Netanyahu defends Musk: ‘He’s been falsely smeared’ over salute controversy

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk after he was accused of doing a Nazi salute at an event following Monday’s inauguration.

“@elonmusk is being falsely smeared,” he wrote in a Thursday post on the social platform X. 

“Elon is a great friend of Israel.  He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre in which Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” he added.

During Musk’s visit he went to a kibbutz, an international community in Israel that was raided by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack according to Al Jeezera.

While there, the Tesla CEO agreed to not provide internet access to Gaza through his satellite company Starlink without Israeli approval as reported by the outlet. Netanyahu said Musk’s support of the Middle Eastern nation has been staunch ever since.

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