Ford’s record of antisemitism included using a newspaper he owned to spread antisemitism, including the notorious forgery “Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” (A Jewish production company is currently trying to turn a 2012 book about the Dearborn Independent into a feature-length film .)

The official account for Ford Motor Co. on the social platform X was apparently compromised in a hacking incident behind a viral post calling Israel a “terrorist state.” In a statement posted Monday evening,

Regardless of how you feel about the conflict, Ford has a considerable footprint in Israel as the company opened a research center in Tel Aviv in 2019. There are also six dealers in the country, which sell a handful of models including the Bronco, Ranger, Explorer, Puma, and Mustang.