ACTION
REPORT comments: Joseph Gutnick is a multi-millionaire Orthodox Jewish businessman, close to the disgraced former
Israeli prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu. It is common knowledge in
Australia’s Liberal Party that Gutnick
“donations” eased the way for the government ban on David Irving
paying a further visit to Australia. These tax deductible “donations” were made to both the Liberal and Labour parties.
It now turns out that Gutnick also tried to buy influence over the Konrad
Kalejs affair. His problems began when a journalist lodged a “freedom of information” enquiry while researching the story and the facts leaked out. Gutnick is now busy trying to sell himself as a persecuted victim.
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Gutnick may sue Howard
MELBOURNE Football Club president and prominent Jewish business leader Joseph
Gutnick may sue John Howard
after the Prime Minister said government policy could not be dictated by the level of political donations.
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Latvia.<p>Mr Howard has refused, saying</p>
<p>he would<br />
not overturn the rule of law that citizens<br />
were entitled to the presumption of<br />
innocence.</p><blockquote>ABC radio<br />
yesterday reported that Mr Gutnick had<br />
threatened to withhold financial<br />
support for the Liberals over the issue<br />
and when asked on ABC radio if he could<br />
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<p>“I don’t change policy according to the level of financial contributions from anybody, whether it’s Mr Gutnick or whoever,” Mr Howard said.</p>
<p>“In the end you do what is right irrespective of the level of financial support that your political party receives.”</p>
<p>Mr Gutnick said he was angered by Mr<br />
Howard’s comments, he believed Mr Howard knew that donations had never been mentioned in his letters lobbying Mr<br />
Howard on the issue and he was seeking legal advice.</p>
<p>“I haven’t brought up the issue of money. I don’t support the Liberal Party,<br />
I have no intention of supporting the<br />
Liberal Party and this has absolutely nothing to do with giving money,” Mr<br />
Gutnick told The<br />
Age.</p>
<p>“I will be speaking to my lawyers. I think this is defamatory and libelous. I’m quite angered at it and it’s sidetracking the issue. I expect him to apologise for those comments. I expect a retraction.”</p>
<p>A spokesman for Mr Howard said the<br />
Prime Minister was stating a general principle that government policy was not influenced by donations. The spokesman said Mr Gutnick had last night contacted<br />
Mr Howard’s office about the matter.</p>
<p>Mr Gutnick said he switched his political donations from the Liberals to<br />
Labor before the 1998 federal election because of his disappointment at Mr<br />
Howard’s response to <strong>Pauline<br />
Hanson’s</strong> One Nation party.</p>
<p>Mr Gutnick said Mr Howard’s decision last week to change the Sex Discrimination<br />
Act to give the states power to deny IVF treatment to lesbians, showed he could also change the citizenship laws.</p>
<p>Mr Kalejs, 87, who is believed to be in<br />
Melbourne, has denied being involved in the murder of civilians during World War<br />
II.</p>
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David Irving. "Joseph Gutnick is a multi-millionaire Orthodox Jewish businessman, tried to buy influence over the Konrad Kalejs affair. His problems began when a journalist lodged a freedom of information enquiry." Article, August 10, 2000. Focal Point Publications. Accessed June 3, 2026. https://fpp.co.uk/articles/joseph-gutnick-is-a-multi-millionaire-orthodox-jewish-businessman-tried-to-buy-influence-over-the-konrad-kalejs-affair-his-problems-began-when-a-journalist-lodged-a-freedom-of-information-enquiry/.
David Irving. "Joseph Gutnick is a multi-millionaire Orthodox Jewish businessman, tried to buy influence over the Konrad Kalejs affair. His problems began when a journalist lodged a freedom of information enquiry." Focal Point Publications, August 10, 2000, https://fpp.co.uk/articles/joseph-gutnick-is-a-multi-millionaire-orthodox-jewish-businessman-tried-to-buy-influence-over-the-konrad-kalejs-affair-his-problems-began-when-a-journalist-lodged-a-freedom-of-information-enquiry/. Accessed June 3, 2026.
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