Elon Musk Wields Starlink in Israel to Curb Uproar Over Antisemitism

Musk met with Netanyahu, visited sites of terrorist attacks
Billionaire owner uses X to comment on political issues

Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Kfar Aza Kibbutz in Israel on Nov. 27.Photographer: Amos Ben-Gershom/Handout/Getty Images

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By Simon Marks and Marissa Newman

November 27, 2023 at 7:17 PM UTC

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A week ago, Elon Musk was facing international backlash after endorsing antisemitic content on his social media platform, X. Corporations including Apple Inc. and Walt Disney Co. stopped advertising on the site in protest of hateful and racist commentary.

And yet on Monday, Musk was in Israel being welcomed by the nation’s political elite — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — to visit the region where the Islamic militant group Hamas murdered 1,200 people on Oct. 7.