Amazon (AWS)
Global technology company whose AWS division provides cloud computing and AI services to the Israeli government and military through Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract that cannot be cancelled even during human rights violations.
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Project Nimbus contract has triggered sustained employee protests (50+ firings), public demonstrations at AWS Summit events, and negative media coverage from major outlets including The Guardian, The Intercept, and Time Magazine
Talent retention risk as material concern - over 1,700 employees signed petition to CEO Andy Jassy. Employee activism affects recruitment in competitive tech labour market
Contract prohibits Amazon from denying services even during human rights violations. Significant legal exposure given ICJ's finding of 'plausible' genocide with 'real and imminent risk' of irreparable harm (January 2024)
Contractual requirement to provide services to Israeli weapons manufacturers Rafael and IAI creates ongoing complicity in documented military operations
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High severity, lower vulnerability — requires long-term divestment pressure
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Amazon represents one of the most strategically significant boycott targets due to its infrastructure role in Israeli military operations through Project Nimbus. Unlike consumer boycotts, pressure on Amazon/AWS operates through B2B channels: employee activism, enterprise procurement decisions, and government contract scrutiny.
Key Leverage Points
- Service Denial Prohibition: Contract language preventing Amazon from refusing services even during human rights violations creates exceptional legal and reputational exposure
- Mandatory Arms Manufacturer Services: Contractual requirement to serve Rafael and IAI weapons manufacturers establishes direct complicity chain
- Employee Activism: No Tech for Apartheid campaign demonstrates sustained internal pressure with 50+ firings creating martyrs and media attention
- Talent Retention Risk: In competitive tech labour market, association with documented military operations affects recruitment
- Enterprise Customer Sensitivity: Major AWS customers including governments and corporations face ESG and procurement compliance requirements
Evidence Summary
The +972 Magazine investigation (July 2024) confirmed IDF use of AWS for 'endless storage' of intelligence on 'nearly everyone' in Gaza. This was publicly acknowledged by an Israeli army commander at the 'IT for IDF' conference. The Intercept's investigation revealed that Project Nimbus contractually binds Amazon to serve Israeli weapons manufacturers Rafael and IAI, with internal documents confirming continued service throughout 2024-2025 as Israel conducted military operations.
The Guardian's October 2025 exposé revealed that Amazon agreed to implement a coded 'winking mechanism' to secretly notify Israeli officials when complying with foreign legal demands for data, potentially circumventing legal protections in multiple jurisdictions. This contract structure, combined with the ICJ's January 2024 finding of a 'plausible' genocide case with 'real and imminent risk' of irreparable harm, creates significant legal exposure for enterprise customers using AWS services.
Engagement Strategy
Focus pressure through three channels: (1) Enterprise procurement - leverage ESG requirements and legal counsel concerns to drive customer enquiries to AWS about Project Nimbus; (2) Employee solidarity - support No Tech for Apartheid campaign and amplify voices of workers who have faced retaliation; (3) Government scrutiny - encourage public sector customers to assess compliance implications of using infrastructure tied to documented military operations. The goal is not consumer boycott but institutional pressure on AWS's government and enterprise business relationships.
Recognising Systemic Challenge
Amazon (AWS)'s products are integrated into the global economy and are often a critical part of the infrastructure of modern life. For many, immediate total boycott may not currently be feasible, least of all product usage in the workplace. This does not grant them immunity. We focus pressure on changing Amazon (AWS)'s behaviour to comply with International Law.
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Evidence & Sources
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Internal financial data shows Amazon consistently provided software to Rafael and IAI throughout 2024 and 2025, as Israel bombed Gaza
Open sourceLeaked documents show Israel requested coded payment system to secretly notify officials when Amazon/Google complied with foreign data requests, bypassing legal gag orders
Open sourceIsraeli army commander publicly confirmed use of Amazon Web Services for storing surveillance data on Gaza's population. Multiple intelligence sources described army-Amazon cooperation as 'particularly close'
Open sourceInvestigation reveals Project Nimbus contract requires Amazon to sell cloud services to Rafael and Israeli Aerospace Industries, two leading weapons manufacturers
Open sourceComprehensive overview of the $1.2 billion contract, military involvement, and employee protests
Open sourceExclusive report on No Tech for Apartheid campaign, employee sit-ins, and subsequent mass firings. Over 200 Google employees closely involved in organizing
Open sourceUpdates & Milestones
- 'Winking mechanism' documents leaked
The Guardian publishes leaked documents revealing Israel requested coded payment system to covertly notify officials of foreign data requests
- IDF publicly confirms AWS usage
Israeli army commander confirms at 'IT for IDF' conference that military uses AWS cloud storage for Gaza operations, including surveillance data
- AWS Summit disrupted
No Tech for Apartheid activists disrupt Amazon Web Services Summit to protest Project Nimbus contract
- Sit-in protests and mass firings
Employees occupy Google Cloud CEO's office at NYC and Sunnyvale locations. Nine charged with trespassing, 50+ employees fired across both companies
- Google engineer fired for protest
Google Cloud engineer Eddie Hatfield fired after shouting 'I refuse to build technology that empowers genocide' at company event
- 1,700 employees petition Andy Jassy
Amazon employees petition CEO warning company is 'bolstering the artificial intelligence and surveillance capabilities of the Israeli military'
- Military cloud usage dramatically increases
Multiple sources confirm Israeli military dramatically increased use of AWS and Google Cloud services following October 7, moving operations to cloud due to system crashes
- AWS acquires Annapurna Labs
Amazon Web Services acquires Israeli microelectronics company Annapurna Labs for approximately $350-370 million, establishing significant Israeli operations
- Employee concerns surface
Anonymous letter from Google and Amazon workers opposes Project Nimbus, citing concerns about potential surveillance and human rights abuses
- Project Nimbus contract announced
Israeli Finance Ministry announces $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with Amazon and Google to provide services to 'the government, the defense establishment, and others'