Israel hosted Elon Musk on Monday, saying it had reached an agreement in principle for using his SpaceX company's Starlink communications in the Gaza Strip, where a pause to the war against Hamas coincided with the tech entrepreneur's visit.
At the time, Israeli Communications Shlomo Karhi objected, saying "Hamas will use it (Starlink) for terrorist activities."
Musk has said he is against antisemitism and anything that "promotes hate and conflict" - including on X.Antisemitism and Islamophobia have risen worldwide, including during the seven-week-old Gaza war.
Israel and Hamas are now in a temporary truce, with some Gaza hostages and Palestinians held by Israel for security offenses going free.
Following the outbreak of the Gaza war, antisemitic incidents in the United States rose by nearly 400% from the year-earlier period, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism.
Persons:
Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, Musk, Netanyahu, Communications Shlomo Karhi, Karhi, Walt Disney
Organizations:
Israel, Elon, SpaceX, Communications, Israeli Ministry of Communications, House, U.S, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast, Defamation League
Locations:
Aza, Israel, Kfar Aza, Gaza, California, United States