Israeli ambassador to Portugal accuses Web Summit chief executive of making ‘outrageous statements’
In a subsequent post, Mr Cosgrave described the actions of Hamas as 'outrageous and disgusting'. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
“Even during these difficult times, he is unable to set aside his extreme political views and denounce the Hamas terrorist activities against innocent people.Ken Early: Results didn’t match rhetoric, but at least Stephen Kenny went down tryingMr Cosgrave made a number of social media posts commenting on the Israel-Hamas war over the weekend.
Mr Shapira claimed that a number of companies had also pulled out of Web Summit’s Lisbon event over Mr Cosgrave’s comments.
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