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Does Massimo Dutti (Massimo Dutti, S.A.) support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-30

Yes — Massimo Dutti (Massimo Dutti, S.A.) has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.

Filed under: Fashion & apparel brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

Massimo Dutti is not an independent company: founded in Spain in 1985 and bought by Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) in 1991, it is one of the group's retail formats. No donation, aid pledge, sponsorship, investment or statement of support for Israel by Massimo Dutti or by Inditex has been documented. The only verified Israeli connection is retail presence, and it is indirect: the Israeli stores belong to the independent franchisee that holds the whole Inditex agency in Israel. Boycott pressure on the group traces to that franchisee's chairman hosting an Itamar Ben-Gvir campaign event in October 2022 — an act Inditex publicly disowned while keeping the franchise. Massimo Dutti is not listed separately on the BDS movement's targeted-boycott list, which names Zara. Actions by an Israeli franchisee are never attributed to the brand owner here.

Times of Israel — franchisee hosts Ben-Gvir event WAFA — Inditex statement distancing itself from its Israeli agent Wikipedia — Massimo Dutti (founded 1985, acquired by Inditex 1991) BDS movement — official targeted-boycott list (Zara named; Massimo Dutti not listed separately)

Timeline of documented support

200920112013201520172019202120232009 — Operations in Israel: Trimera Brands (Zara Israel) — the independent Israeli franchiseeOperations in Israel20092022-10 — Franchisee action: Itamar Ben-Gvir election campaign (event hosted by the franchisee's chairman)Franchisee action2022-102023-10 — Operations in IsraelOperations in Israel2023-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Operations in Israel2009—Trimera Brands (Zara Israel) — the independent Israeli franchisee
Massimo Dutti, acquired by Inditex in 1991, owns no stores in Israel. Its Israeli shops are run by the independent local franchisee that holds the Israeli Inditex agency for the whole brand portfolio — Zara, Zara Home, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Lefties, Stradivarius and Massimo Dutti. That agency passed from Hamashbir Letzarchen (1996) to Africa Israel's Gotex Brands (2002) and, in 2009, to a Canadian investor group led by Joey Schwebel, trading today as Trimera Brands. Employees, leases and stock risk belong to the franchisee; Massimo Dutti's own role is the franchise agreement, wholesale supply and royalties.
Operations in Israel2023-10——
On 10 October 2023, days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Inditex announced the temporary closure of the 84 franchised stores its brands had in Israel, Massimo Dutti among them. The network later reopened — about 82 Inditex-brand franchise stores were operating in Israel at the end of 2024. These were commercial and safety decisions taken over a franchised network, not donations or statements of political support.
Franchisee action2022-10—Itamar Ben-Gvir election campaign (event hosted by the franchisee's chairman)
Joey Schwebel, chairman of the Israeli franchisee that operates Massimo Dutti along with Zara and the other Inditex brands in Israel, hosted a campaign event for far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir at his Ra'anana home before Israel's November 2022 election, prompting boycott calls. This was the personal act of the franchisee's chairman, not an act of Massimo Dutti or of Inditex; in November 2022 Inditex told the Palestinian National Economy Ministry that its Israeli agent's statements "do not represent or reflect the company's policy and opinion."

Frequently asked questions

Did Massimo Dutti (Massimo Dutti, S.A.) donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Massimo Dutti (Massimo Dutti, S.A.) has documented support of other kinds (Operations in Israel, Franchisee action). 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. 10 distinct sources are cited for Massimo Dutti (Massimo Dutti, S.A.). Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-30

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