This scoop is now all over the place, but nonetheless we’ll record it here. Over to Eli Lake at the Washington Times:

The Jewish-American advocacy group J Street, which bills itself as the dovish alternative to the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobby, has secretly received funding from billionaire George Soros despite previous denials that it accepted funds from the Hungarian-born financier and liberal political activist.

Tax forms obtained by The Washington Times reveal that Mr. Soros and his two children, Jonathan and Andrea Soros, contributed a total $245,000 to J Street from one Manhattan address in New York during the fiscal year from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.

The contributions represent a third of the group’s revenue from U.S. sources during the period. Nearly half of J Street’s revenue during the timeframe — a total of $811,697 — however, came from a single donor in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, named Consolacion Esdicul.

Consolacion Esdicul? As Jeff Goldberg exclaimed, “Who?”

Soros has often attacked both Israel and Zionism and is an enthusiastic proponent of the fable that the “Israel Lobby” runs U.S. foreign policy. And J Street’s problem - and boy, is this a problem - is that they’ve denied receiving funds from Soros.

Read Eli’s piece for all the details.