Global Desk — A damning new investigation has exposed the deeply entrenched financial conflicts of interest surrounding Jared Kushner, revealing that his private equity firm is reaping massive profits from companies directly supplying the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) with weapons used in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the broader aggression across the region.
Kushner, the former Trump advisor who has positioned himself as a key negotiator and architect of Middle East diplomacy, operates through his wholly-owned firm, Affinity Partners. According to a CNN investigation, Affinity is the largest shareholder in Phoenix Financial, an Israeli investment company that has funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars into businesses manufacturing drones, warships, demolition machinery, and munitions for the Zionist entity’s military campaigns.
Profiting from Carnage
Regulatory filings reviewed by CNN show that Phoenix Financial holds massive stakes in the war machine of the Zionist occupation. Its largest identified holding, valued at a minimum of $265 million, is in Elbit Systems—Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. Elbit has secured hundreds of millions in contracts from the Israeli Security Ministry over the past year, including $200 million for advanced airborne munitions, $48 million for 155mm artillery shells, and $210 million to upgrade battle tanks currently ravaging Gaza and Lebanon.
Phoenix also holds a $68 million stake in Next Vision, a manufacturer of military drone cameras, and a $40 million investment in Reshef Technologies, which produces electronic fuzes for artillery shells. The financial group also funds Israel Shipyards, which builds fast attack boats for the Israeli Navy, and Ashot Ashkelon, which supplies tank components. Furthermore, the occupation’s American backers are also in the portfolio, with investments in war profiteers Boeing ($4 million) and Caterpillar ($2.5 million)—whose bulldozers are notoriously used to demolish Palestinian homes and infrastructure.
A Lucrative Conflict
While Kushner preaches normalisation and economic integration, his firm has actively cashed in on the bloodshed. In July, Affinity Partners sold a quarter of its stake in Phoenix Financial for over $340 million, securing a return of more than five times its original investment. Despite this massive cash-out, Affinity remains the largest shareholder in Phoenix, holding a 7.4% stake currently valued at over $1 billion. All nine companies identified in the report saw their stock prices skyrocket last year, with several explicitly citing the war on Gaza as the driver for increased demand for their lethal products.
The Mask of “Diplomacy” Slips
The revelations underscore the grotesque reality of Western and Zionist diplomacy, where peace negotiations are merely a front for financial and military expansion. Kushner has shamelessly defended his dual role as an investor and a diplomat, arguing that financial interests pave the way for peace.
“When you get an Arab and Israeli together, and they start talking about a business opportunity, they forget about everything else, and then they realise that there’s a lot of similarities,” Kushner boasted on a podcast last year.
While Kushner’s legal team claims he had “no involvement” in directing Phoenix’s specific investments, they cannot deny that his firm stands to benefit enormously from Phoenix’s profits. The investigation found no direct evidence that Kushner’s diplomatic manoeuvres influenced these specific stock purchases, but the broader picture is clear: the architects of American Middle East policy are intimately tied to the financial success of the Zionist war machine.
For the oppressed in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, the message is unmistakable. The same figures dictating the terms of “ceasefires” and “peace deals” in Washington and Tel Aviv are actively profiting from every bomb dropped and every home destroyed by the IOF.
Reference: Al-Mayadeen