Dozens of Microsoft employees occupied the company’s east campus in Redmond and declared the space the Free Zone to protest alleged Israeli military use of Azure. Protesters held placards reading Join The Worker Intifada, No Labor for Genocide and Martyred Palestinian Children's Plaza and demanded Microsoft divest from Israel. The action was organised by No Azure for Genocide and followed an earlier interruption of CEO Satya Nadella by an employee. Protesters said they escalated after inadequate responses from Microsoft and after the targeted killing of journalist Anas al-Sharif. Investigations and revelations about Azure storing Palestinian call recordings by Unit 8200 intensified concerns.
Join The Worker Intifada No Labor for Genocide and Martyred Palestinian Children's Plaza.
Satya, how about you show how Microsoft is killing Palestinians,
I watched him report on Gaza relentlessly, through starvation, through extermination campaigns, through bombing. He was the voice of the business. He was intentionally targeted.
Earlier this month, the Guardian and Israel's +972 Magazine revealed Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, was making use of Azure to store countless recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.
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