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Does Stradivarius (Stradivarius España, S.A.) support Israel?

Support documentedupdated 2026-07-30

Yes — Stradivarius (Stradivarius 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

Stradivarius is not an independent company: founded in Barcelona in 1994 and acquired by Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) in 1999, it is one of the group's retail formats. No donation, aid pledge, sponsorship, investment or statement of support for Israel by Stradivarius or by Inditex has been documented. The verified Israeli connection is retail — physical stores and, since 2020, a local website — and it is indirect: both belong to the independent franchisee that holds the 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, which Inditex publicly disowned while keeping the franchise. Stradivarius 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 Globes — Zara Israel opens Stradivarius and Zara Home online stores Wikipedia — Stradivarius (founded 1994, acquired by Inditex 1999) BDS movement — official targeted-boycott list (Zara named; Stradivarius not listed separately)

Timeline of documented support

200920112013201520172019202120232009 — Operations in Israel: Trimera Brands (Zara Israel) — the independent Israeli franchiseeOperations in Israel20092020-08 — Operations in Israel: Zara Israel (the Israeli franchisee's online arm)Operations in Israel2020-082022-10 — Franchisee action: Itamar Ben-Gvir election campaign (event hosted by the franchisee's chairman)Franchisee action2022-10

Documented support

TypeDateAmountRecipientSources
Operations in Israel2009—Trimera Brands (Zara Israel) — the independent Israeli franchisee
Stradivarius, bought by Inditex in 1999, owns no stores in Israel. Its Israeli branches — including new openings such as the Krayon mall store — are run by the independent local franchisee holding the Israeli Inditex agency for Zara, Zara Home, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Lefties, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius. That agency moved 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 sit with the franchisee; Stradivarius's role is the franchise agreement, wholesale supply and royalties.
Operations in Israel2020-08—Zara Israel (the Israeli franchisee's online arm)
In August 2020 the Israeli franchisee, trading as Zara Israel, launched local e-commerce sites for Stradivarius and Zara Home, extending the brands' Israeli sales channel beyond physical stores. The websites were launched and are run by the franchisee, not by Stradivarius or Inditex directly; this is a commercial expansion of an existing franchise, not a donation or a political act.
Franchisee action2022-10—Itamar Ben-Gvir election campaign (event hosted by the franchisee's chairman)
Joey Schwebel, chairman of the Israeli franchisee that operates Stradivarius 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 Stradivarius 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 Stradivarius (Stradivarius España, S.A.) donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?

We have no records of cash donations, but Stradivarius (Stradivarius 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. 10 distinct sources are cited for Stradivarius (Stradivarius España, S.A.). Our methodology page explains the full verification process.

Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-30

Companies with documented support