Elon Musk to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu amid battle with Anti-Defamation League: report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly meet with X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk next week as Israel seeks to develop its tech sector and Musk faces a controversy over antisemitism on X. 

According to the Washington Post, Musk's Jewish friends and allies, and X executives have set up the meeting to ease tensions after the billionaire's belligerent exchange with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Netanyahu's office confirmed the meeting to Reuters but did not offer further details. Musk said their talks would focus on artificial intelligence technology. 

The planned meeting for Monday comes after Musk threatened to sue the ADL, claiming the human rights organization falsely accused him and X's platform of spreading antisemitism. 

"To clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony!" Musk posted on X on Sept. 4. He has since issued several posts critical of the ADL and claimed the organization's pressure on advertisers to boycott X has led to a 60% decrease in advertising revenue for X Corp. — a figure industry analysts have disputed.