# ‘It would facilitate Gaza genocide’: Protesters storm Microsoft planned site

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/it-would-facilitate-gaza-genocide-protesters-storm-microsoft-planned-site/
- Published: 2026-11-07T06:43:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:22:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/it-would-facilitate-gaza-genocide-protesters-storm-microsoft-planned
- Topics: AI, Climate, Middle East, Science, Technology, World

## Key points

- Protesters halted work at a planned Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam.
- Organisers linked their concerns to Gaza and AI’s environmental impact.
- Police reportedly arrested between 150 and 200 people.

## Summary

Several hundred activists occupied the site of a planned Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Friday, halting construction for the day. They said the facility could support AI-powered warfare and Israel’s military operations in Gaza, and also raised concerns about the environmental impact of AI infrastructure.

The protest was organised by climate and justice collective Geef Tegengas and environmental group Fossielvrij. Dutch news agency ANP reported that police arrested between 150 and 200 protesters, while others left voluntarily. The action formed part of a two-day mobilisation across Europe calling for a pause in new data centre construction.

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