テック会議主催者が辞任、イスラエルめぐる発言への反発受け

【リスボンＡＦＰ＝時事】世界最大級のテクノロジー会議「ウェブサミット」の主催者パディ・コスグレーブ氏は２１日、イスラエルとパレスチナのイスラム組織ハマスの紛争をめぐる発言への反発を受け、辞任すると発表した。（写真は世界最大級のテクノロジー会議「ウェブサミット」主催者のパディ・コスグレーブ氏。資料写真）
　コスグレーブ氏はＡＦＰの取材に対し書面で「残念ながら、私の個人的な発言によりイベントに支障をきたした」「私の発言で傷ついたすべての人に改めて心からおわびする」と回答した。
　コスグレーブ氏は１３日、「（イスラエルを支持する）多くの西側諸国の指導者や政府の発言と行動に衝撃を受けた」「たとえ同盟国が行ったものであろうと戦争犯罪は戦争犯罪であり、実態を非難すべきだ」とＸ（旧ツイッター）に投稿。
　これを受け、ＩＴ大手のグーグルやメタの他、主要出演者らがウェブサミットへの不参加を表明していた。
　ウェブサミットは２００９年にアイルランドの首都ダブリンで立ち上げられ、２０１６年からはポルトガルの首都リスボンで開催されている。今年は１１月１３日～１６日に開催し、スタートアップ企業約２３００社が出展予定で、７万人以上の来場を見込んでいる。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/10/23-16:54）

The organiser of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector's leading events, announced his resignation Saturday following a backlash over his online posts following the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a distraction from the event, Paddy Cosgrave of Ireland explained in a brief statement sent to AFP.
I sincerely apologise again for any hurt I have caused, added the co-founder of the tech mega gathering created in 2009 in Dublin but held in Lisbon since 2016.
A spokesperson for the organisation said: Web Summit will appoint a new CEO as soon as possible, and Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon will go ahead as planned.
This year's edition from November 13 to 16, is set to bring together some 2,300 startups and more than 70,000 participants, say organisers.
Several companies, including tech giants Google and Meta, which is behind Facebook and Instagram, as well as event headliners have announced they are boycotting the gathering since Cosgrave's remarks.
He had written on X, formerly Twitter, that he was shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders & governments in support of Israel.
War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are, he wrote on October 13.
Since shock Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, which left 1,400 dead, Israel has launched devastating air and ground bombardments of Gaza. The Hamas authorities say 4,385 people have died.
The boycott by Meta and Google followed other exits by companies and tech figures, including Intel, Siemens and US comedian Amy Poehler and X-Files actor Gillian Anderson.