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Does DHL Group support Israel?
Yes — DHL Group has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Hotels & travel companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
DHL Group is the German logistics group formerly named Deutsche Post DHL; this site's category vocabulary has no freight-and-logistics pillar, so it is filed under the closest available category alongside other carriers. Its Israel record is commercial rather than philanthropic: it bought its way into the Israeli express market in 2007 by acquiring Flying Cargo's international delivery business, and it has since made Israel the site of a nine-thousand-square-metre sorting hub that its own local management says handles about half of the country's import logistics. During the June 2025 Israel-Iran war DHL Express, like most international carriers, suspended services to and from Israel while Israeli airspace was closed and resumed them when it reopened; that pause was presented as an airspace and safety measure, not a boycott. No corporate donation by DHL to an Israeli organisation was found, and the group has published no statement of political support for Israel.
Globes Jerusalem Post DHL Israel — country home
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2007-10 | — | Flying Cargo Ltd (Israel) — international delivery business DHL International GmbH bought the international delivery business of Flying Cargo Ltd, then Israel's largest delivery and customs-agency company, founded in the early 1980s by Daniel and Avraham Reik and employing more than 1,000 people; Globes reported the delivery business as worth about $100 million. Flying Cargo had been FedEx's exclusive Israeli representative since 1992, and DHL indicated it might merge the acquired operation with its existing Israeli business. This was a purchase of an Israeli company's operations, not a donation. | |
| Investment / program | 2022-02-02 | $50,000,000 | DHL Express Israel — new national sorting centre in Lod DHL Express opened what it described as its largest and most advanced sorting centre in Israel, in Lod, at a cost of about $50 million — the company's largest investment in Israel to that date. The facility covers 9,000 square metres over three floors with 2,000 metres of conveyor belts and processes some 19,000 parcels an hour. DHL Express Israel managing director Yair Bitton said the unit 'handles about 50% of the import logistics in Israel, and we will continue to work diligently and with responsibility to support Israeli businesses' global expansion.' | |
| Operations in Israel | 2026 | — | Israeli businesses and consumers (DHL Israel country organisation) DHL Group runs a full Israeli country organisation with its own dhl.com/il-en site, offering DHL Express international document and parcel shipping and DHL Global Forwarding air, ocean, road and rail freight to Israeli business customers, alongside dated Israeli service bulletins covering Middle East operations. The Israeli business is DHL's own, not a franchised agent. |
Frequently asked questions
Did DHL Group donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but DHL Group has documented support of other kinds (Acquisition, Investment / program, 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. 4 distinct sources are cited for DHL Group. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-30
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Jerusalem Post jpost.com
- DHL Israel — country home dhl.com
- DHL Israel — DHL for Business dhl.com