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Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave apologises over Israel comments
Cosgrave aroused anger after he tweeted late last week that many western governments, with the exception of Ireland, had failed to call out Israel for its response to Hamas’s recent attack on the country
Paddy Cosgrave, co-founder and chief executive of Web Summit, has apologised for comments made regarding Israel following a backlash that has seen investors and tech executives saying they will boycott the company’s flagship event in Lisbon.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Cosgrave said he “unreservedly” condemns Hamas’s “evil, disgusting and monstrous” attack. He also called for the unconditional release of all hostages saying that as a parent he sympathised with the families of ...
