Lee Cooper POLITICAL

Target: Lee Cooper Research date: 22 October 2026 Scope: Lee Cooper brand, relevant historical and current brand-rights holders, Israeli franchise operations, associated corporate entities and publicly identified controlling principals. Evidence period: 1908–2026, with emphasis on 2010–2026.

Corporate Communications & Public Stance

Official statements concerning Israel-Palestine

No public evidence identified of an official Lee Cooper global-brand statement addressing the Gaza conflict, Palestinian civilian casualties, Israeli settlements, ceasefire demands, or the political status of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Comparative public communications

In September 2025, Lee Cooper collaborated with Ukrainian fashion designer Ksenia Schnaider at London Fashion Week. The company’s official history identifies the collaboration and states that the resulting collection was intended for release in spring 2026. The relationship is documented as continuing through subsequent fashion collaborations. ¹

In 2026, Lee Cooper’s corporate LinkedIn account promoted the Kseniaschnaider collaboration and shared commentary concerning the disruption experienced by the Ukrainian designer’s team during the war, including air-raid warnings, damaged logistics and production difficulties in Kyiv. These communications concern a commercial partnership and its operating circumstances. ²

Public commentary on other geopolitical and social issues

No public evidence identified of an official Lee Cooper corporate position on Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 public policy, the Israel-Palestine conflict, or international sanctions.

Israeli market framing

The Israeli Lee Cooper website describes the brand as a leading Israeli fashion retail chain selling denim and clothing for men, women and children. It describes the business in conventional retail terms and states that approximately 40 branches operate in Israel. The website was active when examined in October 2026. ³

A Havas Israel marketing case study describes a Lee Cooper Israel campaign designed to reposition the brand toward male consumers through affordable summer collections and urban-themed advertising. The case study presents the relationship as conventional consumer marketing; its original campaign year is not specified on the accessible page. ⁴

The global Lee Cooper website identifies numerous international licensees and distributors, including Landmark Group for Middle Eastern apparel distribution and Reliance Retail for India. Its listed relationships describe commercial distribution and licensing rather than geopolitical partnerships. The directory was accessible in October 2026. ⁵

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Documented historical settlement operation

[pre-2020] In March 2010, Corporate Watch researchers reported visiting a Lee Cooper clothing store in Adumim Mall, in the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Their contemporaneous account identified the mall and Lee Cooper outlet specifically. The store’s subsequent operating history and current status remain unknown. ⁶

[pre-2020] On 9 April 2010, Corporate Watch independently published a summary of its settlement-business investigation, explicitly identifying the Lee Cooper shop in Ma’ale Adumim as one of the commercial outlets examined by its researchers. This confirms a documented historical settlement-retail allegation based on direct fieldwork. ⁷

Historical territorial licensing arrangements

[pre-2020] Iconix Brand Group’s 2014 Form 10-K states that, in November 2013, the company transferred substantially all relevant brand rights for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip to Iconix Israel LLC through a master licensing arrangement. Its contractual definition grouped these locations under the term “Israel Territory”. The filing records M.G.S. Sports Trading Limited’s acquisition of a 50% interest in Iconix Israel and specifically identifies Lee Cooper among the brands licensed through that venture. ⁸

[pre-2020] The same filing identifies Brill Fashion as the Lee Cooper licensee within Iconix Israel’s portfolio and records that Brill operated more than 40 Lee Cooper-branded retail stores. These disclosures establish the historical relationship between the international brand-rights holder, Israeli territorial licensing venture and local retail operator. ⁸

[pre-2020] Iconix’s financial statement notes specify approximately $3.3 million of consideration for MGS’s 50% investment in Iconix Israel and explain that the joint venture was accounted for using the equity method. The arrangement was disclosed as part of the company’s 2014 financial reporting. ⁸

Current Israeli commercial presence

In October 2026, Lee Cooper Israel’s official retail directory advertised 46 branch listings, including outlets in Ashkelon, Beersheba, Haifa, Netanya and other locations. The directory establishes the company’s continuing advertised retail presence in Israel. ⁹

The 2023 annual report of Brill Shoe Industries identifies Lee Cooper and Lee Cooper Kids within the group’s operating brand portfolio. The report also describes franchise terms involving minimum sales, royalties, advertising commitments and the number of retail outlets, together with a licensing extension agreed through the end of 2025. ¹⁰

In July 2020, The Jerusalem Post reported that Brill Group was opening four new Lee Cooper and Lee Cooper Kids branches in Beersheba and Acre, with approximately NIS 2 million invested in the expansion. Dan Itamar, identified as Brill’s vice-president of marketing and strategy, publicly described the group’s intention to continue developing the two retail concepts. ¹¹

Settlement presence after 2024

No public evidence identified establishing that the specific Ma’ale Adumim outlet documented in 2010 remained open after 19 July 2024 or after November 2024.

