" Hi all,

As you might have just seen on the livestream or witnessed in person, I disrupted the speech of Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman during the highly-anticipated 50th anniversary celebration. Here’s why.

My name is Ibtihal, and for the past 3.5 years, I’ve been a software engineer on Microsoft’s AI Platform org. I spoke up today because after learning that my org was powering the genocide of my people in Palestine, I saw no other moral choice. This is especially true when I’ve witnessed how Microsoft has tried to quell and suppress any dissent from my coworkers who tried to raise this issue. For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft. Attempts at speaking up at best fell on deaf ears, and at worst, led to the firing of two employees for simply holding a vigil. There was simply no other way to make our voices heard.

We are witnessing a genocide

For the past 1.5 years, I’ve witnessed the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people by Israel. I’ve seen unspeakable suffering amidst Israel’s mass human rights violations - indiscriminate carpet bombings, the targeting of hospitals and schools, and the continuation of an apartheid state - all of which have been condemned globally by the UN, ICC, and ICJ, and numerous human rights organizations. The images of innocent children covered in ash and blood, the wails of mourning parents, and the destruction of entire families and communities have forever fractured me.

At the time of writing, Israel has resumed its full-scale genocide in Gaza, which has so far killed by some estimates over 300,000 Gazans in the past 1.5 year alone. Just days ago, it was revealed that Israel killed fifteen paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza, executing them “one by one,” before burying them in the sand -- yet another horrific war crime. All the while, our “responsible” AI work powers this surveillance and murder. The United Nations and the International Court of Justice have concluded that this is a genocide, with the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders."

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Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/643670/microsoft-employee-protest-50th-annivesary-ai

De Palestijnse Rode Halve Maan heeft het filmpje, dat vrijdag gepubliceerd werd door *The New York Times*, aan de VN-Veiligheidsraad gepresenteerd. Volgens experts had Israël in geen enkel geval op de reddingswerkers mogen schieten, ook niet als ze onzichtbaar geweest zouden zijn.

Zou er nu dan EINDELIJK eens iets gaan gebeuren om deze horror die in Gaza plaatsvindt te stoppen?
#gaza #IsraelWarCrimes #israel

https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/f6bTk0oz

Ook onderzoek van Vrtnws bevestigt wat Greenpeace vorige week aankaartte: zolang Europa afhankelijk is van fossiel gas (uit Rusland, de VS, ...), blijft de EU geopolitiek een speelbal en blijven gezinnen kwetsbaar voor hoge energiefacturen.

(incl. actiebeelden & interview)
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/03/11/20-meer-aanvoer-vorrig-jaar-europa-bkijft-verslaafd-aan-russi/