(Jerusalem) Billionaire and big boss of the social network
During this meeting, scheduled for the afternoon, President Herzog will be accompanied by “representatives of families of hostages held by Hamas” and “will emphasize the need for action to combat growing anti-Semitism online,” his services said in a statement.
Elon Musk’s Monday visit to Jerusalem comes on the last day of the renewable truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which in recent days allowed the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners imprisoned in Israel.
The Israeli army estimated the total number of hostages taken to Gaza on October 7, during the bloody attack by Hamas on Israeli territory, at 240. According to Israeli authorities, 1,200 people, the vast majority civilians, were killed in this attack.
In retaliation, Israel promised to “eliminate” the Palestinian Islamist movement which took power in the Gaza Strip in 2007 and is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel.
Jewish organizations have reported an increase in anti-Semitic acts in different countries since the start of this war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas.
The White House last week accused Elon Musk of making a “despicable promotion of anti-Semitic and racist hatred” in one of his publications on his social network X, formerly Twitter.
The billionaire responded to the owner of an account, who wrote that Jewish people encouraged “hatred against white people,” with this message: “You told the exact truth.”
For the White House, this publication merely repeats a conspiracy theory popular among white nationalists, according to which Jews have a secret plan to encourage illegal immigration to Western countries in order to undermine the white majority there.
In September, before the war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Elon Musk in San Francisco and spoke live on the platform of the man who is also the boss of the giants Tesla and SpaceX.
“I hope that you will find the capacity to put an end to anti-Semitism (on X) or to reduce it as much as possible”, within the limits of freedom of expression, Mr. Netanyahu had told the president of .
The Israeli press reported on Sunday evening a possible meeting between Elon Musk and Mr. Netanyahu, which was not confirmed early Monday by the Prime Minister’s office.
