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0 pointsthemgt2y ago0 comments

It says he was protesting Project Nimbus which is Google cloud/AI for the Israeli government and military.

You can also see the conference he was attending itself hardly shies away from the political/military connections, e.g.

“The Israeli tech ecosystem is built on very strong foundations. We have the academia, we have the manpower, and we have the special military units,” said Dina Pasca-Raz, Partner and Head of Technology at KPMG Israel. “There are many, many areas of strength [0]

Israel's ambassador to the UN also gave an extremely emphatic "no ceasefire" speech at this totally apolitical Google-sponsored tech conference with no connection to the war.[1]

[0] https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sjlvv676t

[1] https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/ryymzd7a6

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colechristensen2y ago

My questions weren't just rhetorical, there is nothing in the posted article about the political connection of the meeting / conference that was disrupted.

themgtOP2y ago

Cloud computing and AI technology is at the heart of the modern battlefield.

Let's say it was a speech by the Google Palestine director in charge of selling cloud computing and AI technology to the military wing of Hamas, at a conference where a Hamas spokesman was also giving a speech. Would you also consider there to be no political connection there?

colechristensen2y ago

If you support the Palestinian peoples and the cause for peace or one of the various proposed solutions for long term peace, there’s no problem. Debate and differing opinions are expected.

Hamas though is a terrorist organization. Internationally recognized as such almost universally. They started this war with rape, murder, and kidnapping of innocent civilians. If you do business with them you’re breaking the law. If you give voice to them or publicly support them you are an enemy not only of your own country, but of peace and good sense. I have nothing but the harshist judgement for someone openly claiming to support Hamas.

If I found out my company had relations with Hamas I wouldn’t protest, quit, or cause a scene, I’d call the FBI. That is not a political issue, it is a serious legal and moral issue.

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0 pointsthemgt2y ago0 comments

It says he was protesting Project Nimbus which is Google cloud/AI for the Israeli government and military.

You can also see the conference he was attending itself hardly shies away from the political/military connections, e.g.

Israel's ambassador to the UN also gave an extremely emphatic "no ceasefire" speech at this totally apolitical Google-sponsored tech conference with no connection to the war.[1]

[0] https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sjlvv676t

[1] https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/ryymzd7a6

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colechristensen2y ago

My questions weren't just rhetorical, there is nothing in the posted article about the political connection of the meeting / conference that was disrupted.

themgtOP2y ago

Cloud computing and AI technology is at the heart of the modern battlefield.

colechristensen2y ago

If you support the Palestinian peoples and the cause for peace or one of the various proposed solutions for long term peace, there’s no problem. Debate and differing opinions are expected.

If I found out my company had relations with Hamas I wouldn’t protest, quit, or cause a scene, I’d call the FBI. That is not a political issue, it is a serious legal and moral issue.

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