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Does GE support Israel?

General Electric Company (GE Aerospace)

Support documentedupdated 2026-09-25

Yes — GE has documented support for Israel on record, including $500,000 in donations. Every claim below links to its source.

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Background

General Electric split into three independent companies: GE HealthCare Technologies was spun off in January 2023, and in April 2024 GE Vernova (energy) separated while the remaining company was renamed GE Aerospace, keeping the GE name and ticker. The Israel activities documented here took place under the unified General Electric Company; today the Israeli healthcare R&D sites belong to the independent GE HealthCare, while the military-engine relationships sit with GE Aerospace. In 2026 the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) filed an exempt solicitation urging GE Aerospace shareholders to back a report on the company's human-rights policy, citing GE engines on Israeli military aircraft and ships used in Gaza and Lebanon — a proposal the Jewish investor network JLens opposed.

CNBC Shareholder exempt solicitation, PX14A6G (SEC)

Timeline of documented support

19861992199820042010201620221987 — Operations in Israel: Israeli Air Force / Israel Ministry of Defense (via U.S. Foreign Military Sales)Operations in Israel19871998 — Operations in Israel: GE Healthcare Israel (Tirat Carmel, Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Rehovot)Operations in Israel19981998-11 — Acquisition: Elscint Ltd. MRI and nuclear-medicine businesses (Haifa, Israel; sold by Elbit Medical Imaging)Acquisition1998-112012-12 — Investment / program: Insightec Ltd. (Tirat Carmel, Israel)Investment / program2012-122014 — Government contract: U.S. Department of Defense, delivering C-130J propeller spares jointly to Iraq and IsraelGovernment contract20142016 — Government contract: U.S. Department of Defense, delivering to the Israeli Air Force / Israel Ministry of Defense (Foreign Military Sales)Government contract20162021 — Operations in Israel: Ruach Beresheet / Genesis Wind farm, occupied Syrian Golan Heights (Enlight Renewable Energy, with eight Golan settlements holding 10%)Operations in Israel20212022 — Operations in Israel: Emek HaBacha wind farm, northern occupied Syrian Golan Heights (Enlight Renewable Energy, with local Golan settlements holding 10%)Operations in Israel20222023-10 — Donation: American Red Cross (humanitarian relief for Israel and Gaza)Donation2023-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Acquisition1998-11$100,000,000Elscint Ltd. MRI and nuclear-medicine businesses (Haifa, Israel; sold by Elbit Medical Imaging)
GE Medical Systems acquired the MRI and nuclear-medicine businesses of Israel's Elscint from parent Elbit Medical Imaging of Haifa for $100 million (closed November 1998), and the same year bought Diasonics Vingmed Ultrasound from the Elbit group — the acquisitions that created GE Healthcare's Israeli arm.
Operations in Israel1998—GE Healthcare Israel (Tirat Carmel, Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Rehovot)
From 1998, GE built an Israeli healthcare R&D and manufacturing operation of roughly 400–410 employees across four sites, developing ultrasound (the Vivid line), MRI, molecular-imaging and ventilation products exported worldwide; it acquired Israeli ventilator maker VersaMed in 2008 and announced a new international development center in Haifa's Life Sciences Park at the end of 2016. Since the January 2023 spin-off these operations belong to the independent GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
Investment / program2012-12$27,600,000Insightec Ltd. (Tirat Carmel, Israel)
GE Healthcare invested $27.6 million in the Series C round of Insightec, the MR-guided focused-ultrasound company founded in 1999 in Tirat Carmel with seed investment from GE and Elbit Medical Imaging. Insightec has long been co-owned by Elbit Imaging and General Electric, and the president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems became its chairman with this round.
Operations in Israel1987—Israeli Air Force / Israel Ministry of Defense (via U.S. Foreign Military Sales)
GE engines have powered Israeli military aircraft since the late 1980s: F110 engines in Israel's F-16C/D 'Barak' fleet, and T700-family engines in its Apache, Black Hawk and Sea Hawk helicopters, plus engines in Israeli Navy vessels. A March 2026 shareholder filing summarized that 'General Electric provided engines integrated into platforms across Israel's air force and navy.' The engines are supplied through U.S. foreign military sales; GE Aerospace inherited this business in the 2024 split.
Donation2023-10-19$500,000American Red Cross (humanitarian relief for Israel and Gaza)
