The CEO of a well-known European tech conference has resigned after making anti-Israel statements, his company said.
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave, who was also a co-founder of the conference, stepped down from his role Saturday. A Web Summit spokesperson announced the news via an email to the Associated Press.
In his apology, Cosgrave acknowledged that his statements about the Israel-Hamas war — which started when Hamas terrorists began attacking Israel on Oct. 7 — “have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend.”
“I sincerely apologise again for any hurt I have caused,” the Irish entrepreneur wrote.
X C.E.O. SAYS APP REMOVES HUNDREDS OF HAMAS-LINKED ACCOUNTS
The controversy stemmed from comments the tech CEO made on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Oct. 13. He wrote that he was “shocked” at the leaders and governments supporting Israel, which imposed a blockade of the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas attacks.
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