard, Ivy League, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard University, Reuters, Regional, Al, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Israel's, Ahli Baptist Hospital, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Ben Gurion International, New York Times, Shifa, Palestinian, AP, West Bank, Aris Messinis, Haim, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Nova, Anadolu Agency, Nova Festival, Ben Gurion, Rockets, United Nations, Reuters Police, Reuters Rockets, Harvard Crimson, Penn, Apollo Global Management, Venture, UPenn, Faculty, New York University, NYU Student Bar Association, NYU, Winston, Stanford University, Cornell, ” Cornell University, Cornell Daily Sun, Emory University, Emory Winship Cancer Institute Locations: United States, Israel, Gaza, New York City, Khan Younis, Yehuda, Aqsa, Gaza City, Rafah, Tel Aviv, Hod HaSharon, Kiryat Shmona, AFP, Al, Ahli, Anadolu, Sderot, Gan, Kfar, North Sinai, Egypt, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Beit Kama, Haifa, Cyprus, Nablus, West, Lebanon, Kfar Saba, Israeli, Be'eri, Rehovot, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Be'eri, Modiin Maccabim, Kfar Aza, Ashkelon, Mount Herzel, Yassin, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Ramat Gan, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Harvard’s, UPenn, Palestine

☆ Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Harvard University has become a flashpoint in the intergenerational divide on the Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the 11 days since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its terrorist attack on Israel, Harvard University has become a flashpoint for intergenerational tensions about the war — and the broader culture war around campus free speech. Hamas launches terrorist attacks on IsraelPalestinian militant group Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, with Israel retaliating. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These hateful Harvard students are the future leaders of our society," Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York wrote on X. Some student groups backtrackSome student groups that co-signed the original statement have since withdrawn their signatures.

Persons: Israel, —, Israel retaliating, Bill Ross, Ian Bremmer, Bremmer, Larry Summers, Tom Williams, Summers, Seth Moulton of, Moulton, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Rep, Ritchie Torres, Harvard Hillel, Bill Ackman, @harvard, Meredith Weenick, Weenick, Idan Ofer, Batia, Les Wexner, Ackman, Joe McCarthy, Claudine Gay, Craig F, Walker, Gay, Harvard Crimson, Israel's, Joseph Prezioso, Elise Stefanik, Win McNamee, Marc Rowan, Jon Huntsman Jr, Elizabeth Magill, Davis Polk, Wardwell, Winston, Strawn Organizations: Harvard University, Service, Hamas, Harvard, Republicans, Israel Palestinian, UN, Gaza's Hamas, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee, Inc, Getty, Republican, New York, Palestine, Alpha, CNBC, Harvard Crimson, Conservative, Media, Harvard University Police Department, Quantum, Group, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, CNN, Wexner Foundation, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, Nepali Student Association, Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity, Harvard Yard, New York Republican, New, Apollo Global Management, University of Pennsylvania, Huntsman, University, Columbia University, New York University, NYU Student Bar Association Locations: Israel, Gaza, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Ted Cruz of Texas, Harvard's, Harvard, Cambridge , Massachusetts, AFP, New York, Utah, Columbia

☆ Big money donors are slamming Ivy League universities and pulling funding over their response to the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wealthy donors are slamming elite US colleges for their responses to the Israel-Hamas war. Thousands of civilians have been injured or killed in Hamas' attacks on Israel and Israel's bombardments of Gaza. In the past week, wealthy college donors have closed their checkbooks, citing their disagreement with the universities' responses to the Israel-Hamas war. The Huntsman family recently notified Penn that it's stopping further donations to the Ivy League school. Thousands of people have been injured or killed in Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and Israel's bombardment of Gaza.

Persons: —, Marc Rowan, Rowan, Huntsman, Jon Huntsman Jr, Elizabeth Magill, Magill, David Magerman, Estée Lauder, Ronald Lauder, Les Wexner, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, Idan Ofer, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Service, Apollo Global Management, University of Pennsylvania's, Penn, Ivy League, Daily, Huntsman Foundation, University, Computer, Renaissance Technologies, Bloomberg, Harvard, Wexner, Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Gaza, Utah, China, Russia, Singapore, Penn, Egypt

☆ Israel's richest man and his wife stepped down from a Harvard board, saying their faith in the school's leadership had been 'broken' over its response to the Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's richest person and his wife have left the board of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. They attributed their departure to the Ivy League college's response to Hamas' attacks on Israel. "Our faith in the University's leadership has been broken," Idan and Batia Ofer said in a statement. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Israeli billionaire businessman and his wife stepped down from their positions on a Harvard University board over the school's response to the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. Harvard has struggled to navigate its response to the student groups' statement.

