Elon Musk pounded his fist to his chest and extended his right arm into the air during a speech Monday, which many have equated to a Nazi salute—while defenders say it was accidental.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Elon Musk after media outlets described a gesture that the Tesla CEO made at President Trump’s inauguration rally as a Nazi salute.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Elon Musk after he was accused of doing a Nazi salute at an event following Monday’s inauguration. “@elonmusk is being falsely smeared,” he wrote

After the Israeli prime minister defended Musk following controversy over a gesture at a Trump rally, the tech entrepreneur posted puns using the names of notorious Nazi officials.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Elon Musk is "being falsely smeared" after the tech billionaire was accused of giving two fascist salutes at Donald Trump 's "presidential parade" on Monday.

In a post on social media, Netanyahu said that Musk is being “falsely smeared” and suggested that Musk’s support of Israel is proof that he isn’t antisemitic — even as numerous Jewish and anti-hate groups and observers have said that Musk’s now-infamous salute was clearly a Nazi salute.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come out in defence of tech tycoon Elon Musk after he made a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute. The embattled PM posted on X to slam “false

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended billionaire and US Department of Government Efficiency head, Elon Musk amid the ‘Nazi salute’ controversy. Calling Musk a “great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu recalled how the Tesla CEO visited Israel after the October 7 attack and supported its right to defence and thanked

Israeli PM gives full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser after he sparked outrage with stiff-armed gesture.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk was being "falsely smeared" in a row over a gesture he made at Donald Trump's inauguration that critics described as a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk’s hand gestures at Trump’s inauguration have drawn criticism online, with some comparing them to Nazi salutes. Critics labeled it a ’white power moment’, while Musk humorously defended himself,

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Elon Musk amid accusations of the X owner making a Nazi salute earlier this week. Musk on Inauguration Day spoke to supporters at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. At one point during his speech, he extended his arm outward with his palm facing down.