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Broadcom POLITICAL

POLITICAL AUDIT UPDATED 2026-09-22
Political Score 8.90 /10 B Broadcom - BDS-1000 766
Political 8.90

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Corporate Communications & Public Stance

Broadcom’s reviewed corporate and SEC materials describe the company as a global technology company supplying semiconductor and semiconductor-based products and infrastructure-software solutions, including private/hybrid-cloud and security offerings 1, 2.

Broadcom’s FY2024 filing disclosed design, product, and software-development engineering resources in Israel, but did not identify Israeli customers, contracts, sites, or end uses 2.

No public evidence identified in the bounded research of a Broadcom corporate statement on Israel/Palestine, anti-BDS advocacy, conflict-period resource mobilization, military-welfare donations, or FIDF/JNF/KKL donations.

A 2026 Globes report described a $50 million gift by Henry and Susan Samueli to a cancer institute at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, following an initial $25 million founding gift, but reported this as personal philanthropy rather than a Broadcom corporate donation 3.

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Broadcom’s public contact page lists Israel locations at Nazareth Industrial Park and Tel Aviv University, 17 George Weiss Street, Tel Aviv, while its careers page identifies Tel Aviv as a featured office 4, 5.

The public office listings evidence Broadcom’s representation of Israeli locations but do not establish activity in settlements, East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, or the Golan Heights 4, 5.

Broadcom’s partner-support page lists C-Data and Ness among support partners and links to Israel-domain support pages, without identifying their customers, procurement arrangements, military end uses, or service geographies 6.

Broadcom’s partner portal identifies ICTBIT Solutions as a Premier Broadcom Insights Partner at HaMelacha Street 16, Rosh HaAyin, Israel, and describes services including private cloud, cloud management, cybersecurity, networking, virtualization, and R&D-related solutions 7.

The ICTBIT listing does not name an IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defense, settlement, or other government customer 7.

MBCOM states that Broadcom made it an exclusive representative for Broadcom Software in 2021 and established an exclusive 2024 VMware-business partnership across Africa, CIS, Eastern Europe, and the Levant 8.

MBCOM’s use of the regional term “Levant” does not expressly identify Israel, a particular Israeli reseller, or a defense customer 8.

No public evidence identified in the reviewed filings, official partner and location materials, and supplied document checks that Broadcom, VMware by Broadcom, or the identified partners operate in Israeli settlements, East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, or the Golan Heights.

The supplied checks found no Broadcom mention in the reviewed OHCHR settlement-business updates and the UN Special Rapporteur’s 2025 report, but these are document-scoped results and do not establish database-wide absence for affiliates, resellers, or principals 9, 10.

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

Broadcom’s reviewed disclosures characterize its business as semiconductor and infrastructure-software provision rather than consumer retail or content-platform operation 1, 2.

No public evidence identified of Broadcom content-moderation, retail-access, consumer-app-store, or comparable user-content policies bearing on Israel/Palestine within the bounded research.

The reviewed materials did not identify Israeli customer rosters, product deployments, subcontracting, or end uses for Broadcom’s Israeli engineering locations and channel relationships 2, 4, 6, 7.

No public evidence identified in the bounded research of Broadcom or VMware contracts, tenders, product deployments, donations, free-service arrangements, or logistics support involving the IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defense, Israeli security agencies, settlement entities, or military-welfare bodies.

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

Broadcom Inc. is a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices in Palo Alto, California 1.

The FY2024 filing disclosed engineering resources in Israel alongside resources in the United States, Asia, and Europe 2.

A historical employee-stock-plan schedule dated December 20, 2006 listed Broadcom Israel Ltd. and Broadcom Israel Research Ltd. as participating corporations, but does not establish either entity’s current status, ownership, name, or role in the present corporate group 11.

Broadcom’s 2025 significant-subsidiaries exhibit lists Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Broadcom Singapore Pte Ltd, Broadcom Technologies, Inc., CA, Inc., VMware International Unlimited Company, VMware LLC, VMware Global, Inc., and VMware Management Inc. 12.

That exhibit does not list an Israeli subsidiary among its significant subsidiaries, which does not establish the absence of Israeli entities outside the exhibit’s limited disclosure category 12.

No public evidence identified in the reviewed filings of a state-held share, golden share, founding mandate, charter provision, or primary corporate mission tying Broadcom to Israeli state geopolitical objectives.

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

No public evidence identified in the bounded research of Broadcom corporate PAC activity, lobbying disclosure specifically concerning Israel/Palestine, anti-BDS legislative advocacy, settlement-event sponsorship, or crisis asset mobilization.

The Samueli Foundation states that Henry and Susan Samueli founded it in 1999 and that it supports cultural, academic, and direct-service organizations in California and Israel 13.

