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- The CEO of a top technology conference in Europe accused Israel of committing war crimes.
- The country of Israel, as well as several industry leaders, have since pulled out of the conference.
- Tech is the latest sector grappling with the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians.
Several tech leaders have publicly withdrawn their attendance from a top industry conference in Europe next month after the summit's CEO criticized Israel in a tweet.
Paddy Cosgrave, an Irish entrepreneur and the co-founder of Web Summit, an annual technology conference held in Lisbon each November, stoked outrage among his colleagues after he accused Israel of committing war crimes.