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内容总结：

西雅图抗议者聚集亚马逊总部，指控其“为以色列种族灭绝提供技术”

当地时间周四晚间，约二十名抗议者聚集在西雅图亚马逊总部“球体”建筑外，手持扩音器及将亚马逊高管描绘为“战争罪犯”的标语，要求该公司停止向以色列提供技术支持，并指责其行为涉及“加沙种族灭绝”。

抗议者称，他们试图干扰当时正在“球体”高层举行的一场集会。据称，该活动汇聚了亚马逊高管、华盛顿州及地方领导人、美国国务院官员以及澳大利亚政府代表，活动恰逢美澳两国女足世界杯比赛前夕。

亚马逊方面则对事件给出了不同描述。该公司表示，抗议期间的聚会是为庆祝世界杯而设，参与者包括西雅图商界和体育界人士、澳大利亚议员以及亚马逊员工。公司还称，一场早些时候结束的会议在抗议开始前就已闭幕，但未透露与会者身份。

亚马逊发言人蒙大拿·麦克拉克伦回应称：“我们尊重个人和平示威的权利。”她补充说，公司致力于“成为普吉特海湾地区、华盛顿州及所有服务社区中负责任的企业公民”。

抗议组织名为“亚马逊工人起义”，称此举旨在就该问题向公司领导层持续施压。其关联团体“不给种族隔离提供云服务”已针对微软公司与以色列的合作抗议超过一年。

抗议者反对亚马逊与以色列的合作，其中包括“尼姆巴斯计划”。根据泄露的合同文件，该计划为亚马逊与谷歌于2021年赢得的一份价值12亿美元的合同，旨在向以色列政府（含军方及武器供应商）提供云计算和人工智能服务。

当晚6点前，抗议者来到“球体”外，手持标语、敲击鼓点、吹响噪音器并挥舞巴勒斯坦国旗，绕行建筑高呼：“大声说，清楚讲——亚马逊是战争贩子！”途经的亚马逊员工和球迷驻足观望，部分身着商务装的人群穿过抗议队伍进入“球体”。

抗议现场挂有横幅写道：“亚马逊战争罪犯在此集会”。另一幅漫画描绘亚马逊CEO安迪·贾西与AWS CEO马特·加曼双手沾血，拥抱着一枚炸弹，上书“我们看见你们的罪行”。

期间，一对疑似在此举办婚礼的新人（新娘穿白纱、新郎穿西装）从“球体”底楼餐厅走出，试图劝说抗议者离开，但未能成功。

抗议组织在事后声明中称，他们迫使亚马逊改变了与会者入场路线，抵达的澳洲代表团不得不绕行。该组织还指控一名与会者抢夺并推搡了抗议者的相机。

在“球体”与亚马逊Day One大楼之间的庭院入口处抗议一小时后，人群转移至Lenora街一侧，放飞两只绑有扩音器的氦气球，试图将噪音装置悬至可见室内活动的窗外。

本次抗议的领导者之一、巴勒斯坦裔软件工程师艾哈迈德·沙鲁尔，原供职于亚马逊旗下Whole Foods部门，后因在公司内部Slack聊天中批评公司对以合作，于今年10月被解雇。亚马逊当时称其违反多项公司政策，包括“滥用公司资源发布大量与以巴冲突无关的私事信息”。沙鲁尔则称此事件是“旨在压制亚马逊内部巴勒斯坦人不同声音、并掩盖公司参与种族灭绝合作真相的赤裸裸报复行为”。

另一方面，由前微软员工组成的“不给种族隔离提供云服务”团体也已发起多次抗议，要求微软断绝与以色列的关系。他们曾在去年于雷德蒙德园区扎营，导致20人因擅闯被捕；此后还占领了微软总裁布拉德·史密斯的办公室。微软已解雇多名参与抗议活动的员工，称其违反公司政策。

此前，《卫报》调查揭露以色列一军事单位曾使用微软Azure云服务存储数百万被拦截的巴勒斯坦通话记录。微软随后切断了该单位的访问权限并启动审查，并于近期宣布将加强对国家安全机构合作中的人权审查。

