Two Microsoft workers fired after occupying president’s office to protest ties to Israel

Two Microsoft employees were fired on Wednesday after taking part in a sit-in at the office of the company’s president to protest the firm’s ties to Israel as it wages war in Gaza.

A Microsoft spokesperson said the workers were terminated following “serious breaches of company policies and our code of conduct” stemming from “the break-in at the executive offices.”

Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli received voicemails informing them that they were fired, the protest group No Azure for Apartheid said in a statement.