Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called out Elon Musk after media outlets reported that a gesture made by the Tesla CEO at President Donald Trump's inauguration rally on Monday was a Nazi salute. defended.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted to X on Thursday that Musk was “unfairly maligned.”
“Elon is a great friend of Israel,” the prime minister said. “He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre, when Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocities against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The Jewish state has repeatedly and strongly supported the right of the Jewish state to defend Israel from genocidal terrorists and regimes. ”
Prime Minister Netanyahu went on to thank Musk for his support.
Media accuses Elon Musk of giving a 'fascist salute' at Trump's inaugural rally
Musk made the controversial gesture while speaking to a crowd of MAGA fans at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Elon Musk arrives to speak at the indoor presidential inaugural parade event in Washington, Monday, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
“This feels like a victory! And this was no ordinary victory, this was a fork in the road to human civilization… I just want to say thank you for making it happen, thank you. From my heart, you “I want you to know,” the enthusiastic Musk said, putting his hand on his chest and reaching out to the crowd.
PBS News Hour posted on X that the Tesla CEO “gave a fascist salute,” and the Jerusalem Post said, “U.S. billionaire Elon Musk gave a Heil Hitler salute at the Trump parade in Washington, D.C. on the 20th. “It seemed like he was doing something.” Monday after President Trump was inaugurated. ”
CNN host Erin Burnett played a clip of the gesture and called it a “weird salute.”
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“I'm really impressed that the radical left had to take time out of their busy day to praise Hamas to call me a Nazi,” Musk said Wednesday, referring to the controversy at his company X. I am outraged,” he wrote.
On Thursday, Musk poked fun at the report in another post about X.
“Don't say Hess to Nazi accusations! Some people will beat Goebbels for anything! Stop gurgling the enemy! His pronouns would be he/Himmler! I'm sure you've done Nazis from now on,” Musk wrote. , added a crying-laughing emoji.
The Anti-Defamation League also defended Musk in a statement, saying the tech billionaire “made an erratic gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute.”
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“At this moment, all parties should give each other a moment of respite, perhaps put aside their doubts, and take a breather,” the statement said.
Fox News Digital's David Spector contributed to this report.
