SILICON VALLEY SIT-DOWNSeeking partnership with Musk, Netanyahu treads lightly on antisemitismElon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu to Musk, during Silicon Valley meeting: ‘I hope you find within the confines of the First Amendment to try to roll back’ antisemitismBy Lahav Harkov FREMONT, Calif — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a charm offensive to draw Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to invest in Israel, even as Musk has courted controversy with recent remarks on antisemitism and a threatened lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League. Musk and Netanyahu broadcast a 45-minute conversation live on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning, focused, Netanyahu tweeted, on “how we can harness the opportunities and mitigate the risks of [artificial intelligence] for the good of civilization.” You May Have MissedNEW PATH FORWARDPartnering with Israel can help U.S. expand relationships in Africa, lawmaker saysRep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick traveled to Israel and Rwanda with fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus earlier this month RISE OF THE RIGHTThe political lessons of Oslo reverberate on the Israeli right 30 years laterRight-wing grievance against Israel’s political establishment in 1993 now defines the mindset of the Netanyahu-led coalition government in 2023Read more... |