Protestors occupy Microsoft HQ, demand it cut ties with Israeli military Monica Nickelsburg August 20, 2025 / 5:25 pm

Microsoft employees were milling about a lunchtime farmers market the company holds when about 30 masked protestors rolled in on bicycles.

The demonstrators quickly took over a portion of Microsoft’s East Plaza, where they erected a “Liberate Palestine” sign.

Wednesday was the second day in a row protestors with the group No Azure for Apartheid gathered on Microsoft’s campus demanding the company cut ties with the Israel military. The demonstrations follow an investigation by The Guardian and Palestinian and Israeli news outlets revealing a surveillance program run on Microsoft’s Azure cloud services.

Security guards immediately descended on the scene, followed

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