Everything You Need to Know: NVIDIA to Invest $1.5 Billion in Israel

NVIDIA is no longer just a graphics chip company. It is now one of the most powerful infrastructure providers in the world, supplying the hardware that powers artificial intelligence, surveillance systems, data centers, and modern warfare.

Over the past two years, NVIDIA has made some of its largest global investments in Israel, positioning the country as its second most important development hub after the United States. These moves come as Israel faces mounting accusations of war crimes, apartheid, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.

This article breaks down what NVIDIA is building in Israel, why it matters, and what consumers should know.

The Headline Numbers

NVIDIA’s commitment to Israel is not symbolic. It is structural.

Here are the key facts:

1. $1.5 billion server farm investment
   NVIDIA is planning its largest server farm outside the United States in the Mevo Carmel industrial zone in northern Israel. The facility will house next generation Blackwell processors and advanced AI supercomputing systems.
2. 90 dunam mega campus in Kiryat Tivon
   NVIDIA is building a massive development campus spanning approximately 160,000 square meters. It is designed to house over 10,000 employees, double its current Israeli workforce.
3. Israel as NVIDIA’s second home
   CEO Jensen Huang publicly stated that Israel has become NVIDIA’s “second home,” signaling long term strategic alignment rather than a temporary expansion.
4. Government support and land discounts
   The Israeli government sold land to NVIDIA at a significant discount and fast tracked approvals, signaling state level prioritization of the partnership.

These investments make Israel NVIDIA’s largest R&D and AI infrastructure hub outside the US.

Why Israel Matters to NVIDIA

NVIDIA operates at the infrastructure layer of AI. It does not just build apps. It builds the machines that power everything underneath.

Israel offers NVIDIA three things:

1. Military aligned tech talent
   Much of Israel’s tech sector is deeply intertwined with military intelligence units. Skills developed for surveillance and cyber operations often transition directly into private sector AI companies.
2. A testing ground for dual use technology
   Israel is known for deploying new technologies in real world security and military contexts. AI systems built for civilian use often have immediate military applications.
3. State backed integration
   Israel actively integrates private sector technology into its defense and intelligence systems. This makes Israeli partnerships especially attractive to infrastructure companies.

For NVIDIA, this means faster deployment, deeper integration, and fewer ethical constraints.

The Dual Use Problem

NVIDIA does not sell weapons. But its technology enables them.

This is known as dual use technology. Tools built for civilian purposes that can also be used for military or surveillance applications.

NVIDIA’s hardware powers:

• Facial recognition systems
• Drone navigation and targeting
• Large scale data analysis
• Predictive modeling and pattern detection
• Real time image and video processing

These are the same capabilities used in:

• Mass surveillance of Palestinian populations
• AI assisted targeting systems
• Autonomous and semi autonomous weapons
• Population control and predictive policing

Israeli defense contractors including Elbit Systems have used NVIDIA powered processors in drone platforms and AI enabled systems.

This does not require NVIDIA to give direct orders. Supplying the infrastructure is enough.

Gaza, AI, and Accountability

Since October 2023, Israel has conducted one of the most heavily technologized military campaigns in modern history.

Human rights organizations, UN bodies, and investigative journalists have documented:

• AI assisted targeting systems with minimal human oversight
• High volume strike selection driven by algorithmic models
• Surveillance systems tracking civilian movement at scale

These systems require immense computing power.

NVIDIA supplies that power.

While NVIDIA frames its investments as neutral innovation, infrastructure is never neutral when it is embedded inside a military economy.

Choosing to expand in Israel during this period is a political and ethical choice, even if presented as a business one.

Jensen Huang’s Position

NVIDIA’s leadership has been explicit.

Jensen Huang has repeatedly praised Israel’s tech ecosystem and publicly described the country as NVIDIA’s second home. These statements were made while Gaza was under sustained bombardment and while civilian casualties mounted.

At no point has NVIDIA acknowledged Palestinian suffering or addressed concerns about how its technology is used.

Silence is not neutrality. It is alignment.

Why This Concerns Consumers

Most people interact with NVIDIA through gaming cards, laptops, cloud services, or AI platforms.

What many do not realize is that:

• Consumer purchases fund the same infrastructure used for surveillance and warfare
• AI acceleration benefits military systems before it benefits civilians
• Expansion choices signal which lives matter to a corporation

This is not about banning technology. It is about holding companies accountable for where and how they build power.

What You Can Do

1. Boycott NVIDIA where possible
   Avoid NVIDIA hardware and services when alternatives exist. Signal that ethical boundaries matter.
2. Stay informed with Boycat
   Use the Boycat app to track companies involved in war, apartheid, and human rights abuses, and to discover ethical alternatives.
3. Protect your data
   AI infrastructure and surveillance are deeply connected. Use BuycatVPN to reduce exposure to data harvesting and monitoring tied to corporations embedded in surveillance economies.
4. Share and educate
   Use this information to educate others. Corporate accountability starts with public awareness.