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Does eBay Inc. support Israel?
Yes — eBay Inc. has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2005-06 | $620,000,000 | Shopping.com Ltd. (Israeli-founded comparison-shopping company) Announced on 1 June 2005 the acquisition of NASDAQ-listed, Israeli-founded Shopping.com Ltd. for about $620 million in cash. Shopping.com's Israeli operation became the basis of eBay's research and development center in Netanya. | |
| Acquisition | 2011-09 | $20,000,000 | The Gifts Project (Israeli social-commerce startup) Acquired Tel Aviv startup The Gifts Project, which powered eBay's Group Gifts feature, for a reported ~$20 million, and turned its team into an eBay social-commerce development center in Israel. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2005 | — | eBay Israel R&D center, Netanya Operated a research and development center in Netanya for about two decades, established in 2005 after the Shopping.com acquisition and expanded through later purchases of Israeli startups. This relationship has ended: in May 2025 eBay announced "the difficult decision to close our office in Israel during the first quarter of 2026," laying off the remaining ~200 employees after earlier cuts to Israeli marketing and sales staff. | |
| Employee donation match | 2024-11 | — | Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), via employee giving portal eBay's employee-giving portal (run on Benevity) offered staff, including in Dublin, the option to donate to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces with "100% donation matching" listed as "Matching by eBay Foundation." This is an employee-donation channel matched by the eBay Foundation, not a direct corporate donation; eBay did not respond to the Dublin Inquirer's query about it. |
Frequently asked questions
Did eBay Inc. donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but eBay Inc. has documented support of other kinds (Acquisition, Operations in Israel, Employee donation match). 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. 8 distinct sources are cited for eBay Inc.. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2024-11
- Computerworld computerworld.com
- NBC News nbcnews.com
- CTech (Calcalist) calcalistech.com
- AllThingsD allthingsd.com
- Haaretz haaretz.com
- Ynetnews ynetnews.com
- EcommerceBytes ecommercebytes.com
- Dublin Inquirer dublininquirer.com