FIDF gets funding boost from Haim Saban and Simon Cowell
By REUTERS
Haim Saban and Simon Cowell enjoyed their evening at a Friends of the IDF Western Region Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Tuesday.Saban and Cowell donated $2.3 million and $50,000 respectively, and the event raised NIS 70 million in total.The almost 1,200 attendees enjoyed a rare singing performance from Lionel Richie.‘The Jewish and Israeli community in Los Angeles appreciates and embraces the soldiers of the IDF, and will continue to do everything [possible] in order to give thanks to them and strengthen them in whatever is needed,’ said Saban.
Eden Golan triumphantly takes the stage as the song "I Love It" plays