中文翻译：

周四傍晚，大约二十余人聚集在西雅图亚马逊球体建筑外举行抗议。他们手持扩音器，高举将亚马逊高管描绘为战争罪犯的标语，要求这家科技巨头停止向以色列提供技术——抗议者称以色列正利用这些技术在加沙实施种族灭绝。抗议者表示，他们试图扰乱一场他们认为正在球体建筑高层举行的会议。据称，这场会议汇集了亚马逊高管、华盛顿州及西雅图当地领导人、美国国务院官员以及澳大利亚政府代表，而次日正是美国和澳大利亚的世界杯比赛日。

亚马逊在周五接受采访时对这场会议给出了不同描述。该公司表示，抗议期间正在进行的是为西雅图商业体育界人士、澳大利亚议员以及庆祝世界杯的亚马逊员工举办的活动。公司还称，另一场会议在抗议开始前就已结束，但未说明与会人员身份。

“我们尊重个人和平示威的权利，”亚马逊发言人蒙大拿·麦克拉克伦在回应GeekWire质询时表示。她补充道，公司“致力于在普吉特湾地区、华盛顿州以及我们服务的每一个社区成为负责任的企业公民。”

自称“亚马逊工人起义”的抗议组织表示，此次行动旨在就相关问题向公司领导层持续施压。其关联组织“不为种族隔离提供云服务”已就微软与以色列的合作问题对该科技巨头进行了超过一年的抗议。

抗议者反对亚马逊与以色列的合作，包括“尼姆巴斯项目”——根据泄露的合同和采购文件，亚马逊和谷歌在2021年赢得了一份价值12亿美元的合同，为包括以色列军方和武器供应商在内的以色列政府提供云计算和人工智能服务。

周四下午6点前，抗议者向球体建筑进发。他们在玻璃穹顶建筑外绕圈行进，手持标语，敲击鼓点，举着气球，吹响噪音器，挥舞巴勒斯坦旗帜，齐声高呼重复性口号：“大声说，说清楚——亚马逊靠战争发财！”

亚马逊员工和足球观众从人行道经过，有人驻足观望。零星身着商务装束的人群穿过抗议队伍走向球体入口。场地边缘的横幅写着“亚马逊战争罪犯在此开会”。另一幅标语上，亚马逊CEO安迪·贾西和AWS CEO马特·加曼满手鲜血，紧抱一个疑似炸弹的物体。“我们看到了你们的罪行，”标语写道。

疑似婚礼队伍的人员——包括一位身着白色婚纱的女性和穿西装的男士——一度从球体底部的餐厅走出，试图劝说抗议者停止或转移到别处，但未能成功。

抗议结束后，该组织发表新闻稿称，示威迫使亚马逊更改了参会者路线，抵达的澳大利亚代表团被迫使用其他入口绕开抗议者。该组织还称，有活动参与者抢夺并推搡了抗议者的相机。

在球体建筑与亚马逊“首日塔”之间的庭院两端入口抗议一小时后，该组织转移到球体的莱诺拉街一侧。他们释放了两个系着绳子的氦气球，气球上绑着噪音发生器，试图将噪音器悬停在能看到内部活动的窗户旁。

周四抗议活动的领导者之一是巴勒斯坦软件工程师艾哈迈德·沙鲁尔。他原供职于亚马逊旗下全食超市的西雅图部门，因在内部Slack上发帖批评公司与以色列的关系而在十月被解雇。亚马逊当时称其违反多项公司政策，指控他“滥用公司资源，包括发布大量与以色列-巴勒斯坦冲突无关的帖子”。沙鲁尔则表示这是“公然报复行为，旨在压制亚马逊内部巴勒斯坦人的异议声音，并掩盖亚马逊参与种族灭绝的事实使其免受内部监督。”

周五，亚马逊发言人麦克拉克伦谈及此事时表示：“我们绝不容忍工作场所中的任何歧视、骚扰或威胁性行为或言辞。一旦接到此类行为报告，我们会展开调查并依据调查结果采取相应行动。”

由微软前员工和现员工组成的“不为种族隔离提供云服务”组织已多次发起抗议，同样呼吁微软切断与以色列的联系。他们去年曾在雷德蒙德园区搭建营地，其中20人因擅闯被捕，后来还占领了微软总裁布拉德·史密斯的办公室。微软已以违反公司政策为由，解雇了多名参与各类抗议活动的员工。

《卫报》调查揭露以色列某军事单位使用微软Azure云存储数百万被截获的巴勒斯坦通话记录后，微软切断了该单位的访问权限并展开审查。近期审查结果促使微软宣布，将收紧与国家安全机构合作中的人权管控措施。

