Musk Meets Israeli Prime Minister... "Opposes Anti-Semitism"

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, actively clarified the antisemitism controversy during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bloomberg reported on the 18th (local time).

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On that day, Musk met with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was visiting the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, at Tesla's office in Silicon Valley, California, and stated, "I am clearly against antisemitism," adding, "I oppose any ideology that promotes hatred and conflict."

In response, Netanyahu said, "I hope to find ways to limit antisemitism and hatred within the bounds of the First Amendment," adding, "It will not be an easy task."

Musk reiterated, "X has 1 to 2 million posts uploaded daily," and promised, "It is not easy to police this in advance, but I will take measures to mitigate the problem."

Earlier, Musk was embroiled in controversy after blaming the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a leading Jewish organization in the United States, for causing a decline in X's advertising revenue.

On the 4th, he posted on X that advertising revenue had plummeted by 60%, claiming, "This is because the ADL pressured advertisers."

He also said to the ADL, "They have falsely accused me and Twitter of being antisemitic and have tried to kill the platform," adding, "If the accusations continue, legal action may be taken."

In response, Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the ADL, said that while they are accustomed to hate attacks, "there was something different about the tsunami of hate we received this time," criticizing Musk.

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