Tech mogul Elon Musk has once again ignited a firestorm of controversy, this time on X (formerly Twitter), as he endorsed claims suggesting that Jewish communities objecting to antisemitism exhibit the "exact kind" of hatred against white people. His comments were made in response to a user's post accusing Jewish communities of perpetuating "dialectical hatred against whites."
In a now-deleted tweet, Elon Musk applauded the user, stating that they had spoken the "actual truth." The user's comments linked Jewish communities to the promotion of hatred against whites, blaming them for supporting "hordes of minorities" entering their countries.
"Jewish communities (sic) have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them," Musk tweeted, as quoted by CNN.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, attends the AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park on November 1, 2023, in Bletchley, England.
This exchange followed a post sharing a video from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, depicting a father confronting his son for using the phrase "Hitler was right" online.
According to a Forbes report, Robert Bowers was a proponent of the conspiracy theory that Jewish communities want to reduce white majorities in Western nations by promoting immigration. In 2018, Bowers perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jewish people in US history, killing 11 individuals at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue. Bowers was given the death penalty earlier this year for his crimes.
Elon Musk vs. ADL Tensions Intensify
Elon Musk has criticized the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish civil rights organization fighting antisemitism. The tycoon accused the ADL of discriminating against the West and promoting "de facto anti-white racism."
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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt slammed Musk for propagating antisemitic notions and warned against confirming them, particularly at a time when worldwide antisemitism is rising.
Elon Musk has battled with the ADL before. In September, Musk threatened to sue the organization for defamation, claiming that their reports had adversely affected advertising sales on X. The ADL denied orchestrating any boycott and called Musk's allegations false.
Elon Musk's statements have intensified the ADL's concerns, with Greenblatt asserting that Elon Musk's remarks contribute to a campaign of antisemitic hate against the organization.
Netanyahu Urged Musk to Fight Antisemitism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the issue in September, urging Musk to combat antisemitism on X during a meeting at a Tesla factory in California.
"I hope you can find within the confines of the First Amendment the ability to stop not only antisemitism, or roll it back as best you can, but any collective hatred of the people that antisemitism represents. I encourage you to find the balance. It's a tough one." Netanyahu told Musk during the meeting, which was live-streamed on X (formerly known as Twitter), as quoted by The Washington Post.
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