CEO of Web Summit tech conference resigns over Israel comments

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Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and founder of Web Summit announced on Saturday that he was stepping down after comments he made about the Israel-Hamas conflict prompted a backlash. Armando Franca/AP

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The chief executive of one of the world’s largest technology conferences resigned on Saturday amid furor over remarks he made about the Israel-Hamas war sparked a boycott that led to droves of speakers and companies to pull out of the gathering.

Organizers for Web Summit, which drew more than 70,000 attendees last year,

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