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Sep 2022
25m 2s

Google’s Anti-Palestinian Racism and Pro...

The Institute for Middle East Understanding
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In this episode, we hear from Ariel Koren, a former Google employee who resigned because of a hostile work environment due to her social activism. Ariel spoke out against Project Nimbus, Google’s $1 billion artificial intelligence and surveillance contract with the Israeli military because she knew it would undoubtedly be used to harm Palestinians. 
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