Google fires 28 employees following Sunnyvale, New York protests

Google has fired 28 employees over Tuesday’s ceasefire protests at company facilities, according to a company memo sent Wednesday to employees.

Roughly 80 employees protested outside Google complexes in Sunnyvale, demanding the company drop Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract that provides computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. They also called on the company to stop the harassment, intimidation and censorship of Muslim, Arab and Palestinian employees. While the protest was peaceful...