Larry Ellison: The Hidden Hand Driving Washington’s Digital War for the Zionist Agenda

In an era where technology intersects with politics and money intersects with influence, Larry Ellison stands out as one of Silicon Valley’s most controversial figures.

The American billionaire and Oracle founder, among the world’s wealthiest individuals, is no longer just a software magnate. He has become a key political actor positioned at the intersection of the White House and Occupied Jerusalem.

Through his central role in the acquisition of TikTok in the United States, Ellison presents himself as an architect of shaping both American and global perceptions. He is a pivotal figure in a project closely linked to President Donald Trump and aligned with Israeli Occupation interests at a time when “Israel” faces unprecedented international isolation over its war crimes in Gaza.

Who is Larry Ellison? How did he rise to the top of Silicon Valley? What explains his close ties to Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? And how did he become a servant of Tel Aviv’s interests?

Ellison and TikTok

The TikTok acquisition plan, led by Larry Ellison and pushed forward by Donald Trump, aims to force the Chinese parent company ByteDance to relinquish its controlling stake, clearing the way for a coalition of American businessmen.

Ellison leads the coalition, which includes names like Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s largest computer and tech companies. Also involved is American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose empire spans Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and The Times of London.

In this vision, Ellison’s Oracle serves as the backbone for TikTok, a platform with nearly one billion active users globally each month, including 170 million in the United States. Oracle would oversee the platform’s infrastructure, secure its algorithms, and monitor content flow.

On September 25, 2025, Trump signed an executive order asserting that the proposed deal meets U.S. national security requirements, according to Reuters. The transaction, valued at roughly $14 billion, involves an investment group led by Oracle alongside funds such as Silver Lake and MGX.

Under the new structure, TikTok would be divided into three units: TikTok America, TikTok China, and a third version for the rest of the world. The deal has yet to be finalized, awaiting complex legal reviews in Washington and Beijing. Behind the national security rationale lies a broader strategic goal: reshaping the global digital landscape to serve new U.S. policy priorities and redefine what reaches the screens of teenagers and young adults.

A critical dimension of the acquisition is that Ellison’s involvement gives the Israeli Occupation, which faces unprecedented isolation over its genocide in Gaza, a new channel for influence through a borderless digital tool. While U.S. officials insist the deal is solely about security, observers note that Ellison’s political background and connections to pro-”Israel” lobbying tie the transaction to a broader strategy.

The scheme seeks to transform TikTok from an open global platform into a space reprogrammed to serve Washington and its allies’ agenda.

Who Is Ellison?

Larry Ellison was born on August 17, 1944, in New York City to Florence Spellman, an unmarried Jewish mother, and an American pilot of Italian descent. After contracting pneumonia at nine months old, he was placed in the care of his aunt and her husband, who adopted and raised him in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, a middle-class area at the time. Ellison did not meet his biological mother again until he was 48 years old.

Raised in a Reform Jewish household and attending synagogue, he remained skeptical of religion from an early age and refused to hold a Bar Mitzvah at 13, though he later began practicing regularly. He has said that he sees himself as religious in some way but does not believe in Jewish doctrines specifically. He saw them as interesting stories rather than faith-based truths. Ellison has also stated that his sympathy for the Israeli Occupation is not religiously motivated but stems from admiration for the Israeli spirit of innovation, particularly in technology.

Ellison attended South Shore High School and then the University of Illinois, where he studied medicine and was named Science Student of the Year. After the death of his adoptive mother, he left before completing his second-year finals. In 1966, he moved to California, briefly attending the University of Chicago for a semester to study physics and mathematics, where he first discovered computer design. He later settled in Berkeley, California, beginning his career as a programmer and opening the first chapter of his journey into technology and wealth.

The Oracle Empire

Ellison’s professional career began in 1973 at Ampex Electronics, followed by a 1976 move to Precision Instruments, later renamed Omex, where he became vice president of research and development. In 1977, he took his most significant step by founding Software Development Laboratories with partners to provide software services to businesses. There, he began working on an ambitious project to develop a relational database management system.

