Israel-Hamas War Response Exposes New Corporate Diversity Hurdle

US corporate diversity teams are navigating uncharted territory as they grapple with how best to talk about the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas internally with their employees.

A slew of businesses including Amazon, Eli Lilly and Delta made public statements shortly after the Oct. 7 surprise Hamas attack that killed more than 1,400 people in Israel. Still, the corporate response to the conflict that has now seen thousands of Israeli and Palestinian deaths has been relatively muted so far when compared to other crises like the war between Russia and Ukraine. Some companies appear unwilling to be too ...