Dear Mr. Cook and Executive Leadership,
We, current and previous employees of Apple Inc., wish to express our disappointment and shock at the lack of care and understanding this company has given the Palestinian community, not only abroad suffering in Gaza, but also towards our own team members and anyone who supports them within our stores and offices.
On October 9, two days after the loss of innocent Israeli lives, Mr. Cook was quick to send us an email with the subject “Israel,” where he immediately told us that his "…heart goes out to the victims, those who have lost loved ones, and all of the innocent people who are suffering as a result of this violence."
Today, after over 150 days of violence against innocent Palestinian lives, there has yet to be a message sent expressing the same kind of concern for them. In fact, anyone who has dared to express support of the Palestinian people in the form of kaffiyehs, pins, bracelets, or clothing, has been actioned against under the guise of “breaking business conduct,” and creating a “harmful environment.” Team members have even been wrongfully terminated for this small show of solidarity, while our leadership ignores the pain and suffering our co-workers and their families are facing in Gaza.
Our credo states that all people are welcome, and emphasizes that we want to leave the world better than we found it. However, our actions in the last few months have shown us that executive leadership has no intention of making the world a better place for Palestinians, and that they are wholly unwelcome within Apple. As a company that emphasizes inclusivity and racial equity, we must stand at the forefront of this humanitarian crisis and innovate socially just as we do technically.
Year after year, we are voted one of the world’s most admired companies. We lead industries, create life-changing technologies, and have moved the world forward in more ways than one. It is time for Apple to take center stage and redefine expectations of how the world views the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, and stand firm in our belief of racial equity and justice. Where we lead, people follow, and it is beyond time that we lead with our hearts, instead of our wallets.
We humbly ask that Mr. Cook and the rest of the executive team end their silence on this crucial subject, and make it clear that Palestinian lives matter. With over 35,000 innocent Palestinians killed, each day we are silent we become more complicit in this horrific genocide, and the further we stay mum on this issue the further it is made clear that Apple does not support Palestinian human rights.
We work(ed) here because we love this company, want to change lives, and make the world a better place. How can we do that, when we remain silent on the issues that matter most?
SIGNED,
Aaron Gareth Peabody, Creative Pro, Seattle
Aaron Ruelas, Specialist, Tukwila
Aaron Zaheer, Apple
Abdallah Dalis, Technical Specialist, Apple Retail, Orland Park
Abdullah Bata, Consultant, Former Tech Specialist, Orland Park
Abdullah Abdelrhim
Abdullah Alayyoubi
Adla Nicholson, Retired Creative Pro, Apple, Los Gatos
Adrian Bautista, Former Apple Retail Employee, Cupertino
Adriane Adeshigbin, , Former Ops Specialist-Suburban Square, Philadelphia
Agustin Villasenor, Specialist, Apple, Northridge
Ahmad Irons, Technical Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Ahmed Abdel Hamid, Data Operations, Cork
Ahmed Alhayki Maps Editor, Apple, Bay Area
Ahmed Benabdeslam, Apple
Aiza Malik, Project Manager, Apple, San Francisco
Ajin Kimm, Genius Bar, Seattle
A.K. Karrar
Akasha Abraham, Store Admin, Apple, Santa Clara
Alan Alaraj, Apple Finance
Alann Santiago
Alberto Araujo, Genius, Apple Retail at Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona
