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Does Vodafone support Israel?
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Vodafone does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
Vodafone Group has no network, licence, joint venture or partner-market agreement in Israel. Its own "where we operate" disclosure lists networks in nine European and eight African countries, investments in three more and partner markets in over 40 others; Israel appears in none of these, and the Israeli mobile market is served by Israeli-owned operators (Partner, Cellcom, Pelephone, Hot Mobile). Vodafone customers travelling to Israel are carried by those local networks under ordinary roaming arrangements, which is a commercial interconnect, not support for a country. The one documented Israel-facing corporate action by Vodafone is the 2011 Vodafone Ventures investment in CellEra listed above. In the Middle East, Vodafone's brand is also used by separately owned licensees such as Vodafone Egypt (majority-owned by Telecom Egypt), whose actions are not Vodafone Group's. No Vodafone Group or Vodafone Foundation donation to an Israeli cause has been documented, and no corporate statement of support for Israel was found.
Vodafone (official) — Where we operate Globes — Fuel cell developer CellEra raises $9.2m Vodafone Partner Market backgrounder (official)
Documented records
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment / program | 2011-12-19 | — | CellEra Inc. (Caesarea, Israel) Vodafone Ventures, the corporate venture-capital arm of Vodafone Group, co-led a $9.2 million financing round for CellEra, an Israeli developer of platinum-free fuel-cell technology based in Caesarea, alongside Israel's Carmel Ventures and existing investors. The $9.2 million is the round total; Vodafone's individual share was not disclosed. The investment is attributed to Vodafone's venture arm, not to a Vodafone operating company in Israel — Vodafone has never run a mobile network there. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Vodafone donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Investment / program), which is not the same as support — 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. 5 distinct sources are cited for Vodafone. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25
- Globes — Fuel cell developer CellEra raises $9.2m en.globes.co.il
- Global Corporate Venturing — Vodafone ushers in $9.2m CellEra globalventuring.com
- PR Newswire release (via BIRD Foundation) birdf.com
- Vodafone (official) — Where we operate vodafone.com
- Vodafone Partner Market backgrounder (official) d364xagvl9owmk.cloudfront.net