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Does Cellebrite support Israel?

Cellebrite DI Ltd.

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Support documentedupdated 2026-09-26

Yes — Cellebrite has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

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Background

Cellebrite's inclusion rests on what it is and whom it serves: an Israeli forensics company headquartered in Petah Tikva that supplies the Israel Police and has assisted Israeli investigations pro bono during the war. Separately, the company is a recurring subject of international surveillance controversies that explain its prominence with human-rights groups: Amnesty International's December 2024 report documented Serbian authorities misusing Cellebrite tools to unlock journalists' and activists' phones before planting spyware, after which Cellebrite said in February 2025 it had stopped its products' use by the relevant Serbian customers; the Citizen Lab found Jordanian authorities used Cellebrite tools against activists; and reporting in 2025 raised concerns about sales to Georgia amid its protest crackdown. Cellebrite says it licenses its tools only for lawful investigations and has previously cut off other problematic customers. These controversies are context for the company's reputation, not the evidence of its Israel ties.

Amnesty International (Feb 2025 — Serbia halt) Times of Israel (Feb 2025 — Georgia sales, Serbia) The Citizen Lab (Jordan report) The Record (Recorded Future News)

Timeline of documented support

19982002200620102014201820221999 — Operations in Israel: State of Israel (taxes, employment, tech ecosystem)Operations in Israel19992020-04 — Government contract: Israel PoliceGovernment contract2020-042023-10 — In-kind support: Israeli investigative and law-enforcement authoritiesIn-kind support2023-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Operations in Israel1999—State of Israel (taxes, employment, tech ecosystem)
Israeli company: founded in 1999 in Petah Tikva and still headquartered there, Cellebrite is the world's best-known maker of mobile digital-forensics tools (its UFED systems unlock and extract data from phones for law-enforcement customers worldwide, including the FBI). It listed on Nasdaq (CLBT) in August 2021 via SPAC merger and employs about 1,200 people worldwide, hundreds of them at its Petah Tikva offices.
Government contract2020-04—Israel Police
Long-standing supplier of phone-unlocking and data-extraction systems to the Israel Police. A Ministry of Justice procurement notice published on 14 April 2020 and reported by the Hebrew trade outlet Israel Defense seeks an exemption to extend the police's engagement with Cellebrite to August 2021, giving as its grounds a sole supplier and no additional budgetary cost, so that examination vouchers already purchased and not yet redeemed could be spent on phone forensics; the report does not say whether the exemption was granted. Per the notice the agreement also covers premium examinations including the cracking of phone passwords, and a police investigator quoted in it writes of “examination capabilities and further options not known to the phone manufacturers, to citizens or to the targets of examination, whether criminal or security” — wording the outlet reads as pointing to the use of zero-day vulnerabilities, which Cellebrite has never confirmed. The AFSC Investigate database, compiling Israeli government procurement records, reports Israeli police use since at least 2016 and contracts repeatedly renewed without competitive tender.
In-kind support2023-10—Israeli investigative and law-enforcement authorities
Since the beginning of the war that began October 7, 2023, Cellebrite has been involved in many Israeli investigations, in some cases working without payment — pro bono support for Israeli authorities during wartime, as reported by Israel's Calcalist business daily in July 2024.

Frequently asked questions

Did Cellebrite donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Cellebrite has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel, Government contract, In-kind 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. 9 distinct sources are cited for Cellebrite. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-09-26

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