Calls to boycott tech company Stripe after CEO posts about recent visit to Israel
Supporters of Palestine have called to boycott the payment platform Stripe after its CEO and co-founder Patrick Collison - an Irish-American who has advocated for Palestinians in the past - posted on social media on Wednesday about his run on the beach in Tel Aviv and how it was "great" to be back.
The post came as a surprise for those who have closely followed his tech career. In 2019, Patrick visited the occupied Palestinian territories and spoke to Palestinian tech entrepreneurs in Ramallah about the obstacles they face in the tech world.
Irish tech founder Paul Biggar, who also founded the Tech for Palestine coalition, took to X to criticise him, posting: "Why are folks are so pissed at @patrickc's tweet? It's because, unlike a lot of people, he actually knows what Israel is doing".