'Funded by Israel lobby It has since emerged that after becoming an MP, Ruth Smeeth continued to be funded by the Israel lobby.
The Register of Members' financial interests shows that Smeeth declared a donation of £5,000 ($6,200) from Poju Zabludowicz’s company Tamares Real Estates in June 2015. She declared a donation worth £2,500 ($3,100) from Trevor Chinn, former chair of the Kwit-Fit chain of motor garages, at the same time.
Zabludowicz is the billionaire property speculator who was once reported to own 40 percent of downtown Las Vegas. He used his wealth, inherited from his Israeli arms dealer father, to establish BICOM, the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre.
Chinn, who sits on BICOM’s executive committee, has long been a Labour donor, and has funded leadership rivals to pro-Palestinian Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.