A Beverly Hills rabbi elevating the alarm in regards to the sale of a $400 million Los Angeles mega-mansion — claiming any proceeds from the transaction would go to funding terrorism.
Rabbi Pini Dunner plans to protest Thursday outdoors the West Hollywood places of work of luxurious actual property brokerage The Beverly Hills Estates, the company representing the property tied to the household of former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, aka HBJ.
The sale of the Bel-Air mansion would “enrich one of the highly effective members of the Qatari royal household, who has a global popularity for supporting terrorist teams, together with Hamas, for sheltering terrorist and extremist leaders in Doha and cultivating shut ties to the Iranian regime,” Dunner mentioned in an announcement.
“This isn’t a glamorous actual property transaction. It’s a sale that can present blood cash to one of the harmful monsters within the Center East, who has a protracted observe file of offering assist, shelter, and monetary help to America’s worst enemies.”
Bought for $35 million in 2010 by a bunch with hyperlinks to the Al Thani household, the property took 10 years to finish
Dunner, a senior rabbi of the Beverly Hills Synagogue informed The California Put up that “cash from the sale of the home goes for use to fund the enemies of America.”
“This isn’t only a shady businessman from the gulf. This can be a battle legal,” he claimed of HBJ, calling him “the prime villain” and an ally of Hamas.
“This dwelling that he inbuilt Bel-Air goes to be offered as a result of they should repatriate the money as a result of their money move is a catastrophe because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,” Dunner added.
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In a latest publish on X, Dunner mentioned the sale of the house is going on on the “very second Qatar is reportedly maneuvering round Iran, cash, and regional energy.”
“He’s cashing in on American distress, and laughing all the way in which to the financial institution. We can’t let it occur,” the rabbi added.
Dunner described HBJ as an “evil Hamas supporter” who has “by no means condemned the October 7 bloodbath.”
“There’s a direct line between HBJ and other people being murdered on October 7 via his cash,” the rabbi claimed.
Dunner admitted that he doesn’t have any energy to cease the sale, however hopes that bringing publicity to it might end in having proceeds from the sale frozen.
“The best end result I might have from the protest is that the dealer withdraws the sale,” he mentioned.
The rabbi mentioned he notified The Beverly Hills Estates of his deliberate Thursday protest however has not heard again.
The brokerage didn’t reply to The Put up’s request for remark.
Dunner has beforehand protested outdoors the mega-mansion, in addition to The Maybourne Beverly Hills lodge, which is co-owned by HBJ and Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the previous Emir of Qatar and father of the present Emir.
In a latest Op-Ed for the Washington Instances, Dunner wrote: “Qatar introduced itself as a mediator after Oct. 7, but it actively funds Hamas, hosts Hamas’ political management in Doha and maintains contact with its commanders in Gaza.
“Nobody ought to reward a authorities for serving to safe the discharge of hostages whose kidnapping it made doable.”
If the manion sells anyplace close to its itemizing value, the sprawling property would grow to be the primary residential property in American historical past to crack the $400 million barrier, shattering earlier data.
