Virginia · VIAB · VEDP · VRS
Three Virginia institutions connect, by different routes and with very different levels of proof, to arms makers and shippers that campaigners say supply Israel's military. This page maps 42 of the 73 recorded links and marks each one documented, alleged or unverified, so you can see what is established and what campaigners claim.
A 31-member advisory board created in 1996 and housed in the legislative branch (Code of Virginia § 30-281.1). Its job is to promote Israeli business investment in Virginia and to promote US-Israel BIRD research grants. State appropriation: $316,655 a year for FY2027 and FY2028 (per HB30 as introduced; enacted amount not confirmed). The BIRD grants themselves are US and Israeli government money, not Virginia appropriations.
An independent public authority that recruits companies and administers the Opportunity Fund and job-training grants. Appropriation: $60,913,402 a year (FY2027-28). It gives grants to any company, defense firms included: Elbit America in Roanoke ($1,788,000) and L3Harris / Aerojet Rocketdyne in Orange County (state commitments of $12.5M + $5M + $110,700, plus $554,000 for a second project).
The state pension fund for 858,057 members, about $122 billion (per the report). A nine-member Board of Trustees makes investment decisions and says it does not divest for non-financial reasons. The campaign report says VRS held about $394M in 14 arms and logistics firms as of June 2024.
Every node and link comes from the project's research file. The map draws 19 of its 32 nodes and 42 of its 73 recorded links; all of them appear in each node's panel. Hover to preview, click or press Enter on a node or a line to read the description and sources. Too busy? Untick Alleged or Unverified in the legend. Photos link to the node they relate to; see the content note.
Documented = supported by a public record or the party's own statement. Alleged = claimed by campaigners, NGOs or press, not independently verified here. Unverified = no supporting evidence found; dotted lines without arrowheads are shown so you can see what is not established.
Dollar figures on holdings are VRS holdings, June 2024, alleged (campaign FOIA data). Arrows point from actor to target.
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Start here: the clearest documented Virginia-money link to an Israeli-owned arms maker is VEDP and the Governor to Elbit Systems of America ($1,788,000). VRS holdings are alleged, from the campaign's FOIA data. Select any node or line to see what it means and where the evidence comes from.
Photos are local copies resized to 960 px wide, otherwise unmodified; UNRWA logos on some images are kept. Licenses require credit and, for CC BY-SA, that adaptations stay under the same license. Full record: assets/MANIFEST.md.
Alleged Figures are from Table 1 of the report by VRS Divest from Weapons & War, the Palestinian Youth Movement and People's Embargo for Palestine (23 Apr 2026), based on FOIA records, dated June 2024. We have not checked them against VRS filings. Elbit Systems is not in the table.
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Tell your state legislators to defund the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board, and add your name to the call for VRS to divest.
The email action is run by the Dismantle VIAB campaign; the petition and report by the VRS Divest campaign. They are separate campaigns.
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