Palantir Tech CEO Alex Karp criticized elite liberals' virtue-touting rhetoric in an interview on “Squawk Box” that aired Thursday.

Karp began by talking about his recent trip to Israel, saying he went there because public leaders should stop “parroting the unbelievable when it's popular and being silent when it's a little controversial.” . Karp said his woke movement encouraged people to say things in public that “no one believed in private.” The CEO later condemned the October 7 attack on Israeli and Hamas terrorists.

Host Andrew Ross Sorkin then asked Karp what kind of reaction he received from other CEOs about the ad he ran in the New York Times saying the company supports Israel. Karp said that in private, most people agree with Karp's position, but he worries about saying something in public that will hurt someone.

“What do you think about companies that have been speaking out about a lot of other social issues that you don't believe in?” Ross Sorkin asked.

“The main reason why basically decent, nice people in America basically don't trust the elite is because everyone feels they've made a statement and set a precedent for something they don't actually believe in. The precedent they set was, “I'm going to speak out for a moral cause.'' Well, now we have an important moral cause. You can disagree with what I'm saying, you can disagree with me supporting Israel, you can't say you don't have an opinion. You don’t have an opinion on this, you hang your head,” Karp said.

“There are people in corporate America who say, 'Look, I don't have an opinion.' My opinion is that of the shareholders.” In fact, I feel for them. But if you've been preaching to us in private for the last five years about all sorts of things that no one believes in, then you wake up the next day and say, “Oh, I can't talk about this thing that I believe.'' I can't say that. “I don't have an opinion,” he says. And it's so ridiculous that it undermines the fabric of democracy because no one believes it. ” (Related article: Jamie Dimon admits Trump was right on key issues, warns liberals that shaming tactics will backfire)

There is little appetite among celebrities, elites and so-called human rights organizations to demand accountability for condemning the brutal and deadly October 7 attack on Israel.

UN Women, the UN arm that calls itself the “global champion of gender equality,” waited 56 days before accusing Hamas of attacks on Israel, including brutal rapes of women. Celebrity Kylie Jenner immediately deleted a pro-Israel post on Instagram after receiving backlash. The White House has also faced internal backlash over its pro-Israel stance, and dozens of federal workers nearly went on strike on Tuesday, but a snowstorm derailed plans.