Amazon Fires Employee Who Protested Company's Ties to Israel

[lostincalifornia]

Amazon.com Inc. has terminated an employee who protested the e-commerce giant’s ties to the Israeli government.

Ahmed Shahrour, a 29-year-old Palestinian engineer, was fired on Monday for violations of company policy, including statements intended to “threaten, intimidate, coerce or interfere with” senior leaders and colleagues, according to an email seen by Bloomberg.

Shahrour, who worked for the retailer’s Whole Foods Market unit, was suspended last month after he posted a series of messages to corporate Slack chat rooms criticizing Amazon’s connections to Israel. He subsequently protested and handed out fliers at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters campus.

“We don’t tolerate discrimination, harassment, or threatening behavior or language of any kind in our workplace, and when any conduct of that nature is reported, we investigate it and take appropriate action based on our findings,” Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in an emailed statement.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-13/amazon-fires-employee-who-protested-company-s-ties-to-israel

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Politics In The Workplace?

I can't drum up any sympathy for someone using company resources & position to do this.
It's foolish to think there are no consequences for criticizing one's employer on their own platform.

[lostincalifornia]

2. Absolutely. Some have tried to play that game with Microsoft, Goolge, etc., and were promply relieved

of their jobs.

Those that do this have accomplished absolutely nothing, except losing their job, and probably having difficulty finding future employment.

[BannonsLiver]

3. Probably not the smartest thing he's ever done.