Israel pulls out of Web Summit after 'outrageous statements' from CEO

Web Summit CEO & Founder Paddy Cosgrave delivers a speech on the opening day of the Web Summit in Lisbon on November 1, 2021 File Photo by Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel has pulled out of the upcoming Web Summit, taking place in Lisbon next month, due to “outrageous statements” made by the conference’s CEO and co-founder Paddy Cosgrave.

Israeli Ambassador to Portugal Dor Shapira said he had written to the mayor of Lisbon to inform him of Israel’s decision to pull out of the tech conference due to “outrageous statements” made by Mr Cosgrave.