Amazon has terminated a software engineer who publicly challenged the company's $1.2 billion contract with Israel, confirming the decision on Monday.

The engineer, Ahmed Shahrour, had been suspended in September after criticizing Amazon's involvement with Project Nimbus.

Shahrour worked in Amazon's Whole Foods division in Seattle. He received an email notifying him of the termination, with human resources stating, "you will receive an email ... with detailed information about your termination, including ... final pay." The message added that Amazon appreciated his contributions.

Amazon says that Shahrour violated internal policies, including their standards of conduct and acceptable use policies.

They accused him of "misusing company resources" by posting "non‑work-related messages p

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