The American website "Axios" published a report on Monday saying that Israel's war on Gaza has begun to provoke "sharp polarization" within American workplaces due to the sharp difference in opinions, which may sometimes develop into disagreements that may negatively affect the progress of work, creating pressure on workers. And officials alike.

The website says that Arab and Muslim employees feel that "their pain is not recognized, and they fear retaliation at work. Meanwhile, Jewish employees have concerns about anti-Semitism."

The website explained that this situation adds more complexity to workplace laws related to diversity, equality, and inclusion that have become common in recent years, as managers may be forced to separate colleagues who stand on two different sides on most issues.

The polarization of opinions reached social networking sites, which employees used to express their positions on the war on Gaza, and these opinions led to a series of dismissals or other disciplinary or punitive measures in the workplace by employers concerned about their employees’ opinions about the conflict. According to the site.

Axios says that in some companies, managers have decided to issue decisions to block comments on various platforms to discourage heated conversations.

It is noteworthy that the newspaper "Politico" reported that the editor-in-chief of Artforum, David Velasco, was fired by his publisher, "Penske Media", after he published an open letter on the site calling for a ceasefire and indicating that Israel is responsible for the beginning of the genocide. Collective.

Michael Eisen was also removed from the position of editor-in-chief of the scientific journal eLife after retweeting a satirical article criticizing Israel, according to the newspaper.

The newspaper explained that the senior executive director of the Hollywood talent company Creative Artists Agency, Maha Dakhil, stepped back from her leadership roles after re-publishing a story on Instagram that implied that Israel was committing genocide.

The newspaper also noted that many law students had their job offers canceled after publicly criticizing Israeli measures. The statements range from expressions of sympathy for the Palestinians to strong anti-Israel criticism.

Axios said that at a non-profit human rights organization in New York, a group conversation about the war between Israel and Hamas became so heated that the CEO had to send an email asking his employees to be discreet.

Some workplaces have begun to make exceptional decisions to keep pace with the changes accompanying the conflict, according to Axios, who explained that the Salaam Hotel chain conducted listening sessions in companies with employees to talk about the war and to discuss combating stereotypes and building empathy when you disagree with someone.

The site indicated that for a long time, corporate cultures were relatively isolated from politics, but the matter has changed since at least 2020, after the killing of a young man of African descent, George Floyd, at the hands of members of the American police, as companies allowed conversations about social justice or racism. , or posted messages on social media to express their solidarity.

But the situation in the Middle East turned out to be much more difficult, as Salam Hotel told the site that the war on Gaza affected people and strengthened division in an unprecedented way.

The war also divided groups that were usually on the same side. In Hollywood, for example, “a bastion of progressive politics,” the war revealed divisions that many did not know existed, the New York Times reported.

In turn, Politico explained that, so far, most dismissals appear to have been due to expressing pro-Palestinian opinions, as the US-based advocacy organization Palestine Legal reported that it had responded to more than 260 cases targeting people's "livelihoods or jobs."