Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Elon Musk after media outlets described a gesture that the Tesla CEO made at President Trump’s inauguration rally as a Nazi salute.

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the claim that Elon Musk performed a Sieg Heil salute at a rally for President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day. The post Benjamin Netanyahu Defends Elon Musk From Allegations He Made Nazi Gesture at Trump Rally: ‘Falsely Smeared’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk after he was accused of doing a Nazi salute at an event following Monday’s inauguration. “@elonmusk is being falsely smeared,” he wrote

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come out in defence of tech tycoon Elon Musk after he made a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute. The embattled PM posted on X to slam “false

In a post on social media, Netanyahu said that Musk is being “falsely smeared” and suggested that Musk’s support of Israel is proof that he isn’t antisemitic — even as numerous Jewish and anti-hate groups and observers have said that Musk’s now-infamous salute was clearly a Nazi salute.

Netanyahu pointed to Musk’s visiting Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack and advocating for what he said was “Israel’s right to defend itself against genocidal terrorists and regimes who seek to annihilate the one and only Jewish state.”

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Elon Musk amid accusations of the X owner making a Nazi salute earlier this week. Musk on Inauguration Day spoke to supporters at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. At one point during his speech, he extended his arm outward with his palm facing down.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk, saying the Tesla CEO is being "falsely smeared" by critics as a Nazi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come to the defence of billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, who has faced controversy over a gesture he made at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Critics had described the gesture as a Nazi salute, but Netanyahu labelled the claims as a "false smear."

In addition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, a leading antisemitism watchdog, also defended Elon Musk this week.

Elon Musk faces backlash over a gesture perceived as a Nazi salute, leading to public defense from Israel's President Netanyahu and ex-partner Grimes, raising debates on free speech, historical context,