Jason Levien breaks silence on Maccabi Tel Aviv: 'I love the club and what it represents'‎

In his first public comments on the battle surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv's ownership, the Jewish-American sports executive tells The Jerusalem Post that he is honored to have been approached. WASHINGTON - Jason Levien, the Jewish-American sports executive at the center of the ownership battle gripping Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about the possibility of becoming a significant shareholder in the Israeli powerhouse.