Protestors Fired by Google for Taking a Stand Against Controversial $1.2 Billion Deal with Israel – Find Out Why
Sunnyvale, California – Google terminated twenty-eight employees who took part in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel that also involves Amazon. The protesting workers expressed concerns that the technology supplied as part of the deal could be used by Israel’s security forces to harm Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, as reported by sources like The Intercept and Time. The firings came following incidents where nine employees were detained …