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Does General Electric Company (GE Aerospace) support Israel?
Yes — General Electric Company (GE Aerospace) 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
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 1998-11 | $100,000,000 | Elscint 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 Israel | 1998 | — | 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 / program | 2012-12 | $27,600,000 | Insightec 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 Israel | 1987 | — | 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. | |
| Donation | 2023-10-19 | $500,000 | American 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. | |
| Donations total | $500,000 | |||
Frequently asked questions
Did General Electric Company (GE Aerospace) 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 General Electric Company (GE Aerospace) 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. 13 distinct sources are cited for General Electric Company (GE Aerospace). Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-28
- Medtech Insight / Citeline insights.citeline.com
- Diagnostic Imaging diagnosticimaging.com
- General Electric 10-K405 FY1998 (SEC) sec.gov
- Israel Innovation Authority innovationisrael.org.il
- GE's Story in Israel (Eyal Eliezer, LinkedIn) linkedin.com
- Focused Ultrasound Foundation fusfoundation.org
- Wikipedia — Insightec en.wikipedia.org
- Shareholder exempt solicitation, PX14A6G (SEC) sec.gov
- The Aviation Geek Club theaviationgeekclub.com
- F-16.net — IDF/AF fleet history f-16.net
- MarketScreener (GE press release) marketscreener.com
- GE (official LinkedIn post) linkedin.com
- CNBC cnbc.com