Jeff Kaplan Quotes

Joel Kaplan had Republican affiliations in the United States; he had inflamed colleagues when he showed up to support Brett Kavanaugh during the future Supreme Court justice’s congressional hearing on sexual assault allegations against him. In Israel, the head of Policy was Jordana Cutler, a former aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Facebook wanted friendly relationships with governments, so it hired people who already had them.

Joel cared about four places: the U.S., Europe, India, and Israel,” said a former member of his team. (A company spokesman denied this characterization, stating that Kaplan traveled broadly overseas.)