UN Report Accuses Google, Amazon, Microsoft of Gaza Genocide Complicity

A 2025 United Nations report by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses major corporations including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft of complicity in genocide in Gaza by providing critical cloud and AI technologies that support Israeli military and surveillance operations. The report, titled "From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide," highlights contracts like Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion deal involving Google and Amazon, which supply cloud infrastructure enabling biometric data processing, AI-driven targeting, and surveillance of Palestinians. It further reveals Microsoft’s extensive involvement through Azure, facilitating military-grade systems and biometric profiling used to control Palestinian movements. Albanese criticizes these companies for enabling structural violations such as occupation, annexation, apartheid, and genocide, and calls for accountability of the private sector. The report also underscores the economic gains tied to the occupation, with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange soaring over 200% amid ongoing conflict. These findings have sparked backlash from U.S. officials and protests by employees within these tech companies, who challenge their firms' roles in supporting Israeli military actions linked to alleged war crimes.