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Gaza bombing by Israel. American Friends Service Committee<\/p><\/div>\n

The companies listed here have provided Israel with weapons and other military equipment used in its attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria since October 2023.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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*Companies marked with (*) are included in <\/em>our divestment list<\/em><\/a>. The list below is not intended to be used as either a divestment list or a boycott list, as it includes many privately-owned companies as well as companies with a very minor or one-time involvement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Since October 2023, Israel has waged unprecedented aerial and ground attacks<\/a> on Gaza after Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been killed at a historic pace<\/a>, mostly unarmed civilians, and most of the Gaza population has been displaced. These attacks may amount to a genocide, according to a preliminary ruling by the International Court of Justice<\/a>, a U.S. federal court<\/a>, as well as dozens of U.N. experts<\/a> and legal scholars<\/a>. Israel’s attacks in Gaza have been accompanied by a surge of Israeli violence<\/a> against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, clashes between the Israeli military and militant groups in Lebanon, and Israeli aerial strikes in Syria.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Oct. 7, the U.S. government started transferring massive amounts of weapons to Israel. By Dec. 25, Israel received<\/a>\u00a0more than 10,000 tons of weapons in 244 cargo planes and 20 ships from the U.S. These transfers included<\/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. Between October and the beginning of March, the U.S. approved<\/a> more than 100 military sales to Israel, but publicly disclosed only two sales. A list of known U.S. arms transfers is maintained by the Forum on the Arms Trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Much of these weapons were purchased using U.S. taxpayers\u2019 money through the Foreign Military Sales program, while some were direct commercial sales purchased through Israel\u2019s own budget.\u00a0 An undisclosed amount of weapons was also transferred<\/a> from U.S. military stockpiles already stored in Israel, known as War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I). The use of WRSA-I to provide Israel with weapons serves to further obfuscate the full picture of U.S. arms transfers, as there is no public record of these stockpiles’ inventory.<\/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 not only for the largest weapons manufacturers, like Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, and General Dynamics, which have seen their stock prices skyrocket<\/a>, but also for companies that are not typically seen as part of the weapons 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. Information was also collected by Who Profits<\/a> and the Database of Israeli Military and Security Export<\/a>. a project of the Israeli organization New Profile<\/a>. We welcome any additional information, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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AeroVironment<\/h3>\n
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A military drone manufacturer headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Around Oct. 30, Israel requested<\/a> to purchase 200 AeroVironment Switchblade 600 Kamikaze\u00a0drones, an advanced direct fire loitering missile system that acts as a \u201csuicide drone.\u201d It is unclear whether these drones were ever delivered or used by Israel.<\/p>\n

For more information on this company (not including these latest developments), see our company profile<\/a> on the Investigate database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Agilite<\/h3>\n
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A private Israeli manufacturer of tactical gear and body armor that, since Oct. 7, has repeatedly advertised<\/a>\u00a0the use of its equipment by the Israeli military in its ground invasion of Gaza. On Dec. 6, for example, the company posted<\/a>\u00a0a photo of Israeli soldiers outfitted in Agilite tactical gear with the caption “Search and destroy #swordsofiron.” The company’s equipment is sold by at least 34 retailers in the U.S. and can be purchased through U.S. contracting procurement vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Aimpoint AB<\/h3>\n
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A privately-owned Swedish company based in Malm\u00f6 that specializes in developing reflector\/reflex sights for firearms.
\nIts products have been used<\/a> by the Israeli military since before August 2023. Specifically, the Aimpoint Red Dot reflex sights (CompM5 or CompM4 model) has been spotted<\/a> in use by Israeli soldiers operating inside the Gaza Strip.
\nSince 2023, Aimpoint products are marketed in Israel by Emtan (see below).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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AM General<\/h3>\n
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A manufacturer of military vehicles based in South Bend, Indiana. The company’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) has been used by the Israeli military in Gaza. The armor for these vehicles is made by Plasan (see below).<\/p>\n

On Nov. 5, the Israeli military reportedly<\/a>\u00a0used Humvees, accompanied by tanks and other armored vehicles, to lead a “supply convoy” into Gaza. Humvees were again used<\/a>\u00a0by the Israeli military on Nov. 8 to transport Israeli media correspondents into Gaza.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 6, a U.S. cargo plane delivered<\/a>\u00a0additional Humvees to Israel.<\/p>\n

In addition to Oshkosh (see below), AM General also makes the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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*BAE Systems<\/h3>\n
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The world\u2019s seventh largest weapons manufacturer, U.K. company BAE Systems<\/a> manufactures the M109 howitzer, a 155mm mobile artillery system that the Israeli military has been using extensively<\/a>, firing tens of thousands of 155mm shells into the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

Some of these shells are white phosphorus bombs<\/a>, the use of which is forbidden<\/a> in densely populated civilian areas and potentially amounts to a war crime.<\/p>\n

Israel’s M109 were made by BAE in the U.S. decades ago and went through multiple rounds of improvements in Israel. They are slated to gradually be replaced<\/a> by the 155mm Ro’em\/Sigma, “the world’s first fully automatic howitzer,” made in Israel by Elbit Systems.<\/p>\n

BAE also manufactures<\/a> electronic missile launching kits and other components for Israel\u2019s F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets, which the Israeli Air Force has used extensively in all of its attacks on Gaza, including in 2023.<\/p>\n

For more information on this company (not including these latest developments) see our company profile<\/a> on the Investigate database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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*The Boeing Company<\/h3>\n
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The world’s fifth largest weapons manufacturer, Boeing manufactures F-15 fighter jets and\u00a0Apache AH-64 attack helicopters, which the Israeli Air Force has used extensively in all of its attacks\u00a0on Gaza and Lebanon, including in 2023.<\/p>\n

Boeing manufactures the Joint\u00a0Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits, which convert unguided bombs of the MK-80 series, made by General Dynamics (see below), into guided munitions. Israel has been using these bombs extensively, including in:<\/p>\n