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Does HP Inc. support Israel?
Yes — HP Inc. has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
In 2015 the historic Hewlett-Packard Company split into two separate corporations: HP Inc. (PCs and printers, including the Israel-based HP Indigo division — this page) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE, covered separately). Most of the Israeli government and military contracts that drive boycott campaigns — the Basel biometric checkpoint system, the Aviv population registry, IDF IT contracts — belonged to the legacy Hewlett-Packard Company and moved to HPE and its spin-off DXC Technology after the split; several have since ended (Basel was retired by the Israeli military at the end of 2016, and the Aviv registry system was phased out around 2021). HP Inc.'s main ongoing footprint in Israel is the HP Indigo digital-printing division in Ness Ziona and Kiryat Gat, acquired in 2001. Boycott lists frequently conflate HP Inc. and HPE; the legacy-contract documentation comes largely from advocacy research organizations (Who Profits, AFSC), though HP's own letter to the Presbyterian Church confirmed the checkpoint system role.
AFSC Investigate Wikipedia — HP Indigo Division Electronic Intifada (HP letter)
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2001-09 | $629,000,000 | Indigo N.V. (Israeli digital printing company) Hewlett-Packard announced the acquisition of Israeli digital-press maker Indigo for approximately $629 million in HP stock plus a potential future cash payment of up to $253 million; the deal closed in 2002 and Indigo became the HP Indigo division, which stayed with HP Inc. after the 2015 split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2018 | — | HP Indigo division (Ness Ziona and Kiryat Gat, Israel) HP Inc.'s HP Indigo division is headquartered in Ness Ziona with its main manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel — R&D, manufacturing and sales of digital printing presses, roughly 3,000 local employees and about $1 billion in exports in 2017. This is HP Inc.'s (not HPE's) principal ongoing operation in Israel. | |
| Government contract | 2008 | — | Israeli Ministry of Defense (Basel biometric checkpoint system) Legacy Hewlett-Packard Company (pre-2015 split): through its 2008 acquisition of EDS, HP maintained the Basel System, a biometric access-control system used at Israeli military checkpoints in the West Bank. HP itself confirmed the role in a letter to the Presbyterian Church, describing the system as "reducing friction between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers at barrier checkpoints." The contract passed to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 2015 split, and the contract ended when the Israeli military retired the Basel System at the end of 2016 and replaced it with an in-house system. Documented primarily by advocacy research (Who Profits / AFSC), paired here with HP's own confirmation; the Presbyterian Church (USA) cited the checkpoint role when it voted to divest from HP in June 2014. | |
| Government contract | 2002 | — | Israeli Ministry of Interior (Aviv population registry) Legacy Hewlett-Packard Company: via its Compaq acquisition (completed 2002), HP held the Aviv Project contract to modernize Israel's population registry, later expanded with biometric capabilities (Arbel Project) after the 2008 EDS acquisition. After the 2015 split the contract went to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, then to DXC Technology (2017), with IBM taking over in 2019; the Aviv system itself was gradually phased out (around 2021). Contract ended for all HP entities; documented primarily by advocacy research (Who Profits / AFSC). | |
| Government contract | 2011-12 | — | Israel Defense Forces and Israeli security forces Legacy Hewlett-Packard Company: reported December 2011 win of a roughly NIS 500 million, three-year tender (extendable two more years) to supply, implement and maintain servers for the IDF and Israeli security forces; HP was also reported to be the exclusive supplier of personal computers to the Israeli military under a 2009 contract renewed in 2014. Caveat: these claims rest on advocacy research (Who Profits / AFSC citing Israeli business press) without located independent mainstream confirmation. The contracts belonged to legacy Hewlett-Packard, transferred to HPE in the 2015 split, and Cisco reportedly won the replacement bid in 2017 — ended for HP Inc. |
Frequently asked questions
Did HP Inc. donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but HP Inc. has documented support of other kinds (Acquisition, Operations in Israel, Government contract). 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. 7 distinct sources are cited for HP Inc.. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2018
- Wikipedia — HP Indigo Division en.wikipedia.org
- Times of Israel timesofisrael.com
- Electronic Intifada (HP letter) electronicintifada.net
- AFSC Investigate investigate.afsc.org
- Christianity Today (2014 Presbyterian divestment) christianitytoday.com
- Who Profits (advocacy research) whoprofits.org
- Who Profits (advocacy research) whoprofits.org