The Israeli Ambassador to Portugal has said his country will not be participating in next month's Web Summit in Lisbon, as a result of comments made by its Chief Executive and co-founder Paddy Cosgrave.
In a message posted on the social media platform X, Dor Shapira said he had written to the Mayor of Lisbon informing him of the decision, blaming what he described as"outrageous statements" made by Mr Cosgrave related to the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
On Friday, Mr Cosgrave wrote in a post on X that he was"shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland’s government, who for once are doing the right thing." He was saddened by the"ill-informed stance" and said he would never attend, sponsor or speak at any of Web Summit’s events again.
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