The foundation’s 2022 return records grants to named Israel-related or Israel-focused recipients including AIEF, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, American Friends of Leket Israel, American Friends of Tel Aviv University, American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, American Friends of the Israeli Opera, American Friends of the Re’ut Institute, Birthright Israel Foundation, Ezrat Israel Inc., Friends of Ir David, Israel Lacrosse Association, and PEF Israel Endowment Funds 14.

The same 2022 return lists grants of $25,000 to AIEF, $90,000 to Birthright Israel Foundation, $25,000 to Friends of Ir David, $100,000 to American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, $75,000 to American Friends of Tel Aviv University, $30,000 to American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, $20,000 to American Friends of the Israeli Opera, $25,000 to American Friends of the Re’ut Institute, $75,000 to Ezrat Israel Inc., $2,000 to Israel Lacrosse Association, and two PEF Israel Endowment Funds grants of $950,968 and $399,778 14.

The Samueli Foundation’s 2023 return lists Israel-related recipients including AIEF, American Committee for Tel Aviv University, American Friends of Start Up Nation, American Friends of Magen David Adom, Friends of Ir David, Friends of United Hatzalah, ISRAAID (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc., and P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds Inc. 15.

The 2023 return records a $200,000 grant to Friends of Ir David and a $50,000 grant to Friends of United Hatzalah, classifying both under its own “religious” grant-purpose category without specifying recipient-level end uses 15.

The 2023 return also reports a $299,400 consulting payment to Moses Miracles Ltd. at a Tel Aviv address, recorded as an expense rather than a charitable grant 15.

These foundation records concern philanthropy linked to Broadcom co-founder and director Henry Samueli, rather than disclosed corporate Broadcom grants or corporate political activity 16, 15.

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

Broadcom’s FY2025 Form 10-K describes the company as a global technology company providing semiconductor and infrastructure-software solutions 1.

The company’s disclosed beneficial owners as of February 24, 2026 included The Vanguard Group with 9.9% of common shares and BlackRock, Inc. with 7.3%, while Henry Samueli was reported as beneficial owner of 1.8% 16.

The proxy reports that Samueli held disclosed shares through D95GT LLC, E95GT LLC, H&S Portfolio II L.P., and H&S Investments I L.P., with sole voting and dispositive power over those holdings 16.

The ownership disclosures do not identify a controlling shareholder 16.

Executive & Leadership Footprint

Broadcom’s current board page identifies Hock E. Tan as President and CEO and Harry L. You as Board Chair, and lists Diane M. Bryant, Gayla J. Delly, Kenneth Y. Hao, Check Kian Low, Justine F. Page, and Henry Samueli as directors 17.

Broadcom’s 2026 proxy identifies Tan, Kirsten M. Spears, Mark D. Brazeal, and Charlie B. Kawwas as named executive officers, respectively identifying Spears as CFO and Chief Accounting Officer, Brazeal as Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, and Kawwas as President of the Semiconductor Solutions Group 16.

The 2026 proxy identifies Henry Samueli among director nominees and identifies him as Board Chair in that filing, while the current board webpage identifies Harry L. You as Board Chair 16, 17.

Tel Aviv University stated in 2021 that the Samuelis had established the Susan & Henry Samueli Engineering and Health Research Endowment and the Susan & Henry Samueli Engineering Building, and described Henry Samueli as Broadcom co-founder and Board Chair 18.

The university stated that the endowment would support communications, national security, medical diagnostics, and drug development, but this institutional description does not establish Broadcom corporate participation in those activities 18.

No public evidence identified in the bounded research of military or intelligence board roles, Israeli defense or surveillance investments, IDF or reservist fundraising, or settlement-organization roles for the listed directors and executives.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000173016825000121/avgo-20251102.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000173016824000139/avgo-20241103.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-beilinson-hospital-receives-record-donation-for-cancer-research-1001541668 ↩

  4. https://www.broadcom.com/company/contact ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. https://www.broadcom.com/company/careers/featured-offices ↩ ↩2

  6. https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/222311/partner-support-contact-information.html ↩ ↩2

  7. https://expert.broadcom.com/partners/consulting-services/ictbit-solutions ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  8. https://mbcom.com/about-us ↩ ↩2

  9. https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/23 ↩

  10. https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/19 ↩

  11. https://investors.broadcom.com/static-files/9c1dd01a-3571-4ab1-8121-4c2cdd4c8cb4 ↩

  12. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000119312525200188/d89314dex211.htm ↩ ↩2

  13. https://www.samueli.org/about-us/ ↩

  14. https://www.samueli.org/media/a1scnfsw/samueli-foundation-2022-annual-tax-return.pdf ↩ ↩2

  15. https://www.samueli.org/media/ooaan4q4/samueli-foundation-2023-annual-tax-return.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  16. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1730168/000119312526085691/d49254ddef14a.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  17. https://investors.broadcom.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors ↩ ↩2

  18. https://en-med.tau.ac.il/tau/honorary/awards/samueli/2021 ↩ ↩2