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Web Summit CEO quits after Israel 'war crimes' comment
22 October 2023 12:45 BST
The CEO and co-founder of Web Summit, the organiser of Europe's biggest annual gathering of techies, has stepped down following reaction to his comment on X, formerly Twitter, that "war crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies".
Paddy Cosgrave posted the comment after Israel's military response to Hamas's 7 October attack from the Gaza Strip.
It resulted in the withdrawal from the next gathering, due to start in Lisbon on 13 November, of some of the event's biggest investors and sponsors, including Google, Meta Platforms, Stripe and Intel, Bloomberg reported.
The summit last year attracted 70,000 attendees.
Cosgrave said his comments had become "a distraction from the event".