Albin Youlfow, Creative Pro, Champs Elysees, Paris
Alejandro González de Ugarte, Former Genius Admin, Boston
Alex Gray
Alexa, Seattle
Alex Fugate, Genius, Apple, orland park
Alex Yount, Creative, Apple, Orland Park
Alexandria Brigden, Apple, Seattle
Alexandra Finan, AppleCare Support, Atlanta
Alexandra Z. Laur, Tech Expert
Alfred Henriquez, Genius, Apple, Irvine
Ali Elamin, Siri Annotation Analyst, Austin
Allah Kitaeva
Allegra Fisher, Designer, Apple, Oakland
Akiva Axelrad-Hausman, Technical Expert, Berkeley
Amanda Golembiewski, Technical Expert, Apple, Chicago
Amara Araujo, Technical Expert, Apple Inc., Chicago
Amina Mulky Muhammed, Former Leader, Charlotte
Ameer Saleh, Former Tech Expert, Apple, Chicago
Amelia O’Hare, sales, Apple, Seattle
Amira Ouadani
Amr Bakry
Amr Kahhaleh
Amy Bates
Amy Floress, Seattle
Anagheem Qassem, Quality Engineer, Cupertino
Ande Bonnell, Operations, Cupertino
Andee Quintana
Andrea Pepoli,Tech Specialist, Rimini, Italy
Andrea Poklar, Houston
Andres Guzman, Operations Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Andre Soares, Genius Bar, Apple, Glasgow
Andrew Goschke, Ops Specialist, Maine Mall
Anna D’Alton, Apple
Annie Sutton
Anita Garza
Anthony Earl, Former Technical Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Ashley M. Gjøvik, Boston
Aoife Faul, Creative, Apple, San Jose
Austin Robichaud, Lead, Boylston Street
Arij Drea, Specialist, Orland Sqaure Apple, Orland Park
Ashley Mah, Expert, Apple, Seattle
Ashley Wang, Apple, Seattle
Asmaa Belhaouari, Former Genius Bar, Boston
Assia Almomani, PZ Specialist, Burlington MA
Awad O., Software Engineer, Austin
Aynaz Parkas, Creative Pro, Vancouver CA
Badr Alkowni, Former-Apple Employee, The Trade Desk, Irvine
Ben, Apple Fitness
Ben Rosengart
Ben Williamson, Software Engineer, Apple
Blake Watson, Specialist, Applr, South San Francisco
Blanka Both, Operations Specialist, Apple, Glasgow
Blessi Santos
Brandi Fuchise, Genius, San Jose
Brennen Dahl, PZ Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Brianna Howell, specialist, Apple, Irvine
Brian Cochrane, Apple
Brian Dukes, Operations Specialist, Apple, Raleigh
Brian Njoroge, Operations, Apple Retail, Seattle
Brittany Carter, Tech Expert
Bruno Kindarji, Apple
Bruno Mata Guidi, Former Sales Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Bryn Whitney-Blum, Former Specialist, Boston
Callum McCracken, Technical Expert, Apple, Glasgow
Camila Mejia
Camron Tajdini, Specialist, Apple, Irvine
Cassie Carper, Former Technical Specialist
Catie Phillips
Charlene Kramer
Chiggy Villegas, Specialist, Apple, Irvine
Chris Boylan, Former Operations Expert, Apple, Seattle, WA
Christian Howard, Apple Fitness
Christina Zendejas, San Jose
Christine White, Apple
Clarke Wood
Claire M. , Apple
Clarrie Johnson, Tech Expert, Retail LPK, Chicago
Cloey Fruehauf, Operations specialist, Apple, Seattle
Colin O'Riordan, AIML Data Operations Analyst, AIML, Cork
Connor Gorman, Creative, Chicago
Cori Myers
Corina Falla, Seattle
Craig Hand, Former Genius, Apple Belfast
Cyerrah Walker, Product Zone Expert, Boston
Dan Ibabao, Apple Retail, Seattle
Danny Herrera, Software Engineer, San Diego
Darius Morrison, former Creative, Apple Retail, Seattle
Dara Eleazar, Apple, Orland
Darrin D., Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Darren Griffis, Apple Retail, Apple Retail North America, Oklahoma City
Darryl Whiting, Apple
Davis Brosed, Apple
David Rodriguez, Operations Specialist, Apple Inc, Woodmere, OH
DD Deerborne, Product Zone Specialist, Tacoma
Deamond Tolbert, Actor, Myself, Chicago
Deema Alnashif, Sales Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Defne S., Former Genius, Apple Boston
Destiny Strothers, Former Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Dilveen Abi
Dina Abuyahya, Apple Marketing, Culver City
