Tia Goldenberg FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Sheldon Adelson attends the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2020, that U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson âwill forever be rememberedâ for his work strengthening ties between the U.S. and Israel. Adelson's death at 87 was announced earlier Tuesday. With Adelson's death, Netanyahu loses a staunch supporter who for the last four years had the ear of the American president and helped drive U.S. policy toward Israel. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File) January 12, 2021 - 10:47 AM TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday mourned the passing of U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of Netanyahuâs staunchest American supporters, lauding his efforts to bolster ties between the U.S. and Israel that helped drive pro-Israel policy under the Trump administration.