Criticism of the nation's response to Hamas attack leads Israel and some individuals to pull out of the event.
Share on email Major tech companies are weighing their involvement in Europe's biggest tech conference after Web Summit's co-founder suggested Israel was guilty of war crimes in its response to Hamas' terrorist attacks.Paddy Cosgrave, co-founder and CEO of Web Summit, which attracts 70,000 people to Lisbon, Portugal each November, posted on X on Oct.
Cosgrave clarified two days later that "what Hamas did is outrageous and disgusting," but reiterated that Israel does not "have a right to break international law," further posting "The furious reaction to Cosgrave's comments is turning Web Summit into a litmus test for how tech companies handle the Israel-Hamas conflict.
More than 300 sponsors and 1,000 speakers — including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg — will likely be pressured in coming days to clarify their own views on the war.Dor Shapira, Israel's ambassador to Portugal, labeled Cosgrave's statements as "outrageous.", "I'll send you all the light that I can, because I believe you made a mistake," but "we'll never work together again.
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