Dominic Zappala, Former Tech Expert
Drianne Pantoja, Former Specialist, Apple, Los Gatos
Dylan Jones, Former Genius, Seattle
Ebrahim Rashid
Eduardo Krüger, Material Planner, San Jose
Edwin Dorley, Genius, Apple Retail, London
Ethiopia Angaw, Former Apple Employee, Tukwila
Eman Atia, Creative, Retail, Chicago
Emily Cypher, Retail Operations, Chicago
Emily Hoang, Technical Specialist, Seattle
Emily Spengler, specialist, Apple, chicago
Emmett Dienstag, Technical Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Eric Donald Schless, Former Genius, Seattle
Erik Islo
Erik Byron, Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Erin Berkey, Apple
Erin Reidy, Former Genius, Carnegie Library
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Esmeralda Roque, Operation specialist, Apple, West Des Moines
Eros McFarland, Technical Specialist, Apple, San Jose
Ezra Baum
Fauzia Khanum, Apple
Fatima Jaber, Genius Admin, Apple, Orland Park
Fatma Ahmed, Apple
Farah Jamjoum, Technical Specialist, Apple, South San Francisco
Farah Karakira, Sales Specialist, Apple, Ardmore
Farheen Siddiqui, Former Apple Specialist, Kirkland
Fawaz Harara, Software QA Engineer, San Diego
Feima Osman, Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Feras Farhoud, Sales, Apple, Orland Park
Felicianna File, Former Genius admin, Apple, Lynnwood and Seattle
Francis Ignacio, Genius Admin, Apple Los Gatos
Frank Murcia
Frank Stark
Frankie Ahlers, Apple
Frederik Juutilainen, Software Engineer, Barcelona
Gabriela Ramirez
Gabriella Lahti, Lab Engineer, Cupertino
Gik El Taim
Gina Moosayar, Apple Specialist, Pleasanton
Grace F., Former Genius Bar, Bellevue
Grace Crawford, Former Genius Bar, Apple, Glasgow
Gregg Cook, Apple
Guido Canarini, AIML Data Ops, Barcelona
Guy Harris
Habeeb Hanania, Lead, Apple Regent Street
Hala Zabaneh
Hani Abidi, HWTE TDL , Cupertino
Harpreet Lachhar, Specialist, San jose
Harvey Herrera, Technician, Apple, Irvine
Hafsa Hassan, Former Genius Bar, Apple, Glasgow
Hassan Khan, Project Manager, Cognizant, Richmond
Hayat Hamoudah, Sales specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Heather Lemmons, Apple
Helina Belete, Former Specialist, Boston
Herminia Razo, Engineer, California
Houriya Hami, Apple
Huda Binte Zulkifli, Apple
Huthaifa Shaker, Apple, Chicago
Ian Miclat, Genius, Apple, Seattle
Ida Asadi, Technician, Irvine
Imari Will, Apple, Sales, Chicago
Isa Dimagiba, Former Specialist, Boylston
Isaac Lopez, Specialist, Apple, Irvine
Isabel Guzman, Sales, Apple, Santa Clara
Islam Gabim, Expert, Edinburgh
Issa Wehab, Small Business Owner, Country Corner, Menlo Park
Ivan Castañeda, Sales Specialist, Apple, Blue Island
Jade Pope, Technical Expert, Apple, Chicago
Jason Martens, Software Engineer, Berkeley
Jason tanksley, Technician, Apple, Westchester
Jameel Le, Apple, Seattle
James Ismail, Distinguished Engineer, Apple, Cupertino
Jamey Wicklund, Retail Technician, Apple, Seattle
Jamie-Ray Hartshorne, Apple
Jamira Burley, Worldwide Education, Cupertino
Jassmine Hasan, Technical specialist, Apple, Orland park
Janan Barance, Director of Customer Success, Great Place To Work, Berkeley
Jay(Jocelyn) Contreras, Product Specialist FWE, Apple, Chicago, IL
Jeff Gougis, Tech Expert, Apple, Chicago
Jeffrey, Apple Retail, Seattle
Jenna Timmons, Former Tech Specialist, Apple, Orland Park, Chicago
Jennifer Lau
Jennifer Nguyen
Jenny Diaz, Former Genius, Santa Rosa
Jeremiah Archer
Jeremy Marcelo
Jillian Foote, Former-Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Joan Oriol Fibla Castillo, Apple
JoAnna Hardy
Joe Muench, Former-Apple Employee, Seattle
Jonathan Normann, Genius Admin, Kenwood
John Hearn
John Powless, Former Apple Creative Pro, Seattle
Jonelle Lewis, Apple
Jordi Suñol, Retail, Apple Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona
Jordan Listenbee, Former Genius, Apple, Chicago
