Jewish employees at Google urge CEO to support Palestinians

A group of Jewish diaspora wrote a letter to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Sundar Pichai and urged him to support the people of Palestine against Israeli military human rights violations.

The group, Jewish Diaspora in Tech, describes itself as a community of members working in the technology industry.

In an internal letter sent to the chief, the group said the community is concerned about the latest situation, and we as “Jews do not endorse the views of those who have written to you seeking to garner support for exclusively pro-Israel and pro-Zionist actions.”

“When we Jews ourselves speak out against the barbarism and oppression of Palestinians by the Zionist regime, that means Palestinians People have been going through a rough time,” read the letter.

They further objected “to the conflation of Israel with the Jewish people [and] affirmed that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism.”

Reportedly, the group that wrote the letter formed last year against pro-Israel attitude in Google’s official employee resource group called Jewglers.

According to reports, people in “the group were supporting pro-Israel discussions and expressing Zionist views. It is unethical, and having such discussions is creating an unsafe space for others in the group.”

So far, almost 250 people have signed the letter online that was sent to the chief of Google.