Should probably add that Montefiore is from such a long line of finance ghouls that it's almost hack to point out. His family has been rich since capitalism began, and deeply connected to the financial fims of the City of London. For more reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Montefiore <-- Simon Sebag Montefiore's ancestor, who apparently started the family fortune.

Edit: Historians have questioned some of his writings, however the New York Times fucking loves them :shocked-pikachu: I know. Somehow those sentences are written back to back in his Wiki-page, which should arouse zero suspicion of his credibility and his works.