Google fires 28 employees who protested over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government.

Google has a joint contract with Amazon worth $1.2 billion called Project Nimbus which provides Israel's government and military with cloud computing and AI infrastructure.

Employees affiliated with the protest group No Tech For Apartheid, staged sit-ins at the company's New York and Sunnyvale, California offices.

Google said Project Nimbus is not directed at highly sensitive, classified, or military workloads relevant to weapons or intelligence services.