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Does Pull&Bear (Pull & Bear España, S.A.) support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-30

Yes — Pull&Bear (Pull & Bear España, 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

Pull&Bear is not an independent company: it is a brand of Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex), launched in 1991 and run from Narón, Spain. No donation, aid pledge, sponsorship, investment or statement of support for Israel by Pull&Bear or by Inditex has been documented. The only verified Israeli connection is retail presence, and it is indirect — the Israeli shops belong to the independent franchisee that also imports Zara. Boycott pressure on the brand traces to that franchisee's chairman hosting an Itamar Ben-Gvir campaign event in October 2022, which Inditex publicly disowned while keeping the franchise agreement in place. Pull&Bear 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 Hebrew Wikipedia — Pull&Bear (Spanish chain owned by the Inditex group) BDS movement — official targeted-boycott list (Zara named; Pull&Bear 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
Pull&Bear, founded in 1991, is a retail format of the Spanish group Inditex and owns no stores in Israel. Its Israeli branches — in malls such as Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv, Ramat Aviv Mall and Renanim in Ra'anana — are operated by the independent local franchisee that holds the Israeli Inditex agency, bought from Gotex Brands in 2009 by a Canadian investor group led by Joey Schwebel and trading as Trimera Brands. Hebrew mall listings describe the shops as belonging to the "Zara group" importer. Employees, leases and inventory risk belong to the franchisee; Pull&Bear's 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 — Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius, Massimo Dutti and Zara Home. The Pull&Bear shops among them reopened later; about 82 Inditex-brand franchise stores were operating in Israel at the end of 2024. The closure and reopening were commercial and safety decisions about a franchised network, not donations or declarations 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 runs Pull&Bear 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 Pull&Bear 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 Pull&Bear (Pull & Bear España, S.A.) donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Pull&Bear (Pull & Bear España, 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. 11 distinct sources are cited for Pull&Bear (Pull & Bear España, S.A.). Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-30

Companies with documented support