"Google Workers Arrested in Protest Against Company's Israeli Government Contract"
TL;DR
Nine Google workers were removed by police from company offices in New York and Sunnyvale after staging a sit-in protest against a cloud contract with Israel’s government. The workers were placed on administrative leave and then detained by police. The protest called on Google to drop a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, citing concerns about the contract's involvement with the Israel Defense Forces and potential harm to Palestinians. This incident adds to a series of worker activism related to Israel's conflict with Hamas, with similar protests and resignations occurring at other tech companies like Amazon and Apple.
- Google Workers Detained By Police for Protesting Cloud Contract with Israel WIRED
- Google workers stage sit-ins to protest company's work with Israel - The Washington Post The Washington Post
- Google employees protest company's contract with Israel Los Angeles Times
- Google employees protest company's work with Israeli government The Hill
- Google employees arrested after protests over Israel project; read company's statement on Police action The Times of India
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