Sheldon Adelson

'Birthday gift?' Miriam Adelson appears at Knesset as Trump speaks

Adelson’s presence underscored her reported behind-the-scenes role in the hostage saga. Over recent months, she has been credited in Israeli media as the major force pressuring President Trump

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump awards the 2018 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Miriam Adelson, the wife of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson and Republican donor in the East Room of the White House in Washington. November 16, 2018.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, May 12, 2025

Netanyahu trial testimony ends early due to diplomatic developments

At the start of the hearing, lead defense attorney Amit Hadad requested that, due to the weighty diplomatic happenings, the hearing be cut short.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Former President Donald Trump walks to make comments to members of the media after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York.

Donald Trump ‘can’t fix it’ when it comes to his campaign promises - opinion

Like most politicians, he is long on promises and short on delivery, although Trump does seem to reach record levels.

|ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
CUFI executive director, David Brog, speaking at the group's Israel Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., July 13-14, 2015.

Campus pro-Israel group head loses Nevada GOP congressional primary

David Brog finished with just over 17% of the vote, a distant second to Mark Robertson’s commanding 30%.

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What made Sheldon Adelson tick? - opinion

What has the world Jewish community and the State of Israel been missing since Sheldon was lost to us a year ago? How is his absence felt?

JANUARY 3, 2022BySHMULEY BOTEACH
SHELDON ADELSON looks out at the audience at the Israeli American Council National Conference in Washington in 2015.

Rivlin, Adelson receive honorary doctorates from Ariel University

Adelson helped build the university's Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson School of Medicine Building.

JUNE 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rivlin and Adelson at Ariel University's graduation ceremony

Amid political riots, we need to learn from other points of view - opinion

Crossing wires emphasizes the wider problem, diffusing guilt widely – despite many people’s certitude that their side is blameless and their opponents are evil.

FEBRUARY 2, 2021ByGIL TROY
(FROM LEFT), Sheldon Adelson, former president Shimon Peres and former prime minister Ehud Olmert attend a conference in Jerusalem in 2008.

14 day news roundup: Abbas decree

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JANUARY 26, 2021BySTEVE LINDE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas hands an election decree to chairman of the Palestinian Central Election Committee, Hana Naser, in Ramallah, January 2021

Sheldon Adelson dwarfs Ehud Olmert's contributions to Israel - opinion

Olmert is still intimidated by a great American philanthropist, even after his passing.

JANUARY 25, 2021ByDORON SPIELMAN
SHELDON ADELSON (center), his wife Miriam, and then-prime minister Ehud Olmert attend a conference in Jerusalem in 2008.

Letters to the Editor January 25, 2021: The great hate debate

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JANUARY 24, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Jewish orgs. hold memorial marking end of Sheldon Adelson's shiva

The event consisted of numerous livestreamed eulogies and personal stories about Adelson, as well as small groups of Jewish study and prayers in his honor.

JANUARY 24, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major backer of pro-Israel causes.

Olmert: I hate everything Sheldon Adelson loved about Israel - opinion

Everything I love about Israel has nothing to do with Adelson.

JANUARY 22, 2021ByEHUD OLMERT
SHELDON ADELSON attends an American Independence Day celebration in 2009.

Adelson was buried on Mount of Olives – why not renovate this holy site?

Adelson's wish to be buried on the Mount of Olives shows his clear love of the Holy City of Jerusalem, ICHH claims.

JANUARY 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Stones placed in remembrance lie on grave tablets on the Mount of Olives Jewish cemetary as the sun sets in Jerusalem

Sheldon Adelson buried in Jerusalem on Friday

Praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "huge Jewish patriot," Adelson died on Monday from cancer.

JANUARY 15, 2021ByREUTERS
Miriam Adelson, wife of Sheldon Adelson attends his funeral in a cemetery in Jerusalem, January 15, 2021

Coffin of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson arrived in Israel

Adelson, one of the most well-known Jewish philanthropists, will be buried Friday in Jerusalem.

JANUARY 15, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF