Tech giant Apple has fired an employee, Natasha Dach, for posting anti-Semitic comments on social media, calling Jewish people "murderers and thieves."
StopAntisemitism, an organisation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism, shared the post in which Dach identified herself as "a proud German".
"For the few Zionists on my list that unfollowed me or plan to do, lol, u guys sometimes forget that I am a proud German. I know who you really are: murderers and thieves," she posted.
"You sneak into countries, steal people's lives, jobs, homes, streets, push them, bully them, torture them. And when people act on it, you call it terrorism. You are doing this for generations. Invasion is the only thing you are capable of. You are the only terrorists, and history will note that this time!!", Dach added.
StopAntisemitism also shared Ms Dach's LinkedIn page, which indicated her position at Apple as a Technical Specialist and manager Apprentice.
“Natasha Dach, an Apple employee, proudly states her German heritage and know-how of Jews: - sneaking in countries - stealing peoples lives - torturing others. Horrifying @Apple”, they posted on X.
Dach has now deleted her Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. StopAntisemitism later tweeted that she “is no longer an employee at Apple.”
Liora Rez, the executive director of StopAntisemitism, revealed that their organization learned about Natasha Dach's termination from a confidential source within Apple, according to The New York Post.
In the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict, some tech workers at Apple have publicly shared their views, while CEO Tim Cook has refrained from making a statement on the matter.
Apple's management reportedly responded by shutting down internal Slack channels used by both Muslim and Jewish employees after they posted verses from the Quran and organized protests.