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Does Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-30

Yes — Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

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Background

Bezeq is an Israeli company and the country's incumbent telecoms operator, so its connection to Israel is its identity, not a matter of donations. What is documented falls into two strands. First, its own account of the war: designated an essential enterprise in an emergency, it kept the network running, waived charges for evacuees worth about NIS 2 million a month, connected more than 1,000 northern shelters and 45 temporary schools for free, paid NIS 4.2 million in appreciation bonuses to employees called up as reservists, and — through its yes and Pelephone subsidiaries — "adopted" the IDF's Givati Brigade. Second, third-party findings about its infrastructure in the occupied West Bank: the UN OHCHR database lists it as entry 25, and Norway's sovereign wealth fund excluded it in December 2024 after its Council on Ethics found it provides fixed-line, internet and mobile services to settlements in Area C. Bezeq contests that conclusion, arguing it operates under the Oslo Accords framework, serves Palestinian operators too, and cannot lawfully cut off service. Both strands are recorded here with their primary sources.

Bezeq Group ESG Report 2023 (company) OHCHR — A/HRC/60/19 database Council on Ethics — recommendation to exclude Bezeq (regjeringen.no) Norges Bank Investment Management — exclusion decision

Timeline of documented support

202420252023 — In-kind support: Israeli evacuees from the south and north; shelters in northern Israel; evacuees from kibbutzim Re'im and Kissufim; 45 temporary schoolsIn-kind support20232023 — Employee support: Bezeq Group employees called up for military reserve serviceEmployee support20232023 — In-kind support: Givati Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (adopted by yes and Pelephone)In-kind support20232023-10 — Operations in Israel: All residents of Israel, with emphasis on evacuees from the south and north and on the security forcesOperations in Israel2023-102024-12 — Operations in Israel: Israeli settlements in Area C of the occupied West Bank (fixed-line, internet and mobile infrastructure)Operations in Israel2024-122025-09 — Operations in Israel: Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem (telecommunications services and infrastructure)Operations in Israel2025-09

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Operations in Israel2023-10-07—All residents of Israel, with emphasis on evacuees from the south and north and on the security forces
Bezeq is Israel's incumbent and largest telecommunications group — fixed-line and fibre (2.2 million households passed), the Pelephone mobile network, Bezeq International and the yes satellite-TV service — listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Its group companies are formally designated an "essential enterprise in an emergency" under Israeli law, and in its 2023 ESG report the group states that since 7 October 2023 it maintained business continuity and uninterrupted communication services for all residents of Israel, "with an emphasis on evacuees from the south and the north as well as security forces, all part of our concept of national responsibility." This entry records what the company is and the role the state assigns it; it is not a donation.
In-kind support2023—Israeli evacuees from the south and north; shelters in northern Israel; evacuees from kibbutzim Re'im and Kissufim; 45 temporary schools
In its 2023 ESG report Bezeq Group sets out the free services it provided during the Iron Swords war: it waived payments for evacuees from both the southern and northern regions, a measure it valued at NIS 2 million per month; it provided free internet to more than 1,000 shelters in the north and to hundreds of apartments housing evacuees from kibbutzim Re'im and Kissufim; and Bezeq International's TECH unit established internet connectivity in 45 temporary schools for students evacuated from the south and north. These are the group's own waived charges and donated connectivity to civilians, not cash grants to organisations.
Employee support2023$1,100,000Bezeq Group employees called up for military reserve service
Bezeq Group reports that its employees who were called up for military service received "appreciation bonuses worth NIS 4.2 million" (about $1.1 million at 2023 rates). This is a payment by the employer to its own staff who were mobilised by the state, not a donation to the army or to a charity — the distinction matters, and the figure is the company's own.
In-kind support2023—Givati Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (adopted by yes and Pelephone)
Under the heading "To our soldiers with love," Bezeq Group's 2023 ESG report states that at the height of the war its subsidiaries yes (satellite television) and Pelephone (mobile) "adopted the Givati Brigade" — the Israeli corporate practice of a company committing to supply and support a specific military unit. Attribution is precise: the adoption is reported for the two subsidiaries, not for Bezeq's fixed-line business, and the report gives no monetary value for it.
Operations in Israel2025-09-26—Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem (telecommunications services and infrastructure)
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights lists "Bezeq, the Israeli Telecommunications Corp. Ltd." as entry 25 in its database of business enterprises involved in activities linked to Israeli settlements (A/HRC/60/19, 26 September 2025, 158 enterprises). The activities recorded against it are (e) the provision of services and utilities supporting the maintenance and existence of settlements and (g) the use of natural resources, in particular water and land, for business purposes. This is a UN finding of "reasonable grounds to believe," recorded here with its primary source; it is not a court judgment.
Operations in Israel2024-12-03—Israeli settlements in Area C of the occupied West Bank (fixed-line, internet and mobile infrastructure)
Norges Bank, which manages Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, announced on 3 December 2024 that it was excluding Bezeq from the fund because of an unacceptable risk that the company contributes to serious violations of the rights of individuals in situations of war and conflict. The underlying Council on Ethics recommendation of 30 August 2024 found that Bezeq owns and operates telecommunications infrastructure serving Israeli settlements in Area C of the West Bank, including mobile service through its subsidiary Pelephone, and concluded that through that physical presence it helps maintain the settlements. As of June 2024 the fund held 0.76% of Bezeq's shares, worth NOK 252 million. Bezeq argued in the process that it operates lawfully under the Oslo Accords, serves Palestinian telecom companies as well, and has no possibility of ceasing service to the settlements.

Frequently asked questions

Did Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel, In-kind support, Employee support). See the records on this page.

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. 7 distinct sources are cited for Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

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Record last updated: 2026-07-30

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