Overview

• Vaniya Agrawal, a former Microsoft engineer, and Hossam Nasr interrupted a session led by Neta Haiby and Sarah Bird, protesting the company’s cloud contracts with Israel.
• The disruption marked the third consecutive day of pro-Palestine protests at Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference in Seattle.
• Agrawal, previously fired after confronting Microsoft leadership at the company’s 50th anniversary, has become a prominent voice in the No Azure for Apartheid campaign.
• Protesters allege Microsoft’s AI and cloud services support Israeli military operations in Gaza, raising questions about corporate responsibility in military applications of technology.
• Microsoft has not publicly commented on the protests or the terminations of employees involved in earlier disruptions.