The Media Line Staff
Ma’ariv, Israel, December 6
The phenomenon of Arab money buying influence in American universities is not new, but recently, novel data has been released on the extent of this practice. According to new regulations, US universities and colleges must report any donation received from a foreign entity valued at over $250,000. As it turns out, many schools failed to comply with the reporting requirements to date. The Trump Administration launched an investigation into this issue, and recently published novel data on the contributions made by Arab states to US institutions. It turns out that between the years 1981 and 2020, Arab countries donated about $10 billion to American schools. About 40% of this amount was not reported at all. The largest donors were Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Among the recipients were notable institutions like Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Cornell and Georgetown. The funds are intended for the establishment of