Oracle Corporation
US enterprise technology giant with commercial ties to Israel, which the ICC has charged with crimes against humanity (November 2024). Operates fortified underground data centres in Jerusalem for Israeli government and military use. Provides database infrastructure for West Bank checkpoint systems (Who Profits) and ran a classified four-year AI project with the Israeli Air Force (The Intercept, February 2025).
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Oracle's database infrastructure underpins the Rotem-Reut checkpoint system in the occupied West Bank, which the ICJ's July 2024 advisory opinion found constitutes part of an illegal occupation regime. Providing technology for settlement monitoring and military operations creates exposure under international humanitarian law and the UK Procurement Act 2023's exclusion grounds.
BDS Movement published a detailed complicity profile in March 2025. Oracle leadership's reported statements that employees who disagree with Israel support should reconsider their position (The Intercept, February 2025), combined with the exposure of classified Project Menta, create sustained media risk. The Lebanon cloud deal controversy demonstrates reputational contagion beyond Israel-Palestine.
UK government contracts worth over £1 billion (including £710m Synergy programme and MoD Oracle Fusion) create significant revenue exposure to public procurement challenges. Larry Ellison's $10 billion Israel investment pledge, subsequently scaled back, signals investor concern about overcommitment.
Underground Jerusalem data centre designed to withstand missile strikes demonstrates operational planning around conflict. Dependence on Israeli R&D centres (Petah Tikva, Beersheba) for product development creates concentration risk in an active conflict zone.
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Systemic Infrastructure Provider
Oracle's products are deeply embedded in enterprise and government IT systems worldwide. Individual consumer boycott is impractical. The strategic focus should be on challenging public procurement decisions, advocating for open-source alternatives in new projects, and pressuring institutional decision makers who control enterprise software purchasing.
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High severity, lower vulnerability — requires long-term divestment pressure
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Oracle represents a high-severity infrastructure target due to its uniquely deep integration with the Israeli military and security apparatus. Unlike other technology companies with general commercial ties to Israel, Oracle has built purpose-designed military infrastructure — a fortified underground data centre in Jerusalem, classified Air Force AI projects, and the database backbone of the West Bank checkpoint system. Its approximately $53 billion annual revenue (Oracle FY2024 annual report) and critical role in UK government IT make it both strategically important and vulnerable to public procurement pressure.
Key Leverage Points
- UK Public Procurement Exposure: Oracle holds over £1 billion in UK government contracts including the £710 million Synergy programme (250,000 civil servants) and MoD Oracle Fusion ERP. The UK Procurement Act 2023 includes grounds for excluding suppliers involved in human rights violations. MPs and councillors can be targeted with evidence of Oracle's military infrastructure in occupied territory.
- Classified Military Projects: The Intercept's revelation of 'Project Menta' with the Israeli Air Force, combined with the Rafael partnership for battlefield AI, demonstrates direct military collaboration beyond standard commercial relationships. This classified involvement is difficult for Oracle to defend publicly.
- Checkpoint Infrastructure: The Rotem-Reut system's use of Oracle databases at West Bank checkpoints since 2006 creates a documented link to the daily restrictions on Palestinian movement that the ICJ ruled illegal. This is concrete, ongoing, and verifiable.
- Leadership Vulnerability: Larry Ellison's reported $16.6 million donation to build an IDF training facility (Responsible Statecraft, October 2025) and Safra Catz's wartime visit to affirm data centre commitment undermine any 'commercial neutrality' positioning. The corporate culture described by The Intercept as pressuring employees who dissent on Israel policy creates employee and recruitment risk.
- TikTok Acquisition Visibility: Oracle's role in the TikTok acquisition increases public awareness and scrutiny of the company's values and affiliations, creating a window for broader campaign messaging.
Evidence Summary
Who Profits and the BDS Movement have published detailed profiles documenting Oracle's two-decade relationship with the Israeli military establishment. Key evidence includes: NIS 160 million in Ministry of Defence contracts (2001); the $319 million Jerusalem underground data centre explicitly serving defence customers (2021); classified 'Project Menta' with the Israeli Air Force revealed via internal Slack messages (The Intercept, February 2025); Oracle database infrastructure underpinning the Rotem-Reut checkpoint system since 2006; IDF Unit 81 procurement modernisation; C4I Corps cloud training (July 2022); and $500,000 in equipment donations to IDF soldiers operating in Gaza (January 2024). Larry Ellison's $10 billion Israel AI investment announcement (March 2024, subsequently scaled back) and his $16.6 million IDF training facility donation demonstrate personal as well as corporate commitment.
