Did the Israeli paper Ma'ariv run an article titled "The Jews Who Run Clinton's Court" in 1994?

Question

In January 2018, Puerto Rico's central newspaper El Nuevo Dia ran an op-ed accusing Congress of being "controlled by Jews," on the following evidence:

“More than 20 years ago, the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv (second largest newspaper in Israel) had an article in Hebrew that explained how the Jews control Washington,” she wrote. “For Israelis, recognizing Jewish power over Washington is not an offensive statement. It is the victory of the diaspora.”

I believe the source for the Ma'ariv article is this online translation, attributed to peace activist Israel Shahak. However, that website also attributes a quote to Ariel Sharon about Jews controlling Congress, the authenticity of which is disputed.

Is the article in question real?

Answer 1

The article seems real, but mentions influence, not control.

There seems to be a bit of a mix up about who said what:

1. An article published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv in 1994, authored by Israeli reporter Avinoam Bar-Yosef.
2. Highlights and commentary by Anti-Zionist Jewish activist Israel Shahak, published on the antisemitic web site www.islam-radio.net.

I failed to find the original article, and have to rely on the translation posted in islam-radio. Though it's published in a biased site, the translation itself seems legitimate to me, and contains no claims an Israeli journalist would be unlikely to make. The highlights and comments, however, are by Israel Shahak, and were not published in an Israeli newspaer. Same for the antisemitic caricature below.

Israel Shahak chooses to highlight some parts of the article, that talk about Jewish influence, and chooses not to highlights parts that don't sit well with his narrative (e.g. highlighting "the president's office which is full of warm Jews" and not "first and foremost since they are Americans and their primary loyalty is towards America").

So bottom line, the author does talk about the many Jews which are in prominent positions in the American administration, and says that there are now (i.e. 1994) more of them than ever. He did not write that they "run Clinton's court" (as in the question's title). He talks about Jewish power in Washington, not over it.