Outcry for Google to Cut Ties with Israeli Tech Conference
1 min readOver 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference
Recently, over 600 Google employees have signed an open letter urging the tech giant to sever its ties...
Over 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference
Recently, over 600 Google employees have signed an open letter urging the tech giant to sever its ties with an upcoming Israeli tech conference. The employees claim that the conference, scheduled to take place in Israel later this year, is being used to whitewash the Israeli government’s human rights abuses against Palestinians.
The letter, addressed to Google’s leadership, calls for the company to cancel its participation in the conference and to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The employees argue that by continuing to support the conference, Google is complicit in the oppression of Palestinians and is failing to uphold its own values of diversity and inclusion.
This move by Google employees comes at a time when many tech companies are facing increasing pressure to take a stand on social and political issues. The letter highlights the growing activism within the tech industry and demonstrates the power that employees have to hold their employers accountable for their actions.
It remains to be seen how Google will respond to this call from its own employees, but the letter sends a clear message that many within the company are not willing to remain silent in the face of injustice.