While Europe boycotts Tesla over chief executive Elon Musk’s political activities, the electric vehicle company appears to have found an ally in Jerusalem, which is urging Tesla to submit a bid to provide vehicles to Israeli government officials. 

“We aren’t going to bow to woke trends,” a senior Israeli official told Jewish News Syndicate on Thursday. “A car is a car is a car. And a great car is a great car is a great car.” The official continued: “Teslas are great cars and we look forward to studying their bid.”