At the 1st conference of Israeli-American Council, casino mogul suggested he and Israeli billionaire Haim Saban should buy The New York Times together in an effort to bring more balance & objectivity to its anti-Israel coverage.
By Haaretz
Billionaire casino mogul and conservative donor Sheldon Adelson said Sunday that the Palestinians are a made-up nation which exists solely to attempt to destroy Israel.
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Sheldon Adelson Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Sheldon Adelson](https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.292988.1415789823%21/image/1269919795.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_640/1269919795.jpg)
Sheldon Adelson, left, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. – Photo: Tess Scheflan
“The purpose of the existence of Palestinians is to destroy Israel,” Adelson said Sunday at the close of the first conference of the Israeli-American Council, a Los Angeles-based group aimed at serving Israeli Americans and supporting Israel.