Anti-Defamation League Pushes Google to Reject Review of Human Rights Abuses

The Anti-Defamation League is lobbying Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to vote down a shareholder proposal that would require the company to investigate whether its cloud services (specifically Project Nimbus, which is a contract with the Israeli government) are aiding human rights abuses in conflict zones (you know, like Gaza). Alphabet is expected to vote on the proposal at its next shareholder meeting on June 6th. This week, the ADL sent a letter to Alphabet in which it described the proposal as a “ploy” by the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement, which has long sought to curb American aid to the Israeli war machine. “Proposal 9 offers the pretense of concern for human rights when in fact it is a thinly disguised ploy to weaken Israel’s national security — and to undermine its right to defend itself — by pressuring Alphabet to withhold vital technology that supports the country’s self-defense capabilities,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti ... Read full article.