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  "id": 18657584,
  "title": "'It would facilitate Gaza genocide': Protesters storm Microsoft planned site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/it-would-facilitate-gaza-genocide-protesters-storm-microsoft-planned",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/it-would-facilitate-gaza-genocide-protesters-storm-microsoft-planned"
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  "account": "Several hundred activists stormed the construction site of a proposed Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday, November 6th, 2026. The demonstrators, organized by climate and justice collective Geef Tegengas and environmental group Fossielvrij, halted work for the day in the city's Sloterdijk district. The protesters claimed the facility could be utilized to support AI-driven warfare and Israel's military operations in Gaza. Nathan Timmer, a spokesman for Geef Tegengas, said the project epitomized \"many things, so many struggles\" coming together, including \"AI warfare\" and the \"genocide\" in Gaza. Dutch police arrested between 150 and 200 protesters, while the remainder left voluntarily. This protest was part of a larger two-day mobilization across Europe, organized by the Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition, which is calling for a halt to the construction of new data center facilities.",
  "summary": "'It would facilitate Gaza genocide': Protesters storm Microsoft planned site Several hundred activists occupied the construction site of a planned Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Friday, protesting the technology giant's alleged role in facilitating Israel's genocide in Gaza, as well as the environmental impact of artificial intelligence infrastructure. The demonstration, organised by…",
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        "title": "Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe",
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        "title": "Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T18:38:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Activists Breach Microsoft Data Center Construction Site As Protests Spread In Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-breach-microsoft-data-center-construction-site-as-protests",
        "published": "2026-11-06T22:00:00.000Z"
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