George Soros is a Hungarian-born Jew who escaped the [[Holocaust]] by going to [[London]] as a child. Soros has blamed Europe's anti-Semitism as a result of policies created by the United States and Israel, saying "There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the [[Bush administration]] and the [[Ariel Sharon|Sharon administration]] contribute to that."<ref name="fpp">{{cite web|url=http://www.fpp.co.uk/online/03/11/JTA071103.html |title=In rare Jewish appearance, George Soros says Jews and Israel cause anti-Semitism |accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref><ref name="judaism">{{cite web|url=http://judaism.about.com/library/2_americanjewry/bl_soros.htm |title=George Soros Blames Jews for Anti-Semitism |accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref> Abraham Foxman, national director of the [[Anti-Defamation League]], called Soros's comments “absolutely obscene".<ref name="judaism"/> Soros has called for a "regime change" in the United States has spoken of funding projects in Palestine.<ref name="fpp"/> He is often criticized by the Jewish community for failing to give funding to their causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/1245/edition_id/12/format/html/displaystory.html |title=28th richest man in America, George Soros, needs a Jewish connection |accessdate=2007-10-05}}</ref>
His Open Society Foundations contributed to groups which purpose is to delegitimize the Israeli government such as the "human rights organization" B’Tselem and the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/opinion/george-soros-israel-hungary.html</ref> Since 2001 Soros donated $2,688,560 to the self-described "human rights organization" Adalah, which has accused Israel of war crimes in international arenas. Since 2003 the OFS transferred $1,083,000 to the I'lam Media Center which has accused Israel of ethnic cleansing.<ref>http://www.israelhayom.com/2017/07/20/hack-exposes-billionaire-soros-support-of-anti-israel-agenda/</ref>
Israel's foreign ministry criticized Soros for funding groups "that defame the Jewish state and seek to deny it the right to defend itself."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/07/10/israel-george-soros-behind-groups-defaming-jewish-state/ Israel: George Soros Behind Groups That Defame Jewish State]. ''Breitbart News''. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.</ref>