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\"\"<\/a>Philanthropist Sylvan Adams: \u2018We have friends all over the world\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Amelie Botbol<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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According to the Canadian-Israeli businessman, \u201cThe difference between this administration and the previous one is that they actually mean it.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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\nSylvan Adams. Photo by Ziv Koren.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump administration is the most positive in history, the strongest on Israel that we have ever seen,\u201d Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams<\/a> told JNS on Monday. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was privileged to receive an invitation to attend [Donald Trump\u2019s] inauguration. This is history in the making and it\u2019s very exciting for me to be here,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams, who was also invited to the White House during President Trump\u2019s first term, called the three-day event a \u201cwhirlwind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery night there\u2019s a big black tie gala. Last night, President Trump spoke to us in a very intimate setting with a number of members of his administration,\u201d he said. \u201cVice President [J.D.] Vance was there, Elon Musk, I had the privilege of meeting the newly reelected House Representative Speaker Mike Johnson, what a nice man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams also met the incoming U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe tradition is to appoint a Jewish person for this role,\u201d he said, but while Huckabee is not Jewish, \u201cI think he loves us more than we love ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the last decade, Adams<\/a> has served as an unofficial goodwill ambassador for Israel around the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the Hamas onslaught on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Adams donated $100 million to Ben-Gurion<\/a> University of the Negev in Beersheva to strengthen the south. He also visited Gaza border communities, where he announced investments to build cycling and sports infrastructure in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

As owner of the Israel-Premier Tech<\/a> UCI professional cycling team, Adams also organized a mass ride to commemorate<\/a> victims of the Oct. 7 attacks and to call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Warmth and support\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Despite growing antisemitism around the world, Adams believes a silent majority stands with Israel. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverywhere I go here in Washington D.C., when we are attending different events and I mention that I am from Israel, I cannot tell you the outpouring of warmth and support,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been terrific to know we have great friends here in America and all over the world.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n

Adams expressed optimism about Trump\u2019s return to office, noting that during the president\u2019s first term he relocated the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Trump has already lifted sanctions former President Joe Biden imposed on Jews accused of creating instability in Judea and Samaria, as well as removing the Biden administration\u2019s partial arms embargo on the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost quite a high number of our boys in Gaza over the last two weeks. I heard from soldiers that one of the problems was a lack of bulldozers to go in advance of the troops and take out IEDs, it\u2019s such a harmful policy and Trump said he would remove that immediately,\u201d Adams told JNS. <\/span><\/p>\n

Strong on Iran<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Israel\u2019s biggest threat, Adams said, is no longer Hamas in Gaza or Hezbollah in Lebanon, upon which Israel inflicted tremendous damage, but rather Iran. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe American administration and several of the cabinet ministers, including Marco Rubio, the incoming secretary of state, said we cannot allow Hamas to rule Gaza. And they\u2019ve also been very strong on Iran, saying we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe difference between the words of this administration and [those of] the previous one is that they actually mean it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Adams, \u201cWhen the Iranian [regime] fired missiles at Israel and did not inflict much damage, Biden told [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] to take the win. What win? I don\u2019t think we will see such weakness from Donald Trump, he is a man of moral conviction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams added that he hopes Israel has \u201ca strategic plan to deal with Iran because we, Israel, and frankly, the Western alliance cannot allow this fanatical regime that aspires to martyrdom, to have nuclear weapons.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Joy and light<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Speaking of Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, who were freed from Hamas captivity on Sunday after 471 days in Gaza, Adams said he was thrilled to see them coming home looking so well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe release of the hostages is a blessing. I know it\u2019s a very tough deal. I know we are releasing monsters from our prisons with blood on their hands who may try to kill again,\u201d he said.  <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, pulling out of Gaza means we are not there to take care of this cancer called Hamas and liberate the Gazans from it, but it was such a joy to see the first hostages released and I hope we will see all of them out. Afterwards, we will go back in if we have to and finish the job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams expressed added joy at the prospect of witnessing the release of Hamas captive Ofer Kalderon, a cycling enthusiast.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe cycling community is thinking about Ofer and when he is released and after he takes some time to recover and get back on his bicycle, I will invite him to the Tour de France to enjoy with Israel-Premier Tech and ride with me on the sidelines of the Tour,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

In June, Adams invited amateur cyclists Avida Bachar<\/a> and Sharon Shevo, both survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be\u2019eri, to join the team for the Tour\u2019s Grand D\u00e8part in Florence. Bachar lost his son, wife and one of his legs during the Hamas invasion, and Shevo was wounded by while riding his bicycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

From left: Oct. 7 survivors Sharon Shevo and Avida Bachar, IPT founder Ron Baron and co-owner Sylvan Adams at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2024. Photo by Amelie Botbol.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnything we can do to bring some light to Ofer\u2014who has lived in darkness for an obscene 470-plus days\u2014any light we can give to our hostages, is a privilege and hopefully helps put them back on track and resume their normal lives.\u201d Adams said. <\/span><\/p>\n

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