Google has been matching donations made by its employees across the world to pro-Israeli charities in the US, including one supporting Israeli soldiers who are fighting in Gaza, and a Christian Zionist group that aims to help Israel reclaim the West Bank.
According to Middle East Eye, Google helped facilitate donations to a charity called “Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces” (FIDF) and “HaYovel,” an organization that sends volunteers to work on farms in illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
The tech giant allows its employees to donate a percentage of their salary to causes of their choice through a corporate giving platform called Benevity, a Canadian-based company which counts some of the biggest corporations in the US among its customers,and then matches those donations.
FIDF, based in New York City, is a registered charity supporting Israeli soldiers and veterans. Its work includes funding “programs for Israeli soldiers aimed at alleviating financial stress, economic insecurity.”