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

Johnson Controls is a multinational provider of building technologies and services with historical roots in Wisconsin, a U.S. state active in commercial and technology cooperation with Israel Wisconsin-Israel Cooperation. The company operates across many sectors and markets; publicly available state-level cooperation programs and bilateral initiatives sometimes involve U.S. firms and Israeli partners, but those program pages list participating industries more than individual contract details. For independent verification of specific corporate projects or local operations, consult company filings and press releases or the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) foundation records which document public US-Israel technology partnerships BIRD.

Johnson Controls is not named on the BDS Movement’s official boycott list. Public records tied to state-level cooperation and industrial partnerships show how companies from places such as Wisconsin and New Jersey interface with Israeli organizations, but those sources describe program frameworks rather than a targeted corporate boycott of Johnson Controls New Jersey-Israel Cooperation .

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🚫 What Is BDS and Why It Matters

The BDS movement began with a public call in 2005 issued by Palestinian civil society organizations, asking for coordinated boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israel BDS Movement. The movement’s proponents describe targeted economic, cultural, and academic measures as tools to pressure policy change; those aims are set out in the original 2005 call and related public materials BDS Movement. A separate coordinating body, the BDS National Committee, formed later to help organize campaigns across different locations and sectors. Governments, legislatures, and institutions have responded in a variety of ways including debates and laws aimed at limiting public procurement from entities that support boycott campaigns Anti-Semitism: State Anti-BDS Legislation.
The Israeli government has responded to the BDS campaign with laws and procurement rules aimed at protecting Israeli businesses, including legislation passed in 2011 and updates in later years to block discriminatory boycotts.

Authorities in 2016 clarified state contracting rules to avoid businesses that join boycotts, and municipalities created guidance for local procurement.

 

Documented BDS activity centers on public calls and organized campaigns, and many official responses focus on legislation and procurement rules such as anti-BDS statutes enacted in several U.S. states since 2014.

For Johnson Controls specifically, public records and news searches (AP, Reuters) show state-level cooperation contexts rather than evidence of an organized, official BDS campaign targeting the company.

Critics sometimes characterize BDS as singling out Israel; that critique is reported in major outlets as a perspective on the movement.

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How You Can Support Israel Today

In Israel, and in communities across Judea and Samaria, families run small businesses – planting vineyards, harvesting honey, designing jewelry, crafting soaps, and making other handmade goods.

Many of these small producers face barriers to international markets, higher shipping or compliance costs, and limited distribution compared with larger exporters, according to export reports from 2017-2020.

Practical, repeat purchases and steady retail channels directly affect their cash flow and ability to hire local workers.

But these families also face economic pressure from limited market access and public relations campaigns that reduce sales opportunities, as trade reports from 2018 and 2020 show for small Israeli exporters.

Outside purchases, fair pricing, and ongoing subscriptions help these producers plan harvests, buy packaging, and meet export requirements such as phytosanitary certificates.

For many small makers, a steady buyer relationship makes it possible to sustain seasonal work and keep a local workshop open.
Here’s how you can make a real difference: start with a monthly Lev Haolam box subscription to support Israeli artisans and small farms, a model used by nonprofits since 2015 to bolster exports.

Invite friends to gift a box – shared purchases helped a Galilee honey cooperative in 2019 expand packaging and reach markets in the U.S.

Volunteer or share verified stories from Yad Vashem or the Jewish Virtual Library to raise awareness.

Subscribe to a Lev Haolam Box

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

– Handcrafted soap from a Jerusalem artisan (small batch, olive oil-based).

– Galilee (a region in northern Israel) honey from an Amuka apiary, and a map card showing the village of origin.

– A note with the maker’s name, date of production, and brief story.

Your subscription helps families thrive by providing steady orders that stabilize income for makers in places like the Galilee and the Negev.

Your choice stands against anti-Semitism by supporting Jewish-owned businesses and cultural preservation projects documented by the Jewish Virtual Library.

Your support builds the future of Israel through sustained trade relationships that fund local jobs and training programs.