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May 9 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
@Google punished anti-Zionist Jewish worker @ariel_koko for demanding the company end its contract with the Israeli military.

It's wrong to silence workers for speaking up for Palestinians.

But Google can make this right by ending its contract now.

businessinsider.com/ariel-koren-pr…
As @ariel_koko writes, Google's $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract — signed while the Israeli military bombed Gaza last May — helps the Israeli government and military surveil Palestinians, expand illegal settlements, and inflict violence on Palestinians under occupation.
1,000+ Google workers didn't want their labor to power Israeli violence against Palestinians.

And 40,000+ everyday Google users backed them in saying #NoTechForApartheid.

That's when Google started to punish Ariel — but 632 fellow workers, and 25,000 supporters, stood by her.
As @ariel_koko writes, workers should be free to protest contracts that enable state violence without fear of retaliation.

Google can abide by its founding motto — "don't be evil" — and make this situation right by ending its deadly contract with the Israeli military.
To support Google and Amazon workers' demand to end their companies' $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli military, go to NoTechForApartheid.com and email their CEOs.

You can also keep up with the workers' organizing by following the account below!

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Israel sequentially commemorates the Holocaust, Israeli soldiers, and the creation of the state, promoting false Zionist narratives that:

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May 2
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Apr 28
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May the memories of the murdered be for a blessing 🕯

And where there is oppression, may there thrive resistance❤️‍🔥
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@m7mdkurd is a brilliant young leader who mobilized hundreds of millions to end Israel's forced displacement of his family and his people.

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