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Jul 2025
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Which global companies are benefiting fr...

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A report by the UN Special Rapporteur says some of the world's largest companies are complicit in and profiting from Israel's actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. Microsoft, Amazon and Google as just some of the major US tech firms identified. So, could they be held liable under international law? 

In this episode: 

  • Omar Barghouti, Co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.
  • Vaniya Agrawal, Former Microsoft software engineer.

  • Michael Lynk, Human rights lawyer.

Host: Adrian Finighan

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