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Does Abercrombie & Fitch support Israel?
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Abercrombie & Fitch. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.
Filed under: Fashion & apparel brands · Companies that support Israel
Background
No records of Abercrombie & Fitch donations, statements, stores or operations relating to Israel were found. The company's name appears on some grassroots boycott guides without a stated reason, and social-media posts ask whether it 'supports Israel,' but searches found no corporate action of any kind: no post-October 2023 statement or donation, no Israeli stores or franchise, no corporate foundation in IRS records, and no political action committee. Its SEC filings mention Israel only in generic risk-factor boilerplate about geopolitical conflicts ('the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine or Israel and Hamas'). No fact-checker has documented any Abercrombie & Fitch-Israel claim.
SEC — A&F Q4 2023 press release (risk boilerplate) ICNA CSJ boycott guide (lists A&F without stated reason)
What we checked
- News & official statements — 2026-07-28
- Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-28
- SEC filings — 2026-07-28
- Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-19FEC committee search for 'Abercrombie & Fitch' returned no committees (searches on 'Abercrombie' surface only campaign committees of Hawaii politician Neil Abercrombie, unrelated); the company has no corporate PAC.
- Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-28No Snopes/Reuters/AFP/Logically fact-checks exist on Abercrombie & Fitch-Israel claims. The ICNA CSJ boycott guide lists A&F among 'companies to avoid' without giving a reason; BDS-aligned lists were checked in both directions and no donation or support claim about A&F is documented anywhere.
- usaspending — 2026-09-25Queried the USAspending.gov award API on 2026-09-25 for US federal contracts, grants and other awards to this company whose award text mentions Israel. It returned no awards.
- lobbying — 2026-09-25Searched the US Lobbying Disclosure Act database at lda.gov on 2026-09-25 for filings naming this company as the client whose reported lobbying issues mention Israel. No filings matched.
- ohchr — 2026-09-25Checked the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, report A/HRC/60/19, on 2026-09-25. This company is not listed in it.
- whoprofits — 2026-09-25Searched the Who Profits company index on 2026-09-25 — the research centre that documents corporate involvement in the Israeli occupation. This company has no profile there.
Frequently asked questions
Did Abercrombie & Fitch donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
No records found. We searched 9 public source types — news and official statements, nonprofit tax filings, SEC filings, and federal election records — and found no donations from Abercrombie & Fitch. The dated search log on this page shows exactly where we looked.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 2 distinct sources are cited for Abercrombie & Fitch. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25