Vania Agrawal, the Microsoft employee fired for protesting the company's support for Israeli crimes in Palestine, said that Microsoft has played a role in the genocide committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

"Over the past year and a half, we have begun to learn more clearly how these relationships are formed and how Microsoft services enable and accelerate the genocide in Gaza," Agrawal told Anadolu Agency.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 167,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

The employee explained that internal warnings about Microsoft's cooperation with Israel were "systematically" suppressed.

She added, "They refused to comment on the questions, evaded questions raised internally, and deleted employee comments requesting clarification."

She noted that despite the company's attempts to silence them, many employees at Microsoft offices around the world showed "quiet solidarity."

She explained that some joined the protest for Gaza, while others expressed their reactions by changing their status messages.

"We were condemned to silence, silenced, persecuted, and pressured every time," she stressed.

During the first week of this month, employees boycotted a speech by Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman at the company's 50th anniversary celebration in protest of Microsoft's dealings with Israel.

At the same event, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former CEO Steve Ballmer, and CEO Satya Nadella were on stage, Vania Agrawal shouted, "Shame on you all. You are all hypocrites. Shame on you all for celebrating over their blood. Cut ties with Israel."