Microsoft has fired four employees, including Nisreen Jardat and Julius Shan, after a sit-in protest at President Brad Smith’s office. The protest, organized by No Azure for Apartheid, demanded Microsoft end its business ties with Israel and provide reparations to Palestine. Microsoft has fired four employees, including Nisreen Jardat and Julius Shan, after a sit-in protest at President Brad Smith’s office. The protest, organized by No Azure for Apartheid, demanded Microsoft end its business ties with Israel and provide reparations to Palestine.