Overview:
Robert Shillman is a Jewish American Zionist tycoon who owns the Cognex Corporation which produces machine vision systems, sensors and industrial ID readers.
The Zionist tycoon uses his wealth and influence to further Zionist interests, with a specific focus on conservative media and talking points.
In 2008, Shillman accompanied George W. Bush to Jerusalem to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Israel.1
Shillman is a board member of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
Sponsoring anti-Islam Hysteria & the “Alt Light”
Shillman, a believer in the Israeli ethno-state, has an effective role in shaping more-or-less mainstream anti-Islamic and anti-immigration movements in the US and Europe. This kind of phony opposition functions as a way to attract support for Israel as an anti-Islamic state among European and Americans who have been disillusioned by Liberal immigration policies.
Shillman is consequently a board member of the conservative anti-Islamic David Horowitz Freedom Centre. He also funds several well-known anti-Islamic or right-wing figures and outlets such as Brigitte Gabriel´s ACT! (which promotes Islamophobia in the US), James O’Keefe‘s Project Veritas, Frontpage magazines (David Horowitz anti-Islamic magazine) and Rebel News (right-wing news outlet owned by Zionist media personality Ezra Levant).2 3 4
Shillman has also funded overt Zionist agitators such as the British Tommy Robinson5 (Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon) and Dutch politician Geert Wilders.6 Such figures have had a defining role in promoting pro-Israel sentiment among immigrant-weary communities.
1: https://www.nysun.com/foreign/bush-visit-may-boost-olmert/76303/
2: https://theintercept.com/2015/10/16/donor-refugee-backlash/
3: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjz73q/inside-rebel-medias-big-money-anti-islam-crusade
4: https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefes-big-money-donors-revealed
6: https://www.ftm.eu/articles/geert-wilders-american-patron