Engagement Strategy
Pursue a public procurement-focused strategy: (1) UK Government contracts — coordinate with MPs to challenge Oracle's inclusion in the Synergy programme and MoD contracts using Procurement Act 2023 exclusion grounds, citing checkpoint infrastructure and classified military projects; (2) Local authority procurement — target councils considering Oracle contracts with evidence packages (The Canary has already reported on this angle); (3) Open-source advocacy — promote PostgreSQL, Odoo, and other alternatives in new government IT projects, framing both ethical and cost-saving benefits; (4) Institutional pressure — engage UK pension funds and institutional investors holding Oracle stock with ESG concerns about military infrastructure in occupied territory. Frame messaging around the distinction between standard technology sales and purpose-built military infrastructure designed to sustain an occupation the ICJ has ruled illegal.
Recognising Systemic Challenge
Oracle Corporation's products are integrated into the global economy and are often a critical part of the infrastructure of modern life. For many, immediate total boycott may not currently be feasible, least of all product usage in the workplace. This does not grant them immunity. We focus pressure on changing Oracle Corporation's behaviour to comply with International Law.
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Evidence & Sources
Verified sources including NGO reports, regulatory filings, and primary documents. Use these to substantiate your correspondence.
Reports on UK local authority Oracle procurement amid growing awareness of company's Israel ties, highlighting public procurement as a pressure point.
Open sourceAnalysis of Oracle's corporate culture regarding Israel support, including Safra Catz's statements to employees and Larry Ellison's personal financial contributions to the Israeli military.
Open sourceComprehensive profile documenting Oracle's military contracts, classified Project Menta with the Israeli Air Force, partnership with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and donations to IDF soldiers during Gaza operations.
Open sourceReveals classified 'Project Menta' with Israeli Air Force via internal Slack messages. Reports Oracle suppressed pro-Palestinian employee voices and cut charitable contributions to organisations critical of Israel.
Open sourceOracle and IBM selected for £710m Synergy programme providing shared services platform for 250,000 UK civil servants over 10 years. Includes Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP across government departments.
Open sourceDetails Oracle Israel's NIS 60 million Ministry of Defence contract, NIS 100 million ERP implementation across military branches, Rotem-Reut checkpoint database, and Civil Administration server provision.
Open sourceSafra Catz visited Israel during military operations to confirm Oracle would open a second underground data centre. Stated 'our commitment to Israel is second to none.'
Open sourceReports on Oracle's $319 million Jerusalem data centre built nine stories underground, designed to withstand missile strikes and serve Israeli government and defence customers.
Open sourceUpdates & Milestones
- Oracle executive's TikTok-Israel remarks reported
The Intercept reports that an Oracle executive discussed using the TikTok platform, which Oracle was acquiring, to promote positive content about Israel.
- BDS complicity profile published
BDS Movement publishes comprehensive Oracle Company Complicity Profile documenting military contracts, classified projects, and corporate donations to Israeli forces.
- $10 billion Israel AI investment announced
Larry Ellison announces Oracle intends to spend $10 billion on computing facilities in Israel in 2025, including large AI centres. Plans subsequently scaled back.
- Equipment donation to IDF soldiers
Oracle donates 7 tonnes of auxiliary equipment worth over $500,000 purchased for soldiers in elite units operating in the Gaza Strip.
- ICJ plausible genocide ruling
International Court of Justice finds 'plausible' genocide case against Israel with 'real and imminent risk' of irreparable harm, increasing legal scrutiny of companies providing technology to the Israeli military.
- CEO visits Israel during conflict
Safra Catz visits Israel during active military operations to affirm commitment to opening a second underground data centre, stating 'our commitment to Israel is second to none.'
- Gaza military operations begin
Israel launches military operations in Gaza following the 7 October attacks. Oracle's existing military contracts and data centre infrastructure become subject to increased public and media scrutiny.
- Unit 81 procurement system
Oracle announces IDF Unit 81 is in final stage of a three-year programme to expedite military procurement using Oracle systems.
- IDF cloud training hosted
Oracle hosts soldiers from the Israeli military's C4I Corps to learn how to use Oracle Cloud for military purposes.
- Project Menta revealed in internal messages
Internal Slack messages reveal Oracle has been running a four-year classified project with the Israeli Air Force called 'Project Menta,' enabling undisclosed military capabilities.
- Jerusalem cloud data centre launched
Oracle becomes first multinational tech company to offer cloud services in Israel with a $319 million underground data centre in Jerusalem, built to serve government and defence customers.
- Checkpoint database deployed
Rotem-Reut border control system based on Oracle 11.2 database deployed at Israeli checkpoints in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- Military ERP system awarded
Oracle Israel wins NIS 100 million tender for ERP system implementation across the Israeli Air Force, Ground Forces, and Ministry of Defence over five years.
- Ministry of Defence strategic contract
Oracle Israel signs NIS 60 million strategic contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defence for infrastructure products over three years.