Citing human rights concerns about the Gaza war, an increasing number of Microsoft workers and activists are opposing the company's economic dealings with Israel's military.

For more than a year, Microsoft Corp. has been unable to put an end to a tiny but continuous uprising by workers who want the corporation to cut off economic relations with Israel because of its conflict in Gaza.

According to employees and documents examined by Bloomberg, the largest software company in the world has requested assistance from the FBI in monitoring protests, collaborated with local law enforcement to try to stop them, flagged internal emails containing the word "Gaza," and removed some internal posts about the demonstrations. Microsoft suspended and dismissed employees who disrupted company events in protest.

Despite these initiatives, a growing number of workers—occasionally accompanied by outside advocates—continue to voice their opinions in a guerrilla campaign that involves loud public protests and bulk emails. Despite a weakening job market and the Trump administration’s suppression of pro-Palestinian protests, the fact that employees are still participating, even in small numbers, is significant.

Following police orders to disperse, 20 people were arrested on a plaza near Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, last week. Rather, they linked arms, chanted, and called out Microsoft executives by name as police broke down their improvised barriers and, one by one, dragged them away while zip-tying them.

Protesters entered and took control of Brad Smith’s office at Microsoft on Tuesday. They posted footage of their chanting, banner-hanging, and fleeting effort to block off a door with furniture on the Twitch livestreaming website. According to Jill Green, a spokesman for the Redmond Police Department, police arrested at least two individuals who br