"We are here because Microsoft continues to provide Israel with the tools it needs to commit genocide while gaslighting and misdirecting its own workers about this reality, Hattle said in a statement. Hattle and Fameli were among seven protesters who were arrested on Tuesday after occupying the office of company President Brad Smith. The other five were former Microsoft workers and people outside the company."
"Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli received voicemails informing them that they were fired, the protest group No Azure for Apartheid said in a statement on Wednesday. It added on Thursday that two more workers, Nisreen Jaradat and Julius Shan, were also sacked. They were among demonstrators who had recently set up encampments at Microsoft headquarters to protest against the company's support for Israel as it wages its war on Gaza."
Microsoft fired four employees after they participated in on-site protests and encampments at company headquarters opposing Microsoft's support for Israel during the Gaza war, citing serious breaches of company policies and significant safety concerns. Two workers learned of their terminations via voicemail, and two others were later also dismissed. Protesters occupied the office of company President Brad Smith, leading to arrests of seven people. The protest group No Azure for Apartheid demanded that Microsoft cut ties to Israel and pay reparations to Palestinians, and activists cited a media investigation alleging Israeli military use of Microsoft's Azure to store recordings of Palestinian mobile calls.
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