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.

For a period of time on Dec. 30, anyone tuning into the X account of Ford Motor Company could see three pro-Palestinian tweets that had nothing to do with the car company’s business.

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,