Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk landed in Tel Aviv on Monday, flight trackers said, beginning a trip where the Israeli leader plans to bring his attention to the plight of hostages held in war-torn Gaza and discuss rising antisemitism online.
The office of Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Sunday that Musk would come to meet the head of state.
According to Israeli media, he will also meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk’s office had no immediate comment.
Israeli leaders plan to bring Elon Musk’s attention to the hostages held in Gaza and discuss the rise of antisemitism online.@avischarf / X
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) meets soldiers at an undisclosed location in the Gaza Strip on November 26, 2023. Israel Prime Minister’s Office/AFP via Getty Images
Avi Scharf, an aviation expert with Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, posted on the Musk X media platform – formerly known as Twitter – that the plane carrying the billionaire, who also operates Tesla and SpaceX, had landed in the morning.
Netanyahu met Musk in California on September 18 and urged him to strike a balance between protecting free speech and fighting hate speech after weeks of controversy over antisemitic content on X.
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Musk responded by saying he was against antisemitism and against anything that “promotes hatred and conflict,” repeating his earlier statement that X would not promote hate speech.
Antisemitism and Islamophobia have increased in the United States and around the world, including during the seven-week war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
The two sides are currently in a ceasefire in which Israel has repatriated some of the 240 people Hamas captured during the Oct. 7 cross-border killings.
In exchange, Israel has released several Palestinians imprisoned on security grounds.
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