Does ABB Support Israel? Facts, BDS Links & How to Help

ABB has commercial links to Israeli projects and industry coverage that documents them. For example, ABB appears in reporting about a commercial partnership to market hydrogen-based energy with an Israeli partner The Jerusalem Post. Journalistic coverage also quotes ABB robotics leadership speaking about Israeli investment in automation during the COVID-19 period The Jerusalem Post. Israeli business press has reported on fast-charging electric vehicle infrastructure where ABB technology and global charging trends are discussed Ynet News. These sources document business engagement rather than a single corporate political statement.

Activists on social media have circulated calls to avoid products linked to many global brands, and ABB has been mentioned in some of those posts. ABB is not named on the BDS Movement’s official boycott list. At the same time, reporting shows ABB engages commercially in Israeli markets through energy and robotics partnerships and public commentary by company executives The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post .

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🚫 What Is BDS and Why It Matters

BDS refers to a global campaign that calls for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israel. The original public call for BDS was issued in 2005 by a coalition of Palestinian civil society organizations My Jewish Learning. The BDS National Committee formed later to coordinate some campaign activity and activist networks Jewish Virtual Library. The movement advocates economic, cultural, and academic measures as tools of pressure; its stated tactics include consumer boycotts, divestment from institutions, and cultural or academic refusals of collaboration My Jewish Learning Jewish Virtual Library.
The Israeli government has responded to the BDS campaign with legal and policy steps aimed at protecting exporters and consumers, including an anti-boycott law passed by the Knesset in 2011 and government-funded promotion programs for exporters.

Public records from 2011 onward document these measures.

 

Documented BDS activity is centered on organized campaigns and a broad public call from 2005, while governments and organizations have issued legislative and legal responses. For ABB specifically, available reporting documents commercial partnerships and executive commentary rather than a named, organized BDS campaign targeting the company. Observers on all sides continue to monitor social media and trade decisions for signs of wider economic pressure My Jewish Learning.

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How You Can Support Israel Today

In Israel, and in communities across Judea and Samaria, families run small businesses making food, crafts, and other handmade goods, often in townships like Ariel, Ma’ale Adumim, or smaller villages.
Many of these producers rely on international buyers to cover seasonal costs, pay employees, and keep small workshops open; for example, olive oil and date syrup producers often depend on fall and winter export orders.
Export channels, marketing access, and reliable shipping are practical needs that determine whether a small producer can scale or merely survive; logistical delays during peak seasons can add weeks to delivery times and cut profits.
But these families face economic pressure from limited market access and negative publicity that can reduce sales, a trend documented in trade reports that cite delayed export contracts and fewer retail orders.

When buyers and retailers avoid certain supply chains, small producers lose customers and face longer waits to sell inventory; this can mean months of unsold stock and cash-flow gaps that force layoffs.

Specific examples include seasonal producers waiting through harvest cycles in October-November for sales.
Regular orders, steady subscriptions, and fair pricing help stabilize these businesses and sustain local employment by smoothing income across months and funding wages for workers in workshops and family farms.
Here’s how you can make a real difference: support small Israeli makers by buying their products, subscribing to curated boxes, or sharing verified stories from sources like BBC or Reuters to amplify their work.

You can also contribute time or skills to local craft cooperatives such as those in the Galilee region.

Subscribe to a Lev Haolam Box

Each monthly box may include a selection of items such as:

– Handmade food items (olive paste, date honey)

– Small crafts from workshops in the Galilee or Jerusalem area

– Textiles or Judaica made by family businesses

Each box contains 6–8 products and contents vary from month to month.

Your subscription helps families thrive by providing steady income through regular orders, which stabilize cash flow for small producers in towns like Shfaram and Hebron-area workshops.
Your choice stands against anti-Semitism when you buy with awareness and support verified Israeli artisans rather than unverified boycotters; organizations like the Jewish Virtual Library document economic harm from boycotts.
Your support builds the future of Israel by sustaining small employers, preserving skills such as ceramic making in Safed, and keeping seasonal industries—like the October olive harvest—viable for the next generation.