Quite the coincidence wouldn’t you say? Ah to be rich. The doors open wide. Setting aside the coincidence, the so-called wall between Hunter’s art and buyers of his art has been dispelled. It will be interesting to have the three individuals claim to have direct connections to his art career before congress. It will be curious if Hunter even paints.
Joe Biden and his administration are taking some victory laps for being at the forefront of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli forces have already cut the strip in two and are slowly eradicating Hamas’ influence in Gaza City, which they surrounded days ago. Still, the 200-plus hostages that were taken on October 7 remained a pressing matter, so the Israelis opted to do this hostage-for-terrorists swap, wherein for every dozen or so hostages that Hamas releases, increases the duration of the ceasefire.
The problem is that a) Qatar has also been reportedly instrumental in keeping this ceasefire agreement intact, and b) Biden didn’t secure the release of any American hostage until now—and it’s someone whose family reportedly bought Hunter Biden’s art.
Hunter Biden did, in fact, learn the identity of two buyers, according to three people directly familiar with his own account of his art career. And one of those buyers is indeed someone who got a favor from the Biden White House. The timing of their purchase, however, is unknown.
So you’re telling me that the great-aunt of the youngest American hostage — and first American — to be released by Hamas is a buyer of Hunter Biden’s art, who was then appointed by Joe Biden to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad?
That buyer, Insider can reveal, is Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, a Los Angeles real-estate investor and philanthropist. Hirsh Naftali is influential in California Democratic circles and a significant Democratic donor who has given $13,414 to the Biden campaign and $29,700 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this year. In 2022, she hosted a fundraiser headlined by Vice President Kamala Harris.
Insider also obtained internal documents from Hunter Biden’s gallery showing that a single buyer purchased $875,000 worth of his art. The documents do not indicate the buyer’s identity, which is also unknown to Insider at this time.
A short refresher
CBS News):
Abigail Mor Edan, the youngest U.S. citizen held by Hamas, was among the group of hostages released back to Israel on Sunday, both President Biden and the Israeli military confirmed.
Abigail, whose parents were killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, turned 4 years old last week while in captivity in Gaza. She was kidnapped and taken to the Palestinian enclave during the deadly rampage along with an estimated 240 others, according to Israeli officials.
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President Biden spoke about Abigail’s release in televised remarks Sunday.
Abigail’s great-aunt, Liz Hirsh Naftali, and her cousin, Noa Naftali, said in a statement Sunday, “We hoped and prayed today would come. There are no words to express our relief and gratitude that Abigail is safe and coming home.”
And here’s the reported Hunter Biden art connection:
The best of the swamp.
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