Microsoft suspends cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense due to surveillance of Palestinians.

Microsoft has suspended its cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense

According to inkorr.com: Microsoft has decided to suspend its cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense due to the discovery that its cloud technologies were being used for surveillance of Palestinians. The corporation's president noted that the Israeli military was using their services to process data from Palestinians' phone calls. This marked the first instance of cooperation being limited between a major American IT company and Israel following the outbreak of conflict in Gaza.

According to available information, Israel was collecting vast amounts of data on Palestinians' phone conversations and using this information to carry out its military operations. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has yet to comment on the situation but has already begun the process of transferring data to other cloud platforms. The special representative of the US president announced an initiative for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

This situation demonstrates that technology companies are increasingly aware of their role in controversial situations and can halt cooperation if it contradicts their principles. Microsoft's withdrawal from partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Defense serves as a signal to other companies and states about the need to monitor more closely how technologies are used for military purposes.