No public evidence identified establishing a currently operating Lee Cooper store in another specifically identified West Bank settlement.

Regulatory and United Nations scrutiny

The United Nations OHCHR settlement-business database has undergone successive updates, including a September 2026 iteration reported to contain 214 companies. The accessible independent account describes the database’s function and revised scope, but does not establish an entity-specific Lee Cooper entry. ¹²

No public evidence identified confirming that Lee Cooper, Iconix Israel or Brill Group appears in the available OHCHR settlement-business listings.

No public evidence identified of a company-specific judicial ruling, government enforcement order, OECD National Contact Point determination or sanctions designation concerning Lee Cooper’s Israeli settlement operations.

Civil-society and boycott history

[pre-2020] Corporate Watch’s 2010 investigation identified Lee Cooper’s Ma’ale Adumim retail outlet in the context of commercial involvement in Israeli settlements. The investigators’ stated criticism concerned the operation of retail businesses within occupied territory. ⁶

[pre-2020] The 2010 investigation was circulated through UK Indymedia, identifying Lee Cooper as a business operating in a West Bank settlement. The publication formed part of publicly accessible boycott-related coverage of corporate activity in the occupied territories. ¹³

No public evidence identified of an official Lee Cooper corporate response specifically addressing the 2010 Ma’ale Adumim investigation.

No public evidence identified of a documented current international BDS campaign specifically directed at Lee Cooper’s parent company or controlling shareholders.

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

Employee relations and political expression

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper, Iconix Israel or Brill Group disciplining employees for pro-Palestinian speech, wearing Palestinian symbols, participating in demonstrations or expressing views regarding Gaza.

No public evidence identified of company litigation against trade unions concerning Israel-Palestine speech or organising.

No public evidence identified of employer retaliation against staff supporting Palestinian humanitarian causes.

Military reservist policies

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper’s Israeli franchise making special salary payments, providing subsidies beyond statutory requirements, or operating a dedicated donation programme for Israeli military reservists.

Digital platforms, content moderation and editorial decisions

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper operating a digital content platform implicated in algorithmic suppression, geopolitical censorship or moderation of Palestinian-related material.

No public evidence identified of regulatory proceedings concerning Israel-Palestine content decisions on Lee Cooper’s online retail platforms.

Retail policies

Brill-affiliated Israeli retail channels currently advertise Lee Cooper products alongside other fashion and footwear brands. The Gali online store includes Lee Cooper-branded footwear within its commercial catalogue. The relationship was visible in October 2026. ¹⁴

The Stepin retail website similarly includes Lee Cooper and Lee Cooper Kids among its affiliated outlet categories and lists Lee Cooper-branded clothing for sale. Its website identifies a Brill corporate email domain in its customer-contact information. The commercial listings were accessible in October 2026. ¹⁵

Product origin, settlement sourcing and labelling

No public evidence identified of a Lee Cooper-specific regulatory penalty or judicial ruling for mislabelling settlement-origin goods.

No public evidence identified establishing that Lee Cooper clothing currently sold in Israel is manufactured in West Bank settlements.

No public evidence identified of documented corporate policy changes concerning settlement-origin products or the labelling of goods sourced from occupied territory.

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

Historical military heritage

[pre-2020] Lee Cooper was established in London’s East End in 1908. A joint Iconix/Reliance corporate announcement published in October 2021 states that the company supplied uniforms to British troops during the First and Second World Wars and shifted its commercial focus toward fashion and denim by 1945. The military-manufacturing relationship is historical and discontinued. ¹⁶

[pre-2020] Lee Cooper’s official brand history records that the company supplied denim jackets and suits to more than 1,200 members of the British Olympic and Paralympic teams for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This represents a documented historical sporting-institution relationship. ¹

Israeli brand positioning

The Havas Israel case study presents Lee Cooper’s Israeli advertising in terms of product selection, pricing and male-consumer positioning. It provides evidence of a local advertising-agency relationship, with the campaign’s specific year undetermined. ⁴

Government and state-affiliated relationships

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper receiving Israeli state honours, formally sponsoring an Israeli government public-diplomacy campaign or participating in an official Brand Israel programme.

