Google employees in two different offices protested the company’s work with the Israeli government on Tuesday, objecting to a billion-dollar contract it signed with the U.S. ally in 2021. The…
Google employees in two different offices protested the company’s work with the Israeli government on Tuesday, objecting to a billion-dollar contract it signed with the U.S. ally in 2021.
They entered Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office, demanding they would not leave until the tech giant backed out of its $1.2 billion contract.
The contract faced backlash from workers and activists since its inception, but the objections have escalated with Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza caused by Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
“But I think that it is impossible for me to continue coming into work every week without acknowledging and loudly condemning Project Nimbus and any support for the Israeli government.”
“We have been very clear that the Nimbus contract is for workloads running on our commercial cloud by Israeli government ministries, who agree to comply with our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy,” the spokesperson said.
After refusing multiple requests to leave the premises, law enforcement was engaged to remove them to ensure office safety.”
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Google employees in two different offices protested the company’s work with the Israeli government on Tuesday, objecting to a billion-dollar contract it signed with the U.S. ally in 2021.
They entered Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office, demanding they would not leave until the tech giant backed out of its $1.2 billion contract.
The contract faced backlash from workers and activists since its inception, but the objections have escalated with Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza caused by Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
“But I think that it is impossible for me to continue coming into work every week without acknowledging and loudly condemning Project Nimbus and any support for the Israeli government.”
“We have been very clear that the Nimbus contract is for workloads running on our commercial cloud by Israeli government ministries, who agree to comply with our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy,” the spokesperson said.
After refusing multiple requests to leave the premises, law enforcement was engaged to remove them to ensure office safety.”
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