Re: [Salon] Israel being hit hard

To: Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [Salon] Israel being hit hard

From: Helena Cobban <hcobban@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:47:50 -0400

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Relatedly:

David Sacks was born to a Jewish family in South Africa, immigrated to the US as a child.
He was a co-founder of PayPal with Peter Thiel, also of White South African origin.
He is a rightwing pro-Israel figure.
Big tech (US & Israeli) has been playing a huge role in the Israeli-US war effort.
The big data centers that US companies have established throughout the GCC countries have been hit hard in the Iranian retaliatory strikes.

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Helena Cobban

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