Fresh from Israel, Musk tells X 'blackmailer' advertisers to 'f*ck off'

Elon Musk on Wednesday told advertisers who left X over allegations of widespread antisemitism on the platform to "go f*ck" themselves, amid a sustained row between the business magnate and big brands, including Walt Disney, IBN, Apple and Warner Bros.

Speaking to Andrew Ross at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Musk brushed off suggestions that he needed the advertising partners to return to X.

"If somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f---yourself. Go. F---. Yourself. Is that clear?"

The Tesla chief also took a jab at Disney CEO Bob Iger, who was present at the talk, saying: "Hi Bob!"

Musk came under fire from Jewish and pro-Israel advocacy groups earlier this month, when he replied to a post that read: "Jewish communities [sic] have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.”

Musk replied: “You have said the actual truth.”

In another post, Musk took a jab at the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League, saying: "I am deeply offended by ADL’s messaging and any other groups who push de facto anti-white racism or anti-Asian racism or racism of any kind."

Musk's comments drew widespread criticism, including from the White House.

Shortly after an exchange with the ADL on Twitter, however, Musk later went on to take a shot at pro-Palestine activists.

"As I said earlier this week, 'decolonization', 'from the river to the sea' and similar euphemisms necessarily imply genocide. Clear calls for extreme violence are against our terms of service and will result in suspension," Musk wrote on X.

Elon Musk asked about Disney’s Bob Iger pulling his ads off his platform X: "If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is." pic.twitter.com/eCKOpHBZut

— Nene 🤴 (@DakeOcansey) November 30, 2023

Earlier this week, the Tesla CEO also visited Israel, where he was given a tour of the site of the October 7 attack by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The billionaire expressed his support for "re-educating" the people of Gaza and eliminating Hamas.

During the trip, Musk was gifted Israel army-style dog tags as a symbol of the captives taken by Hamas - an accessory he was seen wearing at the DealBook Summit.

Speaking at the summit, Musk also dismissed speculation that his visit to Israel was an "apology tour" amid the accusations of antisemitism.

"The trip to Israel was independent of.. it wasn't some kind of apology tour," Musk said.