Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk landed in Tel Aviv on Monday, an aviation tracker said, kicking off a visit during which Israeli leaders plan to draw their attention to the plight of hostages held in war-torn Gaza and discuss rising anti-Semitism. online.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s office announced on Sunday that Musk would come to meet with the head of state.
According to Israeli media, he will also meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk’s office had no immediate comment.
Israeli leaders plan to draw Elon Musk’s attention to hostages held in Gaza and discuss growing anti-Semitism online.@avischarf / X
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) meets with soldiers at an undisclosed location in the Gaza Strip on November 26, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister’s Office/AFP via Getty Images
Avi Scharf, an aviation expert for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, posted on Musk’s X media platform, formerly known as Twitter, that a plane carrying the billionaire, who also runs Tesla and SpaceX, had landed in the morning.
Netanyahu met with Musk in California on September 18 and urged him to strike a balance between protecting free expression and combating hate speech after weeks of controversy over anti-Semitic content on X.
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Musk responded by saying he was against anti-Semitism and anything that “promotes hate and conflict,” repeating his previous statements that X would not promote hate speech.
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have increased in the United States and around the world, including during the seven-week war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist faction Hamas.
The sides are currently in a truce under which Israel has been recovering some of the 240 people Hamas took hostage during a cross-border massacre on October 7.
In return, Israel has been releasing some Palestinians imprisoned for security reasons.
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