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper sponsoring settlement ceremonies, Israeli military commemorations or settlement-promotion events.

No public evidence identified of a Lee Cooper corporate partnership with an Israeli military academy, state-security research institution or defence procurement agency.

Academic and cultural sponsorship

Lee Cooper’s official history identifies a September 2025 collaboration with Ukrainian fashion designer Ksenia Schnaider, undertaken within the London Fashion Week commercial fashion programme. The relationship continued into the company’s 2026 fashion communications. ¹

No public evidence identified of an Israeli state-academic partnership established specifically to advance geopolitical or military objectives.

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

Political lobbying

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper, Brill Group or Iconix Israel conducting a documented lobbying campaign concerning Israeli settlements, Palestinian statehood, BDS legislation, sanctions, arms exports or restrictions on trade with occupied territories.

No public evidence identified of a Lee Cooper corporate political action committee financing United States candidates on Israel-Palestine policy.

No public evidence identified of a Lee Cooper-sponsored resolution, legal intervention or formal submission designed to oppose settlement-related sanctions.

Corporate donations and financing

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper or its documented Israeli operating entities contributing funds or products to the IDF, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, JNF/KKL, Regavim, Im Tirtzu or identified settlement organisations.

No public evidence identified of a Lee Cooper corporate gift-matching scheme specifically supporting military-welfare organisations or settlement-related charities.

No public evidence identified of company-funded political fundraising events connected to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Commercial payments and licensing

[pre-2020] Iconix’s February 2013 acquisition of Lee Cooper established a brand-licensing business with international distribution and royalty arrangements. Its acquisition announcement described a portfolio of international licensees and approximately $14 million in expected annual brand royalties for 2013. ¹⁷

[pre-2020] Iconix’s 2014 financial filing establishes that the Israeli territorial licensing structure involved a local joint venture and Brill Fashion as a Lee Cooper licensee. The filing identifies the commercial licensing relationship but does not establish that any resulting payments were earmarked for Israeli military or political organisations. ⁸

Brill’s 2023 annual filing documents a Lee Cooper franchise arrangement containing royalty-payment and business-performance requirements. The contractual extension referred to in the report ran through the end of 2025; the present-day financial terms have not been independently established. ¹⁰

Crisis asset mobilization

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper transferring corporate logistics, equipment, clothing stocks, transportation assets or other material resources to Israeli military operations during the Gaza conflict.

No public evidence identified of Lee Cooper providing free corporate services, infrastructure or preferential operational arrangements to the IDF or Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Humanitarian contributions

No public evidence identified of documented Gaza-related humanitarian donations by Lee Cooper’s global brand management or its named Israeli franchise operator.

No public evidence identified of a corporate donation to an Israeli military-welfare programme presented as humanitarian relief.

Constructive-notice chronology

[pre-2020] The historically documented Ma’ale Adumim retail outlet predates the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 and the International Criminal Court’s November 2024 arrest warrants. Its continued operation after either date has not been independently established. ⁶

In October 2026, Lee Cooper’s Israeli website continued to advertise a nationwide store network, establishing commercial activity after both dates. The directory does not itself document corporate political advocacy or identify current operations in a specific West Bank settlement. ⁹

[2021–2025 foundation activity] The Glazer Family Foundation’s publicly accessible IRS-derived financial records document charitable grantmaking during the period of Avram Glazer’s identified corporate-control relationship. Grantmakers.io records Glazer as a director and reports 2024 tax-year grant information. A separate IRS-derived philanthropy database identifies approximately $491,000 of grants in its 2025 filing presentation, principally involving Florida recipients, including the Lions World Vision Institute and a St Petersburg playground project. The accessible records examined do not establish that these charitable expenditures financed Israeli military operations, settlement organisations or Israel-Palestine political advocacy. Foundation expenditure cannot be attributed to Avram Glazer personally without additional evidence of his individual direction or funding.^{18, 19, 20}

[10 August 2021–23 October 2026] no public evidence identified: targeted searches for Avram Glazer’s personal statements about Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Israeli settlements, ceasefires and Palestinian statehood; donations to the IDF, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, JNF/KKL or AIPAC; participation in Israel-Palestine advocacy organisations; and corresponding political activity by Lancer Capital produced no verified attributable statement, payment or appointment. Public SEC ownership disclosures, UK corporate-control registers and available foundation governance and grant records established commercial ownership and charitable affiliations but did not substantiate such political activity. This is a documented absence within the sources and searches examined, rather than proof that no relevant private activity occurred.^{21, 22, 23, 18, 19, 24}

