Microsoft HAS FIRED Two People on Thorsday who Held A Pro-Palestinian Demonstration at the Headquarters Earlier This Week. The Employees Were Protesting the Services The Company Provides to Israel.
The Protest took place on Tuesday in The Office of CEO Brad Smith. Seven Activists From the Group No Azure for Apartheid had put up banners there and called on Microsoft to break all ties with Israel. They also letters barricaded the Door Door. Accordance to Smith, They Denied Others Access to the Office.
There was also a protest outside the headquarters. The Police Arrested the Activists, Including The Two Microsoft Employees. The Company Fired the Pair on Thursday, The Activist Group Reports on Instagram.
Microsoft Said in a Statement that the demonstrators “UNLAWFILLY TRASPASSED” and that the protest “was inconsistent with what we expect of our employees.” It is A “Serious Violation of Company Policy and Our Code of Conduct,” Smith Said.
The name of activist Group No Azure for Apartheid refers to Microsoft’s Azure software. Accordance to the activists, Israel Uses Microsoft Technology to Gather Intelligence About Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. No Azure for Apartheid Demands That the Company Stop Providing Services to Israel.