Two pillars of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and apartheid in the West Bank are U.S. military aid and the U.S. tech sector’s support and infrastructure.

Cisco played a core role in ensuring that Israel was networked, ready, and able to carry out its massacres.

That makes Cisco an accomplice to Israel’s war crimes.¹

Cisco’s networking, hardware, and servers form the backbone of Israel’s infrastructure and are believed to power Israel’s surveillance and AI ecosystem. These systems include Blue Wolf, Red Wolf, Lavender AI, Where is Daddy?, and The Gospel, and collectively track movements, map family connections, and facilitate mass surveillance and targeting of Palestinians.²

For over a year, Cisco workers have been pressuring the company to cancel contracts and divest from Israel’s war crimes. For Cisco’s Palestinian employees — who’ve suffered over 400 family deaths in Gaza — Israel’s genocidal war is tragically personal.³

Despite worker appeals and direct petitioning to Cisco executives, workers have been met with silencing and repression.³

That’s why Cisco needs to hear from us.

Take action today: Support Cisco workers calling for divestment from war crimes and occupation.

Find out more about Cisco’s partnerships with Israel here.

Sources:

1. “UN Commission finds war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israeli attacks on Gaza health facilities and treatment of detainees, hostages,” UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, Oct. 10, 2024.

2. “Investigate: Cisco Systems,” Investigate.info, A Project of The American Friends Service Committee, (accessed March 3, 2025).

3. “‘Double Standards and Hypocrisy’: The Dissent at Cisco Over the War in Gaza,” WIRED, Oct. 30, 2024.