‘Farewell and free Palestine’: Vaniya Agrawal’s resignation letter accuses Microsoft of complicity in Gaza conflict

Two Microsoft employees, including the Indian origin Vania Agrouwal, who resigned shortly after disrupting the company’s event to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the company, resigned from the accusation of the technological giant of enabling human rights violations in Gaza through its relations with the Israeli army.

Agrawal announced her resignation in an email at the company’s level, shared with colleagues in the wake of a dramatic interruption of the discourse of the CEO of Nadella during the fiftieth event of Microsoft. “I am not proud to resign – I am forced,” she wrote. Its last day will be in the company on April 11.

In its message, Agrawal cited what he called “Microsoft’s increasing role in the Military Industrial Complex”, specifically to contracts reported with the Israeli Ministry of Defense. She referred to a $ 133 million deal, which was disclosed by AP, which supports Microsoft Azure Cloud and AI Services military operations of Israel, including monitoring infrastructure and arms targeting systems.

She wrote: “Microsoft Cloud and AI The Israeli Army managed to be more deadly and destroyed in Gaza,” she wrote. “Informed … Microsoft is complicit – it is a digital weapons manufacturer that operates monitoring, racist semester and genocide.”

The resignation comes at a time when the war in Gaza continues to attract global scrutiny. Agrawal referred to recent reports on civil losses, including the paramedics that the Israeli forces claimed, as part of their motives to speak. She also indicated the last Microsoft as the goal of the province by the International Province, Divestment, Mounttes (BDS).

Microsoft publicly did not respond to the allegations in the Vaniya message. However, the company previously stated that it follows strict due care operations to ensure that its technology is not misused and that it is committed to supporting international human rights standards. Its statement of human rights confirms a commitment to transparency and prohibits revenge against employees who raise moral concerns.

Agrawal has called for the signing of the “No Azure for Apartheid” petition, joining the efforts of internal organization and the leadership of the challenge company. “Do not stop talking,” and urged. “If you also feel deceived in the deployment of weapons targeting children and civilians, leadership urges to drop these contracts.”

The resignation adds to an increasing wave of technology factor activity, as employees in Google, Amazon and Salesforce have raised similar objections in recent years on military contracts and law enforcement. Inside Microsoft itself, workers previously protested the $ 22 billion in the company’s deal to provide the US Army’s release headphones and criticized its partnerships with the immigration authorities.

Agrawal fell in the phrase “Farewell and Free Palestine.”