[October 2023] Globes reported that Brill experienced a substantial reduction in retail sales following the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, with stores operating under Israeli Home Front Command restrictions. Brill responded by reducing expenses, including a 50% reduction in remuneration for chairman Shachar Turjeman and chief executive Yehuda Elbaz. This documents a corporate response to wartime trading conditions during Elbaz’s leadership and Ben Zaken’s shareholding period. The reported conduct concerns operating expenses and retail restrictions; the article provides no evidence that the remuneration reductions funded military personnel, military-welfare organisations, settlement activity or political advocacy.²⁵

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

Brand origin and corporate purpose

[pre-2020] Lee Cooper originated in London in 1908 as a workwear business and subsequently developed into an international denim and fashion brand. The 2013 Iconix acquisition announcement describes it as a licensing business focused on clothing, footwear and consumer accessories. ¹⁷

[pre-2020] On 20 February 2013, Iconix Brand Group acquired Lee Cooper through Iconix Luxembourg Holdings Sàrl for approximately $72 million. A subsequent SEC Form 10-Q records the acquisition and identifies the brand’s international fashion and licensing activities. ²⁶

Israeli territorial licensing

[pre-2020] In November 2013, Iconix contributed brand rights covering Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip to Iconix Israel LLC. MGS subsequently acquired a 50% interest. The rights arrangement formed part of Iconix’s broader international licensing and joint-venture strategy. ⁸

Israeli franchise operator

In March 2022, The Jerusalem Post reported that Brill Group held the Israeli Lee Cooper licence and had acquired the remaining shares of SBN Clothing in April 2021. The report identified Shachar Turjeman as Brill Group chairman and described Lee Cooper among the group’s fashion businesses. ²⁷

The 2023 Brill annual report identifies Lee Cooper, Lee Cooper Kids, Nine West, Timberland, Nautica and other retail brands within the group’s operations. The filing documents a multi-brand fashion and footwear business. ¹⁰

Historical franchise succession

[pre-2020] In November 2010, Globes reported that Lee Cooper Israel Ltd., then controlled through Concept Fashion Products Marketing Ltd., planned to close its 36-store chain and lay off more than 350 employees. The report identified Itzik Turgeman as Concept Marketing’s chairman. This was a historical franchise operation, and its closure plans cannot be attributed to Brill’s later business without additional corporate succession evidence. ²⁸

[pre-2020] In 2006, Ynet reported that Concept Marketing was associated with Gidi Goldfinger and had Lee Cooper franchise operations extending into Eastern Europe. These historical ownership and expansion facts concern the earlier franchise structure; ongoing control by those individuals is unknown. ²⁹

Territorial division of intellectual property

In October 2021, Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited, a joint venture involving Reliance Brands and Iconix, announced the acquisition of Lee Cooper intellectual-property rights for India. The announcement describes national brand rights and distribution expansion within India, separate from the documented Israeli franchise. ¹⁶

In March 2022, Iconix International announced its acquisition of remaining interests in certain European, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian regional businesses. Its announcement expressly excluded Lee Cooper, Buffalo David Bitton and Umbro from the European brand assets included in that transaction. ³⁰

State ownership and foundational mandate

No public evidence identified of an Israeli government golden share in Lee Cooper’s global brand ownership.

No public evidence identified of a founding charter requiring Lee Cooper to advance Israeli national-security, settlement or geopolitical objectives.

No public evidence identified establishing that military procurement, settlement development or state political advocacy constitutes Lee Cooper’s primary corporate mission.

[pre-2020 ownership transition; 2021 onward] On 11 June 2021, Iconix Brand Group agreed to an approximately $585 million acquisition by an affiliate of Lancer Capital LLC. The transaction contemplated purchasing outstanding Iconix shares for $3.15 each. A Schedule 13D identifying 15 June 2021 as the triggering event named Iconix Acquisition LLC, the Avram Glazer Irrevocable Exempt Trust and Avram Glazer as reporting persons. It identified Glazer as managing member of Lancer Capital and reported shared beneficial ownership of approximately 30.8% of Iconix’s common stock. The transaction subsequently proceeded through a tender offer completed in August 2021. The acquisition included an Iconix portfolio containing Lee Cooper, although brand rights were geographically divided and certain territories had previously been sold or separately licensed.^{31, 21, 32}

