Palantir has lost and will lose more employees over Israel stance, CEO says
Mar 14, 2024 - businessinsider.com
Palantir CEO Alexander Karp revealed that the company has lost employees due to its public support for Israel. The American data analytics firm, which provides artificial intelligence models to militaries including Israel and Ukraine, held its first board meeting of the year in Tel Aviv and later announced a partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply technology for the country's war effort. Karp has been vocal about his support for Israel, even as other major US-based companies condemned Hamas following its attack on Israel.
A Google employee was fired for publicly protesting a talk by the head of Google Israel, violating Google's policies. Over 600 Google employees have signed a letter asking the company to sever ties with a conference promoting Israeli tech companies. Palantir has not yet responded to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Key takeaways:
Palantir CEO Alexander Karp stated that the company has lost employees due to its public support for Israel.
The American data analytics company provides artificial intelligence models to militaries, including those of Israel and Ukraine.
In January, Palantir held its first board meeting of the year in Tel Aviv and later announced a partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Palantir has publicly and repeatedly announced its support of Israel on social media and in interviews since Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks on Israel in October.