The GE Foundation — GE's charitable foundation, not the corporation — announced a $500,000 grant to the American Red Cross for humanitarian relief for people affected by the Hamas attacks on Israel and the ensuing war, with GE employee gifts matched through the company's Matching Gifts Program. Note: the grant supports relief across the region (Israel and Gaza) via a general crisis-response organization, not an Israel-specific recipient.
Government contract2016$28,936,920U.S. Department of Defense, delivering to the Israeli Air Force / Israel Ministry of Defense (Foreign Military Sales)
Eight separate U.S. Department of Defense contract awards to General Electric Company / GE Aviation Systems LLC between 2016 and 2026, totaling about $28.9 million, whose USAspending.gov descriptions name Israel as the end user: 14 T700-701D spare engines for Israel's UH-60M Black Hawks ($11.19m, awarded 2023-03-09); 11 T700-401C engines 'in support of Israel' for its Apache fleet ($7.23m, 2018-08-15); two T64 engine component-improvement task orders labeled 'FMS (Israel-common)' ($3.10m in 2016 and $1.36m in 2017); a further T64 CIP order marked 'FMS Israel' ($1.72m, 2019-12-18); and three Contractor Engineering and Technical Services (CETS) task orders for Israel ($1.63m in 2026-03, $1.42m in 2023-11, $1.29m in 2021-04). These are transactions with the U.S. government, not donations to Israel; the buyer is the Department of Defense and Israel is the stated foreign end user, four of the eight awards explicitly citing the Foreign Military Sales program.
Government contract2014—U.S. Department of Defense, delivering C-130J propeller spares jointly to Iraq and Israel
Two further USAspending.gov-listed Department of Defense awards to GE Aviation Systems LLC — $1.18 million (2014-06-06) and $2.94 million (2016-02-22) — cover C-130J propeller spares 'for Iraq and Israel' jointly. Because each award funds both countries together and does not break out an Israel-only amount, no dollar figure is attributed to Israel from these two contracts; they are listed for completeness, not summed into the Israel-specific total above.
Operations in Israel2021—Ruach Beresheet / Genesis Wind farm, occupied Syrian Golan Heights (Enlight Renewable Energy, with eight Golan settlements holding 10%)
General Electric manufactured, supplied, transported and hoisted the 39 wind turbines (GE 5.3-158 model) at the Ruach Beresheet (Genesis Wind) farm in the Tel el Farass area of the occupied Syrian Golan, and under a 2021 agreement is responsible for their operation and maintenance for 20 years. The farm, Israel's largest renewable-energy project, was developed by Enlight Renewable Energy in partnership with eight Golan settlements (Yonatan, Alonei HaBashan, Ramat Magshimim, Mevo Hama, Natur, Kanaf, Avnei Eitan, Ma'ale Gamla) that together hold a 10% stake — a characterization from Who Profits, an advocacy research centre. Trade press independently confirms GE as turbine supplier: by October 2023, 34 of the 39 GE turbines were in commercial operation generating about 180MW, out of a total planned 207MW.
Operations in Israel2022—Emek HaBacha wind farm, northern occupied Syrian Golan Heights (Enlight Renewable Energy, with local Golan settlements holding 10%)
Enlight Renewable Energy's own project page states the Emek HaBacha wind farm, operational since Q1 2022 in the northern occupied Syrian Golan, 'features 34 GE turbines with a total capacity of 109 MW' — a primary company source. Who Profits describes the same farm as consisting of 40 General Electric turbines and says GE also employs electrical engineers and field technicians on site providing maintenance, management and subcontractor training; that turbine count (40) is Who Profits' own figure and differs from Enlight's stated 34, a discrepancy noted here rather than resolved. Who Profits attributes the farm's development to a partnership between Enlight and local Golan settlements holding a 10% stake.
Donations total$500,000

Frequently asked questions

Did GE donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

Yes. Documented donations total $500,000, including $500,000 to American Red Cross (humanitarian relief for Israel and Gaza). Each donation is listed on this page with its date and source.

How much has GE given?

Documented donations total $500,000. The largest single recorded item is $500,000 to American Red Cross (humanitarian relief for Israel and Gaza) (2023-10-19).

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. 26 distinct sources are cited for GE. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

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Record last updated: 2026-09-25

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