A Palestinian-origin artificial intelligence engineer has filed a legal complaint against Google in a UK employment tribunal, alleging unfair dismissal for protesting the company’s work with the Israeli government. The engineer, who worked at Google DeepMind’s London office, distributed flyers criticizing Google for supplying military AI to forces accused of genocide and urged colleagues to form a union. He also opposed Google’s 2025 policy reversal that allowed involvement in projects potentially violating international norms.

Google denied the allegations, stating that the employee’s account was inaccurate and that no one is dismissed for expressing opinions or union activity. The case has drawn attention amid growing internal dissent over Google’s defense contracts, including the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus with Israel and Amazon. Several insiders said Google’s AI policy changes have raised ethical concerns, prompting some staff to resign.

Advocacy group Foxglove is supporting the engineer’s case, arguing he sought to restore ethical principles Google had abandoned. The dispute emerges as public skepticism toward AI intensifies across universities and workplaces.