"We, current and previous employees of Apple Inc., wish to express our disappointment and shock at the lack of care and understanding this company has given the Palestinian community, not only abroad suffering in Gaza, but also towards our own team members and anyone who supports them within our stores and offices. "
Potentially unpopular opinion: the mistake was making a comment on Israel in the first place. Apple makes computers and phones. They don’t need to comment on every world crisis.
I worked in their stores for a while. They have had a rule for at least a decade that no personal branding or clothing can stick out beyond the work shirt. Any pins or displays of solidarity for any group would have already been breaking the long established dress code.
The situation in Palestine is horrible, but Apple isn’t going to be able to do anything about it.
Per the Wired article, the Palestinian employee who was fired, Madly Espinoza, asked for and received permission to wear her keffiyeh, which was rescinded a few weeks later. She followed the new instructions and asked for and received approval to wear pro-Palestinian jewelry. She was then fired. Her termination documents did not state a reason.
The situation in Palestine is horrible, but Apple isn’t going to be able to do anything about it.
+1, private companies that are not involved directly with a conflict have nothing to do with it. The thing the OP posted is complete bullshit. Besides this “issue” is a very polarized political bs stunt and both sides are essentially worse the other and no saints whatsoever.
“both sides” is BS
What, you think there’s a side that’s actually good? Lol
No. And I didn’t say that, either
I just want to point out that the fruit in this image is almost certainly a strawberry guava and not an apple.
It’s a watermelon. It’s used as a symbol for Palestine due to it’s alignment with the colours of the flag
