7 Israelis on Forbes' list of richest Mideast billionaires

Forbes named Israelis Yitzhak Tshuva, Lev Leviev and Shari Arison among the 20 richest billionaires in the Middle East. Business tycoons Stef Wertheimer (ranked 10th), brothers Yuli Sami Ofer (14) and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan (20) were also included in the list, which was published by the American magazine on Friday. Arison, Bank Hapoalim's controlling shareholder, was the only woman on the list at the 11th spot. Tshuva, who bought Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in 2005 for $675 million, was ranked 13th, while diamond mogul Leviev, who paid a reported $525 million for the historic New York Times building in April, was ranked 12th.