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- [Weissglass’s appointment was facilitated by Ronald Cohen who is also the financier of PORTLAND TRUST, whom Weissglass, as the former director of the office of PM Sharon, invited to be the primary investor in Gaza following Israel’s expulsion of the Jewish residents from Katif. The CEO of Portland Trust in Israel, Eival Giladi, was the man who worked under Weisglass to facilitate the expulsions.- db]
Background on investigations of Dov Weissglass
- The Jericho Casino: Why the IDF Chief of Staff was Fired
- Disclosed: Weissglass Maintains His Business and Law Firm
- Rubbing Elbows with Arafat: Sharon’s Top Advisor Represents “Business Interests” of the Palestinian Authority
- Was Disengagement Plan Formulated to Escape Sharon Corruption Probe? Disengagement Plan Formulated to Escape Sharon Corruption Probe
A New Book Provides Fresh Documentation… - Dov Weissglass – “Consiglieri” of the State of Israel
Background on investigations of Eival Giladi
- Knesset Investigation of Conflict of Interests of Eival Giladi: Protocols from the Knesset Hearing in Hebrew
- Israel Knesset Controls Committee Meets and Orders Full Investigation of Eival Giladi’s Appointments to the PM office and to the Portland Trust
- Eival Giladi, Prime Minister Sharon’s Appointee to Coordinate Disengagement Policies
- Eival Giladi, in charge of Disengagement, for the Prime Minister, Maintains a Personal Financial Stake in the Palestinian Economy in Gaza
Weissglas will replace Moshe Arkin, who served in the post since Ap-Sab-Ar Holdings acquired Bezeq in October 2005.
… Adv. Dov Weissglas, the former Prime Minister’s Bureau director under Ariel Sharon, will be appointed chairman of Bezeq Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ).
Weissglas will replace Moshe (Mori) Arkin, who served in the post since Ap-Sab-Ar Holdings Ltd. (the Apax Partners-Saban Capital Group Inc.-Arkin consortium) acquired control of Bezeq from the state in October 2005. It was clear from the start that Arkin’s appointment was temporary, and that he was serving as chairman as the default option until Bezeq’s new owners could agree on a candidate acceptable to all of them.
Weissglas was considered very close to Sharon and Reuven Adler, owner of the Adler, Chomsky & Warshavsky Advertising-Grey ad agency, which has the Bezeq account. Weissglas also has good ties with former Apax chairman Sir Ronald Cohen.
In 2002, Weissglas was a member of the government team that included then-Minister of Communications Reuven Rivlin, the Ministry of Justice and the Government Companies Authority, which was trying to move the privatization of Bezeq forward.
That round of talks failed. Saban partnered with Shamrock Holdings in that attempt to acquire Bezeq.
Bezeq’s shareholders struggled to find a mutually acceptable chairman for the company, and it is no wonder that they ultimately picked an attorney who will know how to maneuver between two strong groups like Apax and Saban Capital Group, whose interests do not always coincide. Weissglas is also one of the best openers of doors in government corridors, which will be essential to Bezeq, whose activities are heavily regulated.
