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Israel also has an anti-protest clause in the contract, to keep Google in the contract in face of any protests or demonstrations.

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Not doubting but do you have a link?

Yeah, I've seen that mentioned as well, and am curious about the details. This techcrunch article[1] states "... strict contractual stipulations that prevent Google and Amazon from bowing to boycott pressure". That could be read as contract terms that don't mention anything about protest/boycott but rather just set a fixed term of contract, with penalties for terminating the contract. However, it also isn't uncommon for contracts with Israel to include anti-BDS clauses, and California has an anti-BDS law[2], which it could also be referring to.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/google-fires-28-employees-...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/israel-government...

> When asked if the companies could shut down services, attorney Zviel Ganz of the legal department at the Finance Ministry said such scenarios had been taken into consideration when formulating the tenders.

> “According to the tender requirements, the answer is no,” he said, adding that the contracts also bar the firms from denying services to particular government entities.

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