Controversial pose
Netanyahu and Milei defend Musk against accusations of Nazi salute
Did Elon Musk give the Hitler salute at the inauguration of the US President? The tech billionaire defends himself against the accusation and receives prominent support.
After the sometimes strong criticism of Elon Musk for a gesture similar to a Nazi salute, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei defended the tech billionaire. “Elon is a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu wrote on the X platform. He is being unfairly slandered. Milei criticized that his “dear friend Musk” had been unfairly vilified for an “innocent gesture.”
Musk spoke to his supporters at the inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump on Monday and made several gestures reminiscent of a Hitler salute. He himself had rejected the subsequent excitement as unfounded, but he was celebrated for it in right-wing online networks.
Benjamin Netanyahu defends Elon Musk as a friend of Israel
Musk visited Israel after the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, Netanyahu recalled. “Since then, he has repeatedly and vigorously supported Israel’s right to defend itself against genocidal terrorists and regimes seeking to destroy the only Jewish state. I thank him for that.” Netanyahu did not explicitly mention Musk’s controversial gesture during a speech after the inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump on Monday.
Netanyahu’s statement came in response to a comment from the tech billionaire himself. He had written on his online platform had to call me a Nazi.” In an earlier comment, Musk had previously portrayed the comparison with Adolf Hitler as a trite ploy.
Musk thanked Netanyahu for his post. Critics accuse Musk of having made anti-Semitic comments in previous tweets.
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Source: Stern
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