Elon Musk, a well-known tech magnate, visited Israel and affirmed his support for the fight against Hamas.
Musk declared that Israel’s determination to annihilate Hamas is unchangeable. During his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other stakeholders on Monday in Kfar Aza, Israel, Musk disclosed this.
After being accused of inciting antisemitism on his social networking site X, Musk travelled to Israel on Monday to meet with Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, other authorities, victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, and the relatives of the hostages.
Jerrymusa.com reports that less than two weeks after endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory on his X platform, which caused big businesses to remove their advertisements from the microblogging site, the billionaire made the decision to travel to Israel.
Benjamin During a meeting on November 27, 2023, Elon Musk, a well-known tech magnate, visited Israel and expressed his support for Benjamin Netanyahu. On October 7, they watched footage of the atrocities committed by Hamas. (Image courtesy of Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.)
Musk started his visit by viewing a few southern Israeli villages that were among the most hit by the October 7 Hamas offensive, accompanied by Netanyahu.
Musk saw the horrors of the Hamas attack, in which terrorists stormed the neighbourhood and about twenty others, during the tour of Kfar Aza.
Musk described the encounter as “jarring.” He added that the terrorists in the video seemed to be experiencing “joy,” which really affected him.
It’s common to counter that. You know, Musk remarked, “Israel has also killed civilians in Gaza. However, there is a significant distinction in this case: Israel makes every effort to prevent civilian casualties. Additionally, there isn’t any joyous expression.
He continued by saying that Israel “has no choice” but to eliminate Hamas, but that thereafter it must “assist those that remain,” drawing comparisons between a potential post-war situation with the US occupation of Germany and Japan following World War II.
“You must defeat Hamas if you want security, peace, and a better life for Gazans. As was done in Germany and Japan, you must first remove the toxic government, said Netanyahu. Musk retorted, “There’s no choice.”
He went on, “You have to be fair, eliminate the terrorists and those who intend to kill, and support those who are left, as was the case in Germany and Japan.
During his visit to Israel on November 27, 2023, Elon Musk was accompanied by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and members of the families of the hostages held in Gaza. Image courtesy of Haim Zach/GPO
“Typically, the winner punishes the vanquished,” he went on, citing the allies’ post-World War II efforts to rebuild Germany and Japan as instances of how post-conflict reconstruction and a resounding victory contributed to the maintenance of peace for an extended duration.
Herzog said that Musk’s X platform is blatantly antisemitic in his views and urged the tech tycoon to make an effort to stop it as soon as feasible.
“Unfortunately, antisemitism, or Jew hate, is rife, and it affects people’s entire perception of human behaviour in a great deal of the world,” he stated. You have a significant role to play, and I believe we must combat it together because, regrettably, a lot of antisemitic and anti-Jewish sentiment is being harboured beneath the platforms you lead.
He went on, “You’ve seen how evil can overcome everything; you’ve seen this morning what hate can do; you’ve seen how evil thought turns into hate and bloodshed.”
“These people have been fed propaganda since they” were young. When people are raised on lies since they are young, it’s amazing what they can do. They consider the killing of defenceless people to be morally right. That is the degree to which propaganda can sway people’s opinions.
Musk has been under fire since taking over the firm last year for what some claim is an increase in hate speech on the site as a whole.