Satire from Ted Block
AROUND THE BLOCK
News
with a Twist
Sheldon Adelson offers to
pay for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
$500 million gift
might include naming rights
Numerous news organizations have reported that the Trump administration is considering
an offer from Republican mega-donor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to pay
for at least part of a new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
According
the Associated Press, Adelson offered to help fund the embassy back in
December, around the same time Trump made his controversial announcement to
move the embassy from Tel Aviv. Reports are that the billionaire is willing to
contribute as much as $500 million for the construction of the new embassy.
In what hasn’t been widely reported, Around the Block has
learned exclusively that the offer comes with some strings attached.
According to sources inside Adelson’s organization, Las Vegas
Sands Corporation, Adelson has demanded that his company receive naming rights
for the new embassy.
Our sources indicate Adelson is thinking about something like
“The U.S. Embassy at the Sands” as the name. And while it is too early in the
process for preliminary building plans, his staff did provide a very rough
mock-up of what the building might look like.
It is not clear whether the
consular area of the embassy will include a casino.
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