American billionaire Ilon Musk was at the epicenter of the scandal after his gesture at the presidential parade of Donald Trump was perceived as a Nazi greeting. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Musk, saying that these accusations are lies and stressed that the billionaire has always been a great friend of Israel. He wrote about this on the social network X (Twitter). Elon Musk was criticized because of his gesture at the parade of Trump fans, where he first performed a strange dance, and then raised his right hand, which was perceived by many as a gesture similar to a Nazi greeting.

The reaction on the network was not long in coming and accusations against Musk of promoting Nazism appeared..

In response, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, defended Musk, noting that the accusations were “false slander.”. He emphasized that Musk was always on the side of Israel, supported the country after terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023. and advocated for Israel's right to defend itself against terrorist attacks. Netanyahu also thanked the mask for his help.

" Elon is a great friend of Israel.

He visited Israel after the massacre on October 7. Since then, he repeatedly and decisively supported Israel's right to defend himself from terrorists and regimes seeking to destroy a single Jewish state, ”.

Musk himself did not immediately comment on the scandalous gesture, but later called criticism the " At the same time, some Russian channels tried to justify it, claiming that it was the so -called " However, critics indicated that the gesture of the mask had nothing to do with this ritual.