Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk has complimented Israel's official Twitter account after it tweeted: "We would very much like to be excluded from this narrative," in response to Kanye West's tweet saying "Shalom : )".
Musk commented on the Israeli tweet, "Your tweets are good! More countries should tweet like this. No fun being all stuffy."
Your tweets are good! More countries should tweet like this. No fun being all stuffy.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2022
In response to a user inviting him to visit Israel, Musk said that he has been to Israel in the past and that "it was great."
Israel's original tweet was mocking Kanye West, who now called himself Ye, as he returned to the social media network after his account was frozen. West's account was suspended last month after he posted a series of antisemitic tweets.
We would very much like to be excluded from this narrative. pic.twitter.com/kkB5uVV7yf
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) November 21, 2022
Now that Kanye is back on the platform, he has decided to announce his return by writing the Hebrew word "Shalom" with a smiley next to it, perhaps signaling a more moderate and tolerant version of himself.
Israel mentioned Taylor Swift
Israel's account has added another little joke, tagging in Taylor Swift's account, invoking the feud between herself and West. The feud began in 2009 when the then 19-year-old pop icon won the MTV award for Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me."
As Swift was receiving her award, West burst on stage, took the microphone from her and said: "Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!"After a conversation between West and Swift was leaked online, the latter noted that she "would very much like to be excluded from this narrative."
Swift won all six trophies she was contending for on Sunday at the American Music Awards – including the night’s top prize: Artist of the Year – lifting her lifetime total to 40, breaking her own record for most wins at the world’s largest fan-voted awards ceremony.
Reuters contributed to this report.