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=== Israeli-Palestinian conflict ===
The Israeli military uses Cisco data centers to support its AI targeting operations and other defense and intelligence activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-ai-technology-737bc17af7b03e98c29cec4e15d0f108 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> At least 32 Cisco employees lost 288 family members in Gaza since October 2023. Employees who have spoken out against Cisco's ties to Israel have been fired, attempts to organize employees in support of divestment have been censored, and the company banned discussion of the conflict in company meetings in April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Archit |title=Cisco, a Major Contributor to Israel's Military Technology, Fired a Pro-Palestine Employee |url=https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/cisco-israel-tech-internal-speech-palestine-gaza |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.dropsitenews.com |language=en}}</ref>