Palantir, Oracle, Pfizer CEOs Lobby US Senators on Israel, Hostages

Possible Saudi role in post-Hamas Gaza also discussed
High-powered meeting comes amid Netanyahu complaints

Israeli students hold images of kidnapped Israelis and anti-war placards while demonstrating outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 13. — Israeli students hold images of kidnapped Israelis and anti-war placards while demonstrating outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 13.
Photographer: Saeed Qaq/AFP/Getty Images

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By Steven T. Dennis

June 18, 2024 at 5:45 PM UTC

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Chief executives from major companies including Palantir Technologies and Oracle Corp. met with senators at the Capitol Tuesday to press for US support of Israel amid its invasion of Gaza, while seeking a way to release hostages held by Hamas.

Palantir’s Alexander Karp, Oracle’s Safra Catz and Pfizer Inc.’s Albert Bourla were among the executives at the meeting with a bipartisan group of senators including Democrat Cory Booker of New Jersey and Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.