Poker Participant Dan Bilzerian Bashes Israel, Professional-Israel Foyer in Publish
UPDATE: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday warned poker participant Dan Bilzerian to cease spreading “harmful” conspiratorial theories in the case of Israel and the function its supporters play within the US.
“Dan Bilzerian appears to have been utilizing his on-line presence to unfold conspiracy theories of every kind, together with the basic anti-Semitic trope that Israel controls the media and america authorities,” an ADL spokesperson advised On line casino.org.
“At a time when antisemitism is already at historic ranges, that is harmful conduct from an influencer. We hope he’ll take the time to coach himself in regards to the historical past of those tropes in spreading hate and rethink his phrases.”
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EARLIER: Controversial poker participant Dan Bilzerian criticized Israel and the AIPAC lobbying group in a social media put up this weekend, which generated greater than 2.2M views.
Dan Bilzerian, pictured above, posted anti-Israel feedback over the weekend. (Picture: Poker Information)
Invoking conspiracy theories, Bilzerian claimed on X, previously generally known as Twitter, that AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, “makes our authorities put Israel’s pursuits earlier than ours.”
“[Jeffery] Epstein[‘s] island was an Israeli Mossad op[eration] to blackmail US politicians,” Bilzerian added.
Epstein was a convicted intercourse offender of Jewish heritage who had owned Little Saint James, an island within the US Virgin Islands.
As well as, Bilzerian alleged, “Covid[-19] was a rip-off, and we acquired poisoned whereas Israeli large pharma made billions, and our Israeli-controlled authorities and media compelled it. The US is an occupied nation.”
Many anti-Jewish and anti-Israel posts from tons of of people had been positioned beneath Bilzerian’s feedback.
Israeli Media Masking
Bilzerian’s statements had been the main target of an article in Israel’s main information outlet, the Jerusalem Publish.
On June 10, Bilzerian made comparable on-line feedback in opposition to AIPAC.
“Till AIPAC registers as a international agent, we are going to stay a puppet of Israel,” he posted on social media.
On Could 28, Bilzerian commented on-line, “In case y’all had been confused on the place I stand, let me be clear, F**ok Israel,” the Jerusalem Publish reported.
On line casino.org reached out to AIPAC for remark. No rapid statements had been obtainable on Sunday.
Who’s Dan Bilzerian?
Bilzerian, 43, is typically known as the “King of Instagram” and has a popularity as a playboy.
He was born in Tampa, Fla. and as soon as lived in Las Vegas.
He took half within the 2008 World Sequence of Poker Principal Occasion the place he completed one hundred and eightieth. He additionally claims to have received $10.8M throughout one evening of poker.
Bilzerian based Toronto-based Ignite Worldwide Manufacturers Ltd. Amongst its merchandise are CBD oils, digital cigarettes, vodka, and water bottles. He additionally tried to run for US president in 2016.
In 2015, he prevented a jail sentence however was ordered to pay a wonderful after negligently failing to extinguish a hearth on federal land close to Las Vegas.
In January, On line casino.org ranked Bilzerian as the sport’s wealthiest poker participant with a web value reported to be $200M.
He claims his cash comes from wins on high-stakes poker video games, however information studies counter it’s largely from a belief fund arrange by his financially profitable father who’s recognized for a lot of company takeovers.