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Does International Business Machines Corporation support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-20

Yes — International Business Machines Corporation has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

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Timeline of documented support

197019781986199420022010201820261972 — Operations in Israel: IBM Israel (subsidiary) and IBM Research — IsraelOperations in Israel19722013-08 — Acquisition: Trusteer (Israeli cybersecurity company)Acquisition2013-082017-11 — Government contract: Israel Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA)Government contract2017-112023-05 — Acquisition: Polar Security (Israeli cloud-data-security startup)Acquisition2023-052023-10 — Employee donation match: Two Israeli relief organizations (medical aid, food security, housing assistance)Employee donation match2023-102023-10 — Public statement: Israeli employees and publicPublic statement2023-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Public statement2023-10-11—Israeli employees and public
Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna published "War in Israel: A Message From Arvind Krishna" on IBM's newsroom, saying "IBM unequivocally condemns these attacks and all acts of terrorism," mourning an IBM Israel employee killed on October 7, and pledging that IBM "stands by our people" in Israel with full company support.
Employee donation match2023-10—Two Israeli relief organizations (medical aid, food security, housing assistance)
IBM launched an employee fundraiser partnering with two Israeli organizations to provide medical aid, food, and housing assistance after October 7, with every employee donation matched 1:1 by the corporation. JLens, which tracked corporate responses, also reported IBM runs Israel talent-pipeline programs preparing high schoolers for university and certification tracks.
Government contract2017-11—Israel Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA)
IBM (through IBM Israel) won the government's "Eitan" tender to operate PIBA's core computing systems and build and manage Israel's national population registry — a contract of hundreds of millions of shekels over roughly 20 years (reported at over NIS 800 million with maintenance running to 2035). Eitan gradually replaced the HP-built "Aviv" system; IBM assumed full responsibility for the registry in 2019.
Acquisition2013-08—Trusteer (Israeli cybersecurity company)
Acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Trusteer for a reported $650 million to $1 billion — IBM's tenth and largest Israeli acquisition at the time — and formed a cybersecurity software lab in Israel bringing together more than 200 Trusteer and IBM researchers.
Acquisition2023-05—Polar Security (Israeli cloud-data-security startup)
Acquired Israeli startup Polar Security (reported ~$60 million; terms undisclosed), folding its roughly 20 employees into IBM's Guardium data-security family — itself developed in Israel. One of more than a dozen Israeli companies IBM has acquired.
Operations in Israel1972—IBM Israel (subsidiary) and IBM Research — Israel
IBM's R&D presence in Israel dates to 1972, when the IBM Israel Scientific Center was founded in Haifa; the Haifa lab is one of IBM's largest research centers outside the US, with sites in Haifa, Givatayim and Be'er Sheva. As of 2023 over 3,000 people worked at IBM R&D locations across Israel, and operations continued through the 2023-24 war.

Frequently asked questions

Did International Business Machines Corporation donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but International Business Machines Corporation has documented support of other kinds (Public statement, Employee donation match, Government contract, Acquisition, Operations in Israel). 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. 13 distinct sources are cited for International Business Machines Corporation. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-20

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