The company soon secured a contract with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to develop a specialized database, transforming the concept into the world’s first commercial product of its kind. In 1979, the company launched the first version of the program under the name Oracle, the earliest commercial database management software. By 1982, the company had changed its name to Oracle Systems Corporation and began a period of rapid expansion, becoming the world’s largest database management company by 1987.

The internet boom of the 1990s further strengthened Oracle’s position, and in the early 2000s, Ellison adopted an aggressive acquisition strategy, buying competitors to grow the company. Oracle acquired major companies, including PeopleSoft in 2005, Siebel in 2006, BEA in 2008, and Sun Microsystems in 2010, cementing its role as a global software powerhouse. In September 2014, Ellison stepped down as CEO but remained chairman and chief technology officer, maintaining a central role in shaping the company’s strategic direction.

Climbing the Wealth Ladder

Beyond software, Larry Ellison has led a life marked by extravagant spending on entertainment and high-profile ventures. In 2010, he founded a team that won the America’s Cup yacht race and in 2012 purchased nearly 98 percent of Lana’i Island in Hawaii, transforming it into an exclusive destination for the global elite.

The island has hosted prominent figures such as Elon Musk, actor Tom Cruise, and even Benjamin Netanyahu, reflecting the intersection of wealth and political influence. By 2012, Ellison’s net worth was estimated at $40 billion, making him the sixth richest person in the world. Oracle’s continued growth, particularly its market surge between 2023 and 2025, pushed his wealth to record levels.

The company’s market value rose from $289 billion in 2023 to $592 billion by June 2025, placing it among the top ten global corporations. According to Bloomberg’s billionaire index, Ellison’s net worth reached $251 billion in August 2025, making him the second richest person in the world, with a $59 billion increase since the start of the year alone.

Recently, Ellison has expanded his influence beyond software, joining a massive artificial intelligence infrastructure project known as Stargate, promoted personally by Donald Trump in early 2025, with an estimated value of $500 billion. He is also moving into media and entertainment, planning acquisitions of major companies such as Paramount, owner of CBS, CNN, and HBO. Success in this area would place him among the most powerful figures in American media.

Ellison openly asserts that privacy is not a barrier to his ambitions, seeking to integrate thousands of databases into a vast repository to feed AI systems, raising concerns among free speech advocates. Many observers believe Ellison’s current ventures could reshape the global flow of information, much like Rupert Murdoch did decades ago with the founding of Fox News, which transformed the American media landscape.

Ellison and the Israeli Occupation

Larry Ellison’s support for “Israel” extends far beyond public statements or political posturing. His involvement includes direct financial initiatives that reflect a deep commitment to the Zionist project.

In 2007, he donated $500,000 to reinforce a community center in the settlement of Sderot after it was found lacking protection against rockets from Palestinian resistance groups or Lebanon’s Hezbollah. In 2014, he gave $10 million to the “Friends of the Israel Defense Forces” organization, followed in 2017 by the largest individual donation in the organization’s history, totaling $16.6 million at its annual Los Angeles gala.

Ellison’s name has also been linked to funding controversial settlement projects in the occupied Palestinian territories, attracting criticism from Palestinians, Israeli peace activists, and even archaeologists. His financial backing led to legal action in 2016, when a group of Palestinians and Palestinian Americans, led by activist Bassem Tamimi, filed a class-action lawsuit titled al-Tamimi et al v. Adelson et al, seeking $34.5 billion in damages.

The lawsuit named prominent supporters of Israeli Occupation settlements, including Ellison, accusing them of conspiring to displace Palestinians and participating in war crimes. Although initially dismissed, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington revived the case in 2019, keeping questions about Ellison’s role in settlement funding alive.

Ellison’s personal relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu intensified the criticism, reportedly reaching the point where he pressured Israeli businessman Arnon Milchan to remove a lawyer, potentially allowing Netanyahu to select legal representation in one of his ongoing corruption cases in “Israel.”

In this way, Ellison emerges not only as a billionaire businessman of global wealth and influence, but also as one of the leading financial backers of the Israeli Occupation project, channeling his fortune and networks to advance a political agenda that reaches beyond technology and economics into the heart of the Middle East crisis.