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'If I were a Jew' | Google diversity lead removed following anti-Semitic blog post

Google diversity lead removed following anti-Semitic blog post

A senior diversity official at Google has recently been removed from his position at the tech firm after it came out that he previously penned an anti-Semitic blog post.

Metro reported that Kamau Bobb, who was formerly the head of Google’s diversity strategy and research team, wrote the post in late 2007 following an outbreak of violence between Israel and Lebanon.

Bobb reportedly wrote: “If I were a Jew I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing in defense of myself.

“If I were a Jew today, my sensibilities would be tormented.

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