[2021–2026] UK Companies House records establish that Avram Glazer became a person with significant control of Lee Cooper Brands (Management Services) Ltd on 10 August 2021, replacing Red Diamond Holdings Sàrl, whose previously registered control involved ownership of at least 75% of shares. Glazer’s registered control is described as significant influence or control, including influence or control over trustees of a trust. The corresponding Iconix Brand UK Ltd register also identifies Glazer as an active person with significant control from 10 August 2021. These records establish an attributable UK corporate-control relationship extending into the research period, without establishing direct personal ownership of every Lee Cooper territorial franchise or its operating decisions.^{22, 23}

[2021–2026] Diamond Icon Ltd’s UK control register independently identifies Avram Glazer as a person with significant control from 10 August 2021. It records that Iconix International Inc. replaced Iconix Brand Group Inc. as a corporate person with significant control on 1 March 2023, with ownership of more than 50% but less than 75% of shares. Albion Agencies Ltd, previously registered with an ownership interest exceeding 25% but not more than 50%, ceased to be a person with significant control on 19 September 2023. These entries establish changes in the registered UK ownership structure while retaining Glazer’s separately reported significant influence or control.³³

[July 2025–December 2030] Brill Group’s published third-quarter 2025 financial-results announcement establishes a material extension of its Lee Cooper franchise relationship. In July 2025, Brill renewed its exclusive Lee Cooper franchise for Israel and territories administered by the Palestinian Authority for five years beginning 1 January 2026, with an option for a further five-year extension. The disclosed arrangement therefore establishes a contractual basis for continued Brill-operated Lee Cooper commercial activity through 31 December 2030, subject to the agreement’s conditions. The renewal identifies territorial commercial rights; it does not establish that any particular shareholder personally negotiated the renewal, directed settlement operations or authorised political expenditure. The option’s eventual exercise remains unverified.³⁴

Executive & Leadership Footprint

Identified individuals and corporate responsibilities

[pre-2020] Iconix’s 2014 Form 10-K identifies Gideon Moliov as the founder of M.G.S. Sports Trading Limited, the company that acquired a 50% interest in Iconix Israel. The filing documents the commercial relationship but does not disclose any conflict-related personal philanthropy by Moliov. ⁸

In March 2022, The Jerusalem Post identified Shachar Turjeman as Brill Group chairman and quoted him discussing the group’s financial performance, business strategy and expansion. The statement concerned corporate operations and financial results. ²⁷

In July 2020, The Jerusalem Post identified Dan Itamar as Brill Group’s vice-president of marketing and strategy. His quoted comments concerned the opening of additional Lee Cooper and Lee Cooper Kids branches in Israel. ¹¹

In March 2022, Iconix’s corporate announcement identified Bob Galvin as its chief executive officer and president. His statement discussed ownership of regional businesses, brand management and digital marketing strategy. ³⁰

In October 2021, the Iconix/Reliance announcement identified Darshan Mehta as managing director of Reliance Brands Limited and a director of Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited. His public comments concerned Lee Cooper’s commercial prospects in India. ¹⁶

[pre-2020] Historical reporting identified Gidi Goldfinger as the owner associated with Concept Marketing in 2006 and Itzik Turgeman as its chairman in 2010. These references concern the earlier Lee Cooper franchise operator, whose subsequent ownership and management continuity have not been established. ^{29, 28}

Personal philanthropy and military financing

No public evidence identified of the named individuals making verified personal donations to the IDF, FIDF, JNF/KKL, Israeli military-welfare bodies or West Bank settlement organisations.

No public evidence identified of grants by a foundation controlled by these individuals to organisations financing settlement expansion or Israeli military operations.

Personal advocacy

No public evidence identified of the named individuals issuing a verified public statement endorsing settlement expansion, military operations in Gaza or opposition to Palestinian statehood.

No public evidence identified of participation by these individuals in an identified anti-BDS lobbying campaign concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Board memberships and organisational affiliations

No public evidence identified establishing that the identified Lee Cooper-related executives held a board seat in AIPAC, CFI, FIDF, JNF/KKL, Regavim or another specifically identified organisation campaigning on Israeli territorial or military policy.

No public evidence identified establishing that the relevant principals held a controlling investment in an Israeli defence, surveillance or military-intelligence company during the research period.

Post-19 July 2024 and post-November 2024 executive activity

No public evidence identified of the relevant named executives making a verified Israel-Palestine political statement, providing military-related donations or sponsoring settlement-related events after either date.

