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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel

Google terminated 20 employees for protesting the company's cloud computing deal with Israel in New York City and Sunnyvale, Calif.
Over 50 employees have been fired due to protests stemming from the Gaza war, as reported by activists speaking to The Washington Post.
28 employees were dismissed earlier for demonstrating against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion defense contract with Israel.

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The Post Millennial

Google fires 28 more employees who staged sit in demanding tech giant divest from Israel

"Our investigation into these events is now concluded, and we have terminated the employment of additional employees who were found to have been directly involved in disruptive activity."

11 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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Haaretz

Google fires 20 more employees for protesting contract with Israeli government

No Tech for Apartheid, the group organizing the protest, accused Google of 'throwing a tantrum' and 'valuing its profit and its $1.2 billion contract with Israel more than people'

11 months ago·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Fox Business

Google fires more workers over in-office protests

Google has completed a second round of terminations linked to the anti-Israel demonstrations held at the tech giant's offices last week.After protesters took over Google's corporate offices in New York, Seattle and Sunnyvale, California, on April 16 in 10-hour sit-ins, the company fired 28 workers the next day. This week, they fired more following an investigation into the incidents.According to "No Tech for Apartheid," the activist campaign led…

11 months ago·United States

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Scripps News

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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel

Employees have protested contracts Google has with the Israeli government for cloud and AI services.

11 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Arab News

Google fires at least 20 more workers who protested its $1.2bn

NEW YORK: Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said. It’s the latest sign of internal turmoil at the tech giant centered on “Project Nimbus,” a $1.2 billion contract signed in 2021 for Google and Amazon to provide the Israeli government wi…

11 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The Hill

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Google fires more workers after protests against contract with Israel

Google has fired more than 20 additional workers following last week’s protests over the tech giant’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, the group that organized the protests said Monday night. The latest firings bring the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, according to No Tech for Apartheid. “This evening, in an aggressive and desperate act of retaliation, Google fired over 20 additional workers — including …

11 months ago·Washington, United States

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