During his controversial visit to Israel, X platform owner Elon Musk encountered a situation described as strange. Upon leaving the Israeli parliament, he was confronted by Knesset member Nissim Waturi, who reprimanded Musk about the closure of his account on the X platform. Witnesses reported that Musk's advisor whispered to him, "This is the Knesset member who posted 'Let's burn #Gaza.'"
In detail, Nissim Waturi approached Musk to take a photo with the American guest, using the opportunity to ask him why his account was closed after a tweet that called for "burning Gaza" completely. However, one of the American billionaire's aides approached him and whispered in his ear. Musk then quickly left, saying, "I didn't know that," as heard in the video that has circulated widely on social media in recent hours.
Some activists on X reported that Musk's advisor whispered in his ear about the identity of the Knesset member after he rebuked him for freezing his account. However, the widely circulated clip did not clearly show what Waturi said.
Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog the day before. Tesla CEO Netanyahu agreed on the necessity to eliminate the Hamas movement, stating during a conversation with the Israeli prime minister published on X: "Yes, there is no other choice," referring to the need to eradicate the movement.
The American businessman also expressed his desire to help Israel in "disarming" and "combating extremism" in Gaza after the conflict. He added: "The difference is that Israel is trying to avoid killing civilians," unlike Hamas.
It is noteworthy that Israeli authorities accused Musk of antisemitism after he commented on a post by a user on the X network, which stated that "the Jewish community is spreading hatred against whites," to which he agreed, saying, "I really spoke the truth." Later, the businessman described the accusation of antisemitism as "false claims." However, his denial did not prevent many major commercial companies from retracting their advertisements on X after a wave of criticism and allegations faced by the famous platform, resulting in significant losses.