Persons: Batia Ofer, —, Idan Ofer, Ofer, Israel, Bill Ackman, Christine Gay, Gay Organizations: Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Ivy League, Service, Harvard University, Quantum, Bloomberg, Harvard, Hamas, UN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, CNN Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza

☆ ‘Stunned and sickened.’ Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard over ‘tiptoeing’ on Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A nonprofit founded by former Victoria’s Secret billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife Abigail is breaking off ties with Harvard University, alleging the school has been “tiptoeing” over Hamas’ terror attacks against Israel. Citing the “absence of this clear moral standard,” the Wexner Foundation said it has determined the Harvard Kennedy School is no longer a “compatible” partner for its organization. In a statement to CNN, Harvard reiterated comments by university leadership condemning both the attacks against Israel and terrorism. “We are grateful to the Wexner Foundation for its very longstanding support of student scholarships,” a Harvard spokesperson said in the statement. They feel abandoned,” the Wexner Foundation said.

Persons: Leslie Wexner, Abigail, ”, “, Larry Summers, ’, ” Summers, Obama, Clinton, Idan Ofer, Batia, Claudine Gay, ” Gay, Gay, Harvard “, Les Wexner, Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard University, Harvard, Forbes, Wexner, Harvard Kennedy School, CNN, Wexner Foundation, University, “, North American Jewish, Kennedy School of Government, Israel Fellows, Body, Limited Brands Locations: New York, Israel, Bath

☆ Israeli billionaire blasts Harvard leadership and quits board in protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife Batia are quitting a Harvard executive board in protest of how university leaders have responded to Hamas’ terror attacks on Israel. Idan Ofer has amassed a fortune valued at nearly $20 billion, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index, where the Israeli ranks No. Instead, the resignation was driven by how Harvard leaders responded to the attacks on Israel, the source said. Idan Ofer is a son of shipping billionaire Sammy Ofer, who was once Israel’s richest man and died in 2011, according to Forbes. President of Harvard University Claudine Gay Brian Snyder/ReutersHarvard did not comment on the resignation and criticism from the Ofers.

Persons: Idan Ofer, Batia, “, Israel, ”, David Rubenstein, Sammy Ofer, Harvard University Claudine Gay Brian Snyder, Claudine Gay, ” Gay, Gay, Harvard “, Bill Ackman, That’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard, CNN, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Kennedy, Forbes, Israel Corp, Kenon Holdings, Harvard University, Reuters Harvard, University, “ Locations: New York, Israel, Harvard’s

☆ Iran blamed for a drone attack on an Israel-linked oil tanker off the coast of Oman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A drone armed with a bomb hit an oil tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday evening. An Israeli government official has said that they believe Iran is responsible for the strike. The company said there had been "minor damage to the vessel's hull," but there was no "spillage of cargo," referring to the gas oil the tanker was carrying. However, no one has claimed responsibility for the Oman drone attack. Due to tensions between Iran and Israel, Tehran's possible involvement in the attack is suspected.

☆ Official says oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, an official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The attack happened Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, the Mideast-based defense official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they did not have authorization to discuss the attack publicly. That tanker is operated by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, which is a company ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. Iranian state media did not immediately acknowledge the attack on the Pacific Zircon.

☆ Products tanker hit by projectile off coast of Oman, says Eastern Pacific Shipping
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Maha El Dahan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A tanker was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman on Tuesday causing minor damage to the hull with no injuries or spillage of the gas oil cargo, Eastern Pacific Shipping, which manages tanker Pacific Zircon, said on Wednesday. The Singapore-based firm, which is controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer, said it was investigating the incident which took place approximately 150 miles off the coast of Oman. "Preliminary reports indicate the vessel...was hit by a projectile," Eastern Pacific Shipping said. In July 2021, a suspected drone attack hit a petroleum product tanker managed by an Israeli firm off Oman's coast. According to shipping tracking site MarineTraffic, the tanker Pacific Zircon was last seen off the coast of Liwa, Oman on Monday morning.

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