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13 Oct, 3 tweets, 3 min read
@amazon and @google workers refuse to build tech that the will be used to violently oppress Palestinians.

To stay faithful to their values, workers, and users, Amazon and Google must cut their contracts with the Israeli government.

#NoTechForApartheid

nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
This op-ed follows the publication of yesterday's letter in the Guardian, co-signed by 800+ Amazon and Google employees, urging both companies to stop providing cloud services to the Israeli government.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Today, a coalition of 41 organizations launched our #NoTechForApartheid campaign to support these workers' efforts and pressure Amazon and Google to cut their contracts.

Keep up the momentum by emailing the companies' executives at notechforapartheid.com.

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Join us: notechforapartheid.com
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BREAKING: Nearly 500 @Amazon and @Google workers just united to demand BOTH companies stop providing cloud services to the Israeli government and powering Israeli apartheid!

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