Five current and ex-Microsoft workers arrested at sit-in over Israeli military ties

Police placed protesters in harnesses and took them in after sit-in urging tech giant to cut ties with Israeli governmentAt least two current and three former Microsoft employees – as well as two other tech workers – were arrested at the company’s headquarters after staging a sit-in demonstration at the company president’s office urging that Microsoft cut ties with the Israeli government.Police placed the protesters in full-body harnesses and carried them out of the building, according to Abdo Mohamed, a former Microsoft worker and who helped organize the demonstration. “No arrests, no violence, will deter us from continuing to speak up,” he said. Continue reading...

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