Jordan Wallace, Genius Admin, Apple, Inc, Chicago
José Ignacio Sánchez López, Specialist Product Zone, Apple Puerta del Sol, Madrid
Joulyana Ibrahim, Operations, Cupertino
Josh Arciaga, Former Technical Expert, Apple, Seattle
Jules Kim, Technical Specialist, Seattle
Julie Simmons, Sales Specialist, 4th street
Julius Elzie, Apple Emeryville
Jumana Nammari, Host, Wellness Center, Austin
Justin Claudio, Expert, Apple, Chicago
Justina Cemetery
Kaitlyn Yong
Kali Griffin
Katie Palma
Kaouther Teurkia, Specialist, Boston
Kareem Ahmad
Kayla Menze, Former-Apple, Brooklyn, NY
Kayla VanderStoel, Technical Specialist, Apple, Irvine
Keli Dent, Houston
Keri Rico, Former Apple Genius, Seattle, WA
Keith McDaniel
Kevin Flores, Technical Expert, Apple, Seattle
Khalil Wali, Apple Battersea, London
Kia Hoxie
Kim Sagha, Apple
Kirsten Conatser, Former Genius, San Jose
Kirsten Matson, Tech Expert, Apple Penn Square, Oklahoma City
KJ Jones, Former Genius, Apple, Tacoma
Krystal Soto, Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Kyle Menze, Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Kyle Ardill, Apple
Kyle Olason, Retail Technician, Apple, Seattle
Kym Perfetto, Apple Fitness
LaShawn Jones, Apple Fitness
Landon Wright, Sales Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
LaQuan Smith, Sales Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Layal Elmatari, Former Operations Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Layan Beirat, Former Product Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Lee Shortel
Leen Albarham, Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Leslly Razo, Genius Admin, Apple, Chicago
Lewda Dawson, Genius, Seattle
Liam McCormick
Lilian Liang, Software Developer, Seattle
Lisa Leibacher, Seattle
Lisa O Flynn, Apple, Cork
LJ Al-Hakim, Apple
Loli Aguilar, Former TS, World Trade Center, NYC
Logan Aoki, Inventory Analyst, Seattle
Lynnea Perrino
Madly Espinoza, Former-Apple Employee, We Aim Chi, Chicago
Manal Al-Abed, AIML Siri Analyst, AIML data operations, San Diego
Marc, Ex-Genius, Union Square, San Francisco
Marc Garcia Rodriguez, Genius, Apple Retail, Barcelona
Maria Saldana, Sales Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Mariam Kota, Specialist, Apple
Marissa L
Mario Garcia, Sales Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Marquel Mollison, Former Sales Specialist, Apple, Orland Park, IL
Matt Hogan, Seattle
Matt Schlueter, Genius Bar, Apple, Chicago
Matt Quarterman, Former Creative and Schedule Planner, Seattle
Matthew Masko, Tech Specialist, Indianopolis
Max Hunter, expert, apple, Philadelphia
Maysoun Hamoudah, Retail, Apple, Orland park
MC Nguyen, Retail, Apple, Austin
Mélanie Gathelier, Annotation Analyst, Barcelona
Mezhgan, Product Design
Michael Boshra, Apple
Michael Forsythe, Genius Admin, Retail, Oklahoma City
Michael Piccerillo, Oakland
Miguel Macias
Miray Yildiz, Tech Specialist, Boston
Mitzi Young, Services Marketing, Apple, Los Angeles
Mahmoud Khattab, Sales, Apple, Chicago
Miguel Andrade, Technical Expert, Irvine
Mohammed Al Jashmi, Apple
Mohsen Ashraf, Director, Apple
Monica Goff, Former Ops Specialist, NYC
Monica Zaki, FWE, Irvine
Mohammed Mohammed, Former Software Dec, Cupertino
Mo Abudamous, Retail, Cupertino
Mostafa Abdelwahab, ICT, SWE, San Diego
Muhammad Huzaifa, Apple
Musab Hajhamed, Apple, West Chester
Muzammil Ali, Technical Expert, Apple, London
Nabil Shaheen
Nadia Gonzalez, Sales Specialist, Vancouver
Nadine Fares, Data Scientist
Nasir Jamal, CPU Designer, Cupertino
Nathan Replogle, Sales Special, Apple, Irvine
Nathan Shelby, Software Developer, Seattle
Nesrine Dally
Niccolo Coluccio, IT network Operations Specialist, Lyft, Seattle
Nick Kibilov, Former Product Specialist, Apple, San Jose
Noor Mahmoud
Norah Almomani, Former Product Specialist, Boston
