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Lebanese Banker Honored at U.S. Holocaust Museum Amid Controversy

4/15/2026

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Antoun Sehnaoui, chair of Societe Generale de Banque au Liban Group, was recognized as a donor at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and became the first Lebanese inscribed on its donor wall.
He attended with his Jewish partner, Morgan Ortagus.
Ortagus praised Sehnaoui as a Lebanese Christian Zionist, noting his peace initiatives are illegal in Lebanon.
Arab social media condemned his participation and relationship, with some calling for imprisonment.

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Antoun Sehnaoui, chair of Societe Generale de Banque au Liban Group, was recognized as a donor at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and became the first Lebanese inscribed on its donor wall.
He attended with his Jewish partner, Morgan Ortagus.
Ortagus praised Sehnaoui as a Lebanese Christian Zionist, noting his peace initiatives are illegal in Lebanon.
Arab social media condemned his participation and relationship, with some calling for imprisonment.