Google fires 28 workers protesting contract with Israel

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 20, 2024 12:06 am

NEW YORK: Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant's contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Tuesday demonstration was organized by the group 'No Tech for Apartheid,' which has long opposed 'Project Nimbus,' Google's joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services to the government of Israel.

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