{"id":251053,"date":"2023-12-25T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=251053"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:05:57","slug":"the-companies-profiting-from-israels-2023-attack-on-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/12\/the-companies-profiting-from-israels-2023-attack-on-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"The Companies Profiting from Israel\u2019s 2023 Attack on Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 Dec 2023 – The companies listed here have provided Israel with weapons and other military equipment used in its so-called \u201cSwords of Iron\u201d attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria during October-December 2023.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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AFSC Action Center on Corporate Accountability<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Since Oct. 7,\u00a0 Israel has waged unprecedented aerial and ground attacks<\/a> on Gaza after Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Palestinian civilians in Gaza have been killed at historic pace<\/a>, and Israel has destroyed large parts of the Gaza Strip, making them uninhabitable. These attacks have been accompanied by a surge of Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, clashes between the Israeli military and armed groups in Lebanon, and Israeli aerial strikes in Syria.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Oct. 7, the U.S. government started transferring to Israel massive amounts of weapons. Among these weapons,\u00a0 Israel received<\/a> more than 15,000 bombs and 50,000 artillery shells within just the first month and a half. These transfers have been deliberately shrouded in secrecy<\/a> to avoid public scrutiny and prevent Congress from exercising any meaningful oversight.<\/p>\n

Some of these weapons were purchased using U.S. taxpayers\u2019 money through the Foreign Military Sales program; some were direct commercial sales purchased through Israel\u2019s own budget; and some were replenished U.S. military stockpiles in Israel, which the Israeli military may also use<\/a>. A list of known U.S. arms transfers is maintained by the Forum on the Arms Trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The scale of destruction and war crimes in Gaza would not be possible <\/a>without this continued flow of weapons from the U.S. Despite massive public protests, the Biden administration has been working to give Israel over $14 billion to buy more weapons. This is on top of the $3.8 billion the U.S. already gives to the Israeli military annually. Israel is required to use this money to buy U.S.-made weapons. This is a form of corporate welfare for the largest weapon manufacturers, like Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, and General Dynamics, which have seen their stock prices skyrocket<\/a>, but also for companies that are not part of the weapon industry, such as Caterpillar, Ford, and Toyota (see below).<\/p>\n

As a Quaker organization with a long history of work in Palestine and Israel<\/a>, including in Gaza, AFSC supports a full arms embargo to both Israeli and Palestinian militant groups. This list focuses on weapons used by Israel because all Palestinian militant groups are already sanctioned and receive no support from Western governments or corporations.<\/p>\n

This research relies on media sources, social media, and other open sources. This page is updated regularly as new information comes to light. If you have information that you think we should add, or if you are a researcher or journalist who needs access to the raw data, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a more comprehensive list of publicly traded companies that are involved in the Israeli occupation, accompanied by our divestment recommendations<\/a>, please refer to our Investigate database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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AeroVironment<\/h3>\n
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