Israel investigates claims investors made millions short-selling before Hamas attacks
by Jonathan Yerushalmy and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6GWW6)
US professors detected unusual trading activity on Tel Aviv and US stock exchanges before 7 October
Israeli authorities are investigating claims by US researchers that some investors may have known in advance about the Hamas plan to attack Israel on 7 October and used that information to earn millions of dollars by short-selling Israeli shares.
Research by law professors Robert Jackson Jr from New York University and Joshua Mitts of Columbia University found significant short-selling of shares leading up to the attacks that triggered the war.
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