Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
12 May 2026 at 16:24
The inquiry came after the Guardian revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls
The head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli military.
Microsoft ordered the inquiry last year in response to a Guardian investigation revealing the military had used the company’s technology to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected Palestinian civilian phone calls on a mass scale.
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