Nurah Tekbali, Apple
Ofelia Madrigal, Admin Assistant, Seattle
Omar Gad, AIML, Apple
Osama Basheer, Technical Expert, Apple, Chicago
P Danielle Mason, Boston
Pam Graydon, Apple
Patrick Lambert, Creative Pro, Apple, Joliet
Paul Phin, Apple, Glasgow
Pavan Jariwala
Pernille Daniaud, Producer, Cupertino
Rachel Fish, Operations specialist, Apple, Seattle
Raffaele Nuzzo, Apple
Randy Stephan, Expert, Apple, Orland Park
Randy Saldinger, Former SWE, Cupertino
Rania Salem, Sales Specialist, Apple, Chicago
Raphael Daniaud, Apple, Cupertino
Raquel, Apple, Chicago
Razan Elagha, Genius, Apple, Chicago
Rebecca Martinez, Former Specialist, Apple, Seattle
Reem Chahrour, Technical Specialist, Toronto
Reginald Narvaez, Kent
Rene Hernandez, Specialist, Apple, Irvine
Rick Innis, Software Engineer, Apple, Toronto
Rita Miller
Rob Nammari, Engineer, HWE, Austin
Robert, apple, Saint Petersburg
Ronnie Wright, Previous Apple Employee, SAN JOSE
Rosario Ocampo, Apple, Seattle
Rubén Ruiz, Apple Store - Passeig de gracia, Barcelona
Rumzi Rabbo, Lead, Apple, Tacoma
S.Baig, Tech, Apple, London
Saja Muzaini, Apple
Saam Talebi, App Store, Cupertino
Samantha Durham, Homemaker, Port Angeles
Sameer Mahan, Specialist, Irvine
Salah El Din El Batroukh, MDE Soft Goods, Cupertino
Salah Said, Apple
Salieu Dabo, Genius, Apple Inc, Campbell
Samantha, Apple Fitness
Sancherae Wallace, Apple, Chicago
Sandra Giron
Sarah Banic, Former Genius, Apple Boston
Sarah Cusick, Former Technical Expert, Boston
Sarah Dwidar, Former Technical Specialist, Boston
Sarah Hayek, Technical Specialist, Lynnfield
Sarah Shatto, Former Apple employee, Recruiter, Maxim healthcare, Bothell
Sarah Son, Apple, Seattle
Sarra Hejazi
Scott Dyl, Retail GRS, Cupertino
Sean Contreras, Genius, Apple, Chicago
Segu Riluvan
Selina, Apple, Birmingham
Serena Arora
Shahid Ahmed
Shaimaa Bouras-Saiah
Shamel Amin, Former Manager at Apple, Newport Beach
Shay Fanshier, Apple Inc, San Jose
Sherry Tawfeek, Apple
Shoeb Syed, Apple
Skylar Johnson, Sales Specialist, Apple Park Visitor Center, Cupertino, CA
Sophie Larrison, Retail, Apple, Cupertino
Soso Jernigan, Genius Bar, Seattle
Stanley Beaubrun, Lead, Apple
Steven McGrath, Former Wallet Developer, AppleTogether, Portland
Steven Meyer, Genius, Apple, Oklahoma City
Sulaiman Tariq, RF Engineer, Apple SCV
Sumaya Mahadevan
Susana Montoya, Seattle
Summer Tscheiner, Technical Expert, Cincinnati
Sydney Ray, Apple specialist, Apple, Chicago
T. Smith, Part-time Specialist, Apple
Taranjit Braich, Ops Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Tariq Herzallah, Technical Expert, Seattle
Taylor Anderson, Technical Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Taylor Blyth, Apple, Glasgow
Thomas Hunt-Gibbon, Expert, Apple South Coast Plaza
Timothy Alberdingk Thijm, Verification Engineer, Apple
Tyler Timmons, Technical Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Uriel Velasco
Valery Gonzalez, Former Employee, Boston
Vernon Roessler, Technical Expert, Apple Inc., Seattle
Veronica Hernandez Zuniga, Orland park
Victoria Sadow, Operations, Former Apple Employee, Seattle
Vyla Phavong, Apple, Culver City
Wasay Anwer, Apple
Weyni Teklu, Technical Specialist, Seattle
Will Clow, Genius, Apple, Chicago
Will, Genius, Seattle
William Gibson, Former Apple Genius, Glasgow
Yassine Sellami, Apple King of Prussia
Yasmine Asrary
Yasmin Nouri, Apple
Yamilka Leon Lopez, Product Specialist, Boston
Yavuz Nuzumlali
Yhadira Gallardo, Former-Apple Employee, Seattle
Yazan Alnajjar, Former Retail Specialist, Apple, Orland Park
Zainab Bori, EPM, Cupertino
Zaki Sassi, Apple, Seattle
Ziad Haidar, Apple
Zeyad Zaky
Zuha Agha, Apple Eng. Manager, Cupertino
Zodie Waxman, Former Genius, Seattle
Zoe Brown, Ops Specialist, Boston
Zoe Conley, Former Retail Employee
Zoobia Syyed, Specialist, Apple, Irvine
