Amazon executive Ruba Borno wore a necklace featuring the Palestinian flag imposed on top of Israel in a video promoting an upcoming company conference.
Amazon removed a controversial video featuring an executive wearing a necklace of a Palestinian flag on top of Israel this week. Vice president of global specialists and partner organizations for Amazon Web Services Ruba Borno was featured in a video promoting the company’s upcoming AWS re:Invent conference. Though it wasn’t highlighted, some viewers took notice of the necklace and threatened to cancel their Amazon subscriptions in response.
However, Amazon CEO Andy Jassey did acknowledge the attack at the time and said he was reaching out to employees in the area and their families. "The attacks against civilians in Israel are shocking and painful to watch," he wrote, adding that Amazon is assisting "however we can in this very difficult time." Fox Business' Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
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