[2020–2025 foundation governance] Publicly available IRS-derived records identify Avram Glazer as an uncompensated director of Glazer Family Foundation Inc., a Tampa-based private foundation registered under EIN 59-3578188. The available filings identify Darcie Glazer Kassewitz as the foundation’s chairwoman and list other Glazer family members as directors or officers. The foundation’s governance record establishes a documented philanthropic affiliation during the period of Glazer’s Lee Cooper-related corporate control. It does not establish that Avram individually directed particular grants, personally funded recipients or exercised sole control over the foundation’s charitable decisions.^{18, 19}

[May 2021–October 2026] Yaakov “Jackie” Ben Zaken entered Brill’s shareholder structure in 2021, initially acquiring approximately 13.4% of its shares for NIS 8 million. Contemporary reporting identified him as an incoming strategic investor in a business operating the Lee Cooper retail chain. Globes subsequently reported that his stake had reached approximately 24% and distinguished his position from the company’s existing family-associated controlling shareholder group. Brill’s current interested-party register, updated 22 October 2026, records Ben Zaken at 24.30%. A December 2024 stock-exchange filing identifies his direct and indirect holding vehicles and confirms his control of Jackie Ben Zaken Holdings Ltd and Sector Real Estate. These records establish substantial beneficial shareholding and influence, but do not independently establish unilateral operational control over Brill or Lee Cooper’s Israeli franchise. Nor do they establish Ben Zaken’s personal involvement in decisions concerning settlement retail activity.^{35, 36, 37, 38}

[2022–October 2026] Yehuda Elbaz is documented as Brill’s chief executive and a member of its controlling shareholder group. Calcalist reported that seven related interested parties, including Elbaz and deputy chief executive Shlomo Boskila, were participants in a voting agreement creating a controlling bloc holding approximately 45% of Brill’s capital. The relationship establishes governance and voting influence beyond an ordinary minority investment. Globes reported in October 2023 that Elbaz and Shlomo Boskila continued to lead this controlling group while Brill adjusted executive remuneration in response to the economic disruption following the outbreak of war. The contemporary shareholder register identifies a 6.99% holding under Yehuda Elbaz, whereas another financial-data provider identifies a 6.99% position under Livnat Elbaz; the precise legal holder and attribution of that block require reconciliation against the relevant primary securities filing. Elbaz’s documented management authority establishes an operational connection to the Lee Cooper franchise but does not itself prove personal authorisation of any political, settlement-related or military-welfare activity.^{36, 39, 25}

[2026] Eliyahu Biton is identified as a substantial Brill shareholder. Globes’ interested-party register, updated 22 October 2026, records his holding at 11.74%, including acquisitions reported on 1, 5, 6, 8 and 19 October 2026. These transactions establish continuing economic exposure and voting interests during the renewed Lee Cooper franchise period. The sources examined do not establish Biton’s membership of the family voting agreement, a Brill executive appointment, a Lee Cooper operational mandate or individual authority over franchise expenditure. Attribution of Brill operational decisions to Biton would require additional evidence of voting arrangements, delegated authority or direct participation in the decisions concerned.^{36, 39}

[Pre-2021 political activity; subsequent investment period] Biographical reporting documents Jackie Ben Zaken’s earlier participation in Ashdod municipal politics, including service as a city councillor and involvement in local political and sporting affairs. Globes’ April 2019 profile describes his entry into municipal politics during his twenties, while historical Walla reporting addresses his activities surrounding Ashdod municipal elections. These are documented political activities, but the identified events preceded his 2021 Brill investment and concern municipal administration rather than Israeli settlement policy or the Israel-Palestine conflict. They cannot establish that Brill or Lee Cooper endorsed his municipal political activity, financed it or participated in it.^{40, 41}

[2021–23 October 2026] - no public evidence identified: targeted searches for Jackie Ben Zaken, Eliyahu Biton and Yehuda Elbaz concerning personal funding of the IDF, military-welfare organisations, settlement charities, settlement development, Israel-Palestine political campaigns or public advocacy did not produce a verified attributable transaction, appointment or statement during their identified Brill involvement. The accessible shareholder disclosures and business reporting establish investments, management responsibilities and commercial responses to wartime economic disruption, but do not identify qualifying military-welfare donations or settlement-related advocacy. This negative result is limited to the reviewed public material; it does not establish the absence of private donations or undisclosed activities.^{36, 38, 39, 25, 42}