The tech giant also conveniently dropped its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools.
Google’s $32 billion purchase of Israeli cloud security company Wiz is its most expensive acquisition ever.
By Areeb Ullah, reposted from the Middle East Eye, March 20, 2025
Google employees and human rights groups have raised concerns about the tech giant’s purchase of an Israeli start-up in an unprecedented $32bn deal.
Google on Tuesday announced the all-cash acquisition of Wiz, an Israeli cloud security firm which was founded by former members of Unit 8200, an elite Israeli army cyber-espionage and surveillance unit.
The deal comes with the Google already facing internal and external pressure over its controversial Project Nimbus contract, through which along with Amazon it provides cloud computing and AI services to the Israeli government and military.
A spokesperson for No Tech for Apartheid, a coalition of Google and Amazon workers campaigning against the companies’ involvement with Israel, said Google was “playing with fire” by buying Wiz.
“This acquisition marks a continuation of Google’s brazen support for the Israeli apartheid system,” a spokesperson told Middle East Eye.
Reuters reports Wiz works with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure as well as Google Cloud and counts Morgan Stanley (MS.N), BMW (BMWG.DE), and LVMH (LVMH.PA), among its customers.
Wiz’s products will continue to be available across other major cloud services. Alphabet expects the deal to close in 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
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