On 27 Nov ā24, despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison posted his joy at returning to Tel Aviv on X. This article by QudsNen goes on to reveal that āsome users highlighted Collisonās apparent hypocrisy by resurfacing his 2014 post condemning Israelās bombing of a UN school in Gaza.ā Although in the past, Patrick expressed support for Palestinians, even visiting Ramallah in the past and speaking to Palestinian tech entrepreneurs, his brother Tommy has been openly in support of Zionism, calling himself "Zionist" in Hebrew on his X profile. Irish tech founder and the force behind Tech for Palestine, Paul Biggar, explained the backlash against Patrick in this thread including his clear horror in the past of āIsrael killing childrenā and a list of Stripe alternatives (please do your own research - Payoneer is on this list, and it is Israeli).
