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Does Delta support Israel?
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Yes — Delta has documented support for Israel on record, including $1,000,000 in donations. Every claim below links to its source.
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Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership | 2023-12-18 | — | El Al Israel Airlines Launched a long-term strategic partnership with Israel's flag carrier El Al: a codeshare effective 18 December 2023 (travel from 1 January 2024) placing El Al's code on Delta's Tel Aviv flights and up to 280 same-day US connections, plus reciprocal SkyMiles/Matmid loyalty earning, redemption and elite benefits. The agreement was signed in June 2023 and replaced El Al's previous US partnership with American Airlines. | |
| Donation | 2023-10-12 | $1,000,000 | International Committee of the Red Cross (via American Red Cross) Delta Air Lines (announced by CEO Ed Bastian) donated $1 million to the ICRC after the 7 October 2023 attacks to fund health services, emergency care and ambulance services in the conflict region. The aid was framed as humanitarian and region-wide — the Red Cross network it funds includes both Israel's Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent — not as support for one side. Delta also operated extra flights from Athens, in partnership with the US government, to repatriate US citizens leaving Israel. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2025-09-01 | — | Tel Aviv route network (Israel) Delta operates daily New York-JFK–Tel Aviv service and is expanding in Israel. After war-related suspensions (October 2023 shutdown, a brief April 2025 restart, and a June–August 2025 pause during the Israel–Iran war), Delta resumed daily JFK–Tel Aviv flights on 1 September 2025, added a second daily JFK frequency for winter 2025–26, and announced new Atlanta–Tel Aviv (from 15 April 2026) and Boston–Tel Aviv (from 24 October 2026) routes. The suspensions were safety-driven; the resumptions and route additions are commercial decisions to grow US–Israel capacity. | |
| Sponsorship | — | — | Israeli community organizations and events Delta's Israel office sponsors and supports local causes in Israel, per its own market page: donations to the anti-poverty NGO Hag Sameach, sponsorship of TLV Fest (Tel Aviv's LGBT film festival), and participation in the Tel Aviv Marathon, Pride Parade and Night Run. These are local marketing/community activities of Delta's Israel operation, not corporate-level donations. | One source |
| Donations total | $1,000,000 | |||
Frequently asked questions
Did Delta donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
Yes. Documented donations total $1,000,000, including $1,000,000 to International Committee of the Red Cross (via American Red Cross). Each donation is listed on this page with its date and source.
How much has Delta given?
Documented donations total $1,000,000. The largest single recorded item is $1,000,000 to International Committee of the Red Cross (via American Red Cross) (2023-10-12).
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 Delta. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-24
- Delta Professional (official) pro.delta.com
- One Mile at a Time onemileatatime.com
- Simple Flying simpleflying.com
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com
- American Red Cross — Delta corporate supporter page redcross.org
- Delta News Hub (official, Wayback Machine archive) web.archive.org
- Delta News Hub (official) news.delta.com
- One Mile at a Time onemileatatime.com
- Delta Professional — Delta in Israel (official) pro.delta.com