Israel-Hamas War: Ambassador Gilad Erdan calls for Musk to ban Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei from X

Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Gilad Erdan prepares to speak during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, and the Israel-Hamas war at the United Nations headquarters on November 22, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Gilad Erdan thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk for "condemning the spread of antisemitism" during tech entrepreneur's visit to Israel.

"Thank you @elonmusk for condemning the spread of antisemitism and murderous propaganda against Israel. Now, as you said, it is time for action," Erdan wrote on an X post on Monday.

The Israeli ambassador quickly followed up by calling for X to ban the Iranian government, one of Israel's enemies, from the social media platform.

"Those who call for the genocide of Jews and the annihilation of the State of Israel, such as Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei (I attached only 2 examples of his genocidal ideology) must be banned from X and all social media platforms," Erdan added.