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Web Summit owner Paddy Cosgrave says he is considering legal action against a partner at a top US venture capital firm over what he claims was a smear campaign relating to Mr Cosgrave’s tweets about Israel and Gaza in October.
Web Summit owner Paddy Cosgrave says he is considering legal action against a senior US venture capital firm over what he claims was a smear campaign relating to Mr Cosgrave’s tweets about Israel and Gaza in October.
Paul Graham, co-founder of accelerator Y Combinator, wrote of "31 Israeli and at least 3600 Palestinian children... killed" without mentioning the October 7 attack.
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Event management group scrambles to limit damage as departing chief executive concedes comments on Israel-Hamas conflict had become ‘distraction’
Cosgrave initially defended his comments, saying he “is not going to relent”, but has since issued an apology for the “timing” of his words.