Henry Ford, the legendary carmaker, thought there was an international cabal of Jewish financiers who promoted war and profited from it.

The $11.5 billion foundation long ago became independent of the Ford family but perhaps not old Hank's ideology.

Three years ago an angry dust-up in Congress occurred after lawmakers learned the foundation funded groups that branded Israel racist and called for an end of the Jewish state.

Under immense pressure from lawmakers -- including Sen. Rick Santorum -- Susan Berresford, foundation president then and now, conceded a lack of due diligence and promised not to underwrite groups that promote violence or bigotry or "challenge the very existence of legitimate, sovereign states like Israel."

She's not much of a promise-keeper.

NGO Monitor, run by former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold, reports the Ford Foundation still is channeling money to anti-Israeli groups -- such as the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights.

"Their activities are primarily political, and they exploit human rights rhetoric to delegitimize Israel, while undermining efforts toward a peaceful end to the (Palestinian-Israeli) conflict," NGO Monitor reports.

The Ford Foundation pledges to take action if necessary.

We feel a lot better now.