John,

We were told there’s a ceasefire, but the slaughter hasn’t stopped.

Near-daily attacks on Gaza have killed at least 347 Palestinians, and two children are being killed every day since the ceasefire started. 

And tech giant Microsoft is directly fueling Israel’s genocide by providing the Israeli military with technology and infrastructure to surveil and target Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. 

Microsoft’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on Friday, and several Ekō members have co-filed a shareholder resolution about Microsoft’s failure to detect that its technology is being used to harm Palestinians.

More than ever we must ramp up pressure on Microsoft to cut all ties with the Israeli military and show the company that the whole world is watching what happens on Friday.

Tell Microsoft: cut all ties with the Israeli military NOW 

After it was exposed in the media how Microsoft is fueling the genocide, our community built a huge outcry – mobilizing over 100,000 people, running hard-hitting advertisements, and co-filing a high-profile shareholder resolution calling for a review of its due diligence processes after it failed to detect and prevent its technology from being used to surveil and target Palestinians. 

And this morning we submitted a GDPR complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission about Microsoft’s unlawful processing of highly sensitive personal data from Palestinians – including data potentially connected to targeting operations in Gaza in ways that violate core principles of Europe’s data protection law. 

After the damning media report exposing Microsoft's role in mass surveillance, Microsoft divested from Unit 8200, the Israeli military unit that was in charge of the surveillance program. But divesting from one unit alone isn't enough -- Microsoft still provides the Israeli military with bespoke technology through its cloud computing platform Microsoft Azure. 

There’s already significant media attention on the AGM. If we show that tens of thousands of people everywhere are urging Microsoft to end its support for the Israeli military, we can raise the stakes ahead of the meeting. 

Tell Microsoft: cut all ties with the Israeli military NOW 

Our community has been working on this campaign for months now. From signing the petition, to donating, co-filing the resolution, to sharing on social media and leaving LinkedIn comments on execs’ pages – we are not giving up until Microsoft ends its support for genocide.