"Google Fires Protesting Employees Over Israel Cloud Contract"
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Google fired 28 employees who were involved in sit-in protests over the company's $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract, warning that disruptive behavior violates company policies and will not be tolerated. The firings came after 9 employees were suspended and arrested in New York and California. The "No Tech for Apartheid" group behind the protests called the firings retaliatory, stating that Google workers have the right to peacefully protest labor conditions.
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