Open Season on Jewish Billionaires

Oh, this is too tricky to write about. Here I am, opposed to Jews criticizing other Jews, at least at this time, and yet, there is something very pathological about the lengths to which some Jews will go to defame and destroy other Jews.

Criticizing Jewish Israel for one policy or another is fine; accusing Israel of committing genocide is crazy. Accusing Jews, who are allegedly "settlers" in their own homeland, for committing violence against armed-to-the-teeth Jihadists is also crazy.

But here's what's on my mind right now. I was visiting a friend in East Hampton over Shabbos/the July 4th weekend and honestly believed that the most dramatic event was the thunder, lightning, and drenching rain that caused power outages, destroyed trees, stranded drivers, flooded roads, and gravely disappointed some of the most ardent firework fans, who had traveled all the way out to Montauk to see the sky light up.

Silly me.

As we sat there in the dark, our flashlights safely at our sides, I did not know that pro-Palestine activists had invaded and demonstrated against two restaurants, one in Sag Harbor, the other in Montauk.

Why pick these two restaurants? I am not naming them, but they are both owned by a Jewish billionaire. Not just a billionaire but also a courageous philanthropist who funds those who are fighting against antisemitic anti-Zionism. Three for the price of one—an admirably self-made man, a true American success story, a supporter of both Judaism and Israel.

I am not naming him either. Perhaps these protestors/demonstrators/invaders are not Jewish, not at all.

I did not know this, but similar demonstrations had been held in Sag Harbor two weeks ago, in June of 2026, and in Southampton at Cooper's Beach. The situation in Gaza was linked to broader anti-war (which war?), labor, and anti-billionaire movements. ("No Kings, No Billionaires.")

Between 2024 and 2026, these local and perhaps national groups gathered every week at Steinbeck Park.

I am relieved. Not all of them claimed Jewish ancestry.

However, last year in June, protestors demonstrated on Meadow Lane in Easthampton against the super-rich. They were powered by anti-Trump, No-Kings, pro-immigrant, anti-ICE, and pro-Palestine beliefs. One speaker claimed that the land belonged to her and to her people—the Shinnecock—not to the billionaires who currently own and have stolen it. Wealthy Jews, as well as non-Jews, happen to live on Meadow Lane.

The Hamptons (Westhampton, Southampton, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Montauk, etc.) are viewed as the preserve of the super-wealthy, right? And as I searched the internet for similar outrages, I found out that on Labor Day, in 2025, another deranged group of Jews had invaded what seemed to be the Westhampton Beach Synagogue.

And there is where the super righteous "as a Jew" Jews starred.

Theirs was an ugly form of activism. One middle-aged man loudly presented himself "as a Jew"; he claimed that he was a Jewish Long Islander, had lost ancestors in the Holocaust (what a non-credential that is), and for that very reason felt compelled and entitled to decry the ongoing genocide in Gaza. (Well, maybe he was only acting the part of an outraged Jew. A girl can always dream.)

This man was not alone. A group of much younger activists, both male and female, were with him. They characterized the synagogue's speaker, Israeli Brigadier General Nadav Padan, as a "war criminal," "waltzing around the Hamptons, brunching with Rich Donors." A young woman insisted that she "embodied Jewish values" in protesting the alleged "genocide" in Gaza.

But there is no "genocide" in Gaza. What in God's name is she talking about? How much Kool-Aid has she downed?

What has unleashed this continuing cult-like madness? Is it the obsessive hatred for Trump? The long-term steady organizing of the Social Democrats (the Working Families Party) and the Democratic Party? The insane levels of funding for Marxists and for the Red-Green Alliance? The nature of elite education in America? Is it the rise of Mamdani, under whose reign a thousand mini-Kristallnachts have already been committed? A dear friend told me that her nephew had been working for many years in the mayor’s office, but the day after Mamdani won the election, he and others with Jewish names were fired. This I hadn't heard.

Have you?

Mamdani is not the only problem. Those who elected him are. And, although the voting turnout was unusually low, so many New York City Jews voted for him, so many "nepo babies," just like Mamdani.

In my opinion, the ghastly sight of Jewish blood on 10/7 simply opened the floodgates to all those who lust for more of same. That's why I urged people not to show Hamas's footage.

One final thought: There are now two detailed, legal, and forensic reports about 10/7, one by the Dvora Institute (Dr. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari), the other by the Israeli Civil Commission (Dr. Cochav Elyakam-Levy). Dr. Elyakam-Levy has been presenting her findings internationally and in many distinguished venues. However, neither her work nor that of Halperin-Kaddari has really been covered by the non-Jewish, non-Israeli mainstream media on any continent.

Why do you think that is?

The good news is that a pro-Israel group peacefully stands opposite the pro-Palestine group every week on the long wharf in Sag Harbor. Every single week.