Protesters disrupted an Amazon.com Inc. conference demanding the termination of a $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government, which is shared with Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google. The protest occurred during a conference organized by Amazon’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services, in Washington. Protesters accused Amazon of complicity in the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza, where they are in conflict with Hamas. The $1.2 billion project, called Nimbo, aims to transition Israel’s military and government technology infrastructure to cloud computing services. The protesters, part of a group called There is no technology for apartheid, were escorted out of the event.
In a similar incident in April 2024, Google fired 28 employees who participated in sit-in protests against their involvement in Project Nimbus. This event is part of a larger movement calling for divestment from companies involved in Israel. Earlier this year, students in the United States were arrested for demanding their universities sell stocks relating to Israel. Protests escalated in May during ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. In January, Nancy Pelosi called for an FBI investigation into the protests, suggesting possible Russian involvement.
Overall, this incident reflects ongoing tensions and controversies surrounding companies’ involvement in Israeli government projects. This content was generated partially with the help of AI tools and reviewed by Benzinga editors.
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