英文来源：

Carrying bullhorns and signs depicting Amazon executives as war criminals, about two dozen people protested outside the Amazon Spheres in Seattle on Thursday evening, calling on the company to stop providing technology to Israel for what they described as genocide in Gaza.
The protesters said they were trying to disrupt what they believed to be a gathering of Amazon executives, state and local leaders, U.S. State Department officials and Australian government representatives on an upper floor of the Spheres, on the eve of the World Cup match between the U.S. and Australia.
Contacted Friday, Amazon described the gathering differently. The company said the event underway during the protest was for members of Seattle’s business and sports communities, Australian parliamentarians, and Amazon employees celebrating the World Cup. A separate meeting concluded before the protests began, the company said, without specifying who attended that meeting.
“We respect individuals’ rights to engage in peaceful public demonstrations,” said Montana MacLachlan, Amazon spokesperson, in response to GeekWire’s inquiry. The company, she added, is “committed to being a responsible corporate citizen in the Puget Sound region, Washington state, and every community we serve.”
The protest group, which goes by the name Amazon Worker Intifada, described the protest as part of an effort to escalate pressure on the company’s leaders over the issues. An affiliated group, No Azure for Apartheid, has been protesting Microsoft for more than a year over its work for Israel.
The protesters object to Amazon’s work with Israel, including Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract that Amazon and Google won in 2021 to provide cloud and AI services to the Israeli government, including the Israeli military and weapons suppliers, according to leaked contract and procurement documents.
The protesters marched to the Spheres shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, walking in a circle outside the glass-domed buildings with signs, drums, balloons, noisemakers and Palestinian flags, engaging in call-and-repeat chants such as, “Say it loud and say it clear — Amazon’s a war profiteer.”
Amazon workers and soccer fans walked by on the sidewalk, some stopping to take in the scene. Small groups of people in business attire walked through the protest to the Spheres entrance.
A banner at the edge of the space read “Amazon War Criminals Meeting Here.” Another depicted Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and AWS CEO Matt Garman, with blood on their hands, embracing what appeared to be a bomb. “We See Your Crimes,” it read.
Members of what appeared to be a wedding party, including a woman in a white bridal dress and a man in a suit, emerged at one point from one of the restaurants at the base of the Spheres and tried unsuccessfully to persuade the protesters to stop or move elsewhere.
In a press release after the protest, the group said its demonstration forced Amazon to reroute attendees, and that an arriving Australian delegation had to use a different entrance to get around the protesters. The group also said an event attendee grabbed and shoved a protester’s camera.
After protesting for an hour at entrances on both ends of the courtyard between the Spheres and Amazon’s Day One tower, the group moved to the Lenora Street side of the Spheres, where they released two helium balloons on strings with loud noisemakers attached, attempting to position the noisemakers outside the windows where an event could be seen taking place inside.
One of the leaders of the protest Thursday was Ahmed Shahrour, a Palestinian software engineer in Amazon’s Whole Foods division in Seattle who was fired in October over internal Slack posts criticizing the company’s ties to Israel.
Amazon said at the time that he violated multiple company policies, alleging that he “misused company resources, including by posting numerous non-work-related messages pertaining to the Israel-Palestine conflict.”
Shahrour called it “a blatant act of retaliation designed to silence dissent from Palestinian voices within Amazon and shield Amazon’s collaboration in the genocide from internal scrutiny.”
On Friday, Amazon spokesperson MacLachlan said of that incident, “We don’t tolerate discrimination, harassment, or threatening behavior or language of any kind in our workplace, and when any conduct of that nature is reported, we investigate it and take appropriate action based on our findings.”
No Azure for Apartheid, which includes current and former Microsoft workers, has staged repeated protests of its own, similarly calling on Microsoft to cut ties with Israel.
They set up an encampment on the Redmond campus last year, where 20 people were arrested for trespassing, and later occupied the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith. Microsoft has fired several employees over various protests and activities, citing violations of company policies.
After a Guardian investigation revealed that an Israeli military unit had used Microsoft’s Azure cloud to store millions of intercepted Palestinian phone calls, the company cut off the unit’s access and opened a review that recently led the company to announce that it would tighten its human-rights controls on its work with national security agencies.