The importance of the Israeli tech community likely played a key role in Paddy Cosgrave's resigna...
“Our perception of Paddy Cosgrave saying controversial things is in an Irish context where he’s taking position against the Irish Government or media or authority figures,” he told“Now he inserts himself into what’s going on in Israel and Gaza, and that does concern them.
Mr Weckler said a lot of US and western multinational companies are also sympathetic to Israel after it declared war on Hamas.Israel’s tech community accounts for nearly 20% of the country’s annual GDP and several high-profile tech firms founded in Israel are now headquartered in western countries such as Gett, Plus500 and Rapyd.
“They were coming under pressure from some very influential and very passionate figures who sympathise with the Israeli position,” he said.
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