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Does Western Digital Corporation support Israel?
Yes — Western Digital Corporation has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
Western Digital's connection to Israel was inherited rather than built: it came with the May 2016 purchase of SanDisk, whose Israeli flash-memory R&D dated back to SanDisk's 2006 acquisition of msystems Ltd. of Kfar Saba. For nine years Western Digital's SEC subsidiary lists included Western Digital Israel Ltd. When the company spun off its flash business as an independent Sandisk Corporation in February 2025, those Israeli sites and the Israeli subsidiary moved to Sandisk; Western Digital's FY2025 annual report does not mention Israel once. This research found no Western Digital donation, in-kind aid, public statement of support or political contribution connected to Israel — the record is commercial operations that have now been transferred to a separate company.
SEC — Western Digital Form 8-K, SanDisk acquisition completed (2016-05-12) SEC — Western Digital EX-21 subsidiaries list, FY2025 10-K SEC — Sandisk Corporation FY2025 10-K (Israeli R&D properties)
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2016-05-12 | — | SanDisk Corporation (and its Israeli flash R&D operations) Western Digital completed its acquisition of SanDisk Corporation on 12 May 2016, as reported in its own Form 8-K. SanDisk had built large flash-memory R&D operations in Israel after buying the Israeli company msystems Ltd. in 2006, so the deal brought those Israeli sites and staff under Western Digital ownership. Western Digital's subsidiary list filed with the SEC from that point on included Western Digital Israel Ltd. This is a corporate acquisition and the operations that came with it, not a donation. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2024 | — | Western Digital Israel Ltd. (Israeli subsidiary) Western Digital's Exhibit 21 subsidiary list attached to its FY2024 annual report (10-K, fiscal year ended 28 June 2024) names Western Digital Israel Ltd., incorporated in Israel, alongside the SanDisk entities the company then owned. The same list appears in earlier annual reports after the 2016 SanDisk acquisition. This documents an operating corporate presence in Israel during the period Western Digital owned SanDisk, not any donation or political act. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2025-02-21 | — | Sandisk Corporation (spin-off; Israeli operations transferred) Western Digital separated its flash-memory business as an independent Sandisk Corporation, entering the Separation and Distribution Agreement on 21 February 2025 according to its own Form 8-K. The Israeli operations went with Sandisk: Western Digital's FY2025 annual report (fiscal year ended 27 June 2025) and its Exhibit 21 subsidiary list contain no Israeli entity and no mention of Israel at all, while Sandisk's own FY2025 filings list Sandisk Israel Ltd. and three Israeli R&D sites. Western Digital's remaining hard-drive business therefore has no Israeli subsidiary on record after February 2025. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Western Digital Corporation donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but Western Digital Corporation has documented support of other kinds (Acquisition, Operations in Israel). 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 Western Digital Corporation. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-30
- SEC — Western Digital Form 8-K, SanDisk acquisition completed (2016-05-12) sec.gov
- SEC — Western Digital EX-21 subsidiaries list, FY2024 10-K (2024-08-20) sec.gov
- SEC — Western Digital Form 8-K on the Sandisk separation agreements (2025-02-24) sec.gov
- SEC — Western Digital EX-21 subsidiaries list, FY2025 10-K sec.gov
- SEC — Sandisk Corporation FY2025 10-K (Israeli R&D properties) sec.gov