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Palantir V-DIG

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-02
V-DIG Score 8.80 /10 B Palantir — BDS-1000 720
V-DIG 8.80

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

Palantir — V-DIG Domain Audit

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

No public evidence identified of Palantir holding disclosed licensing, subscription, or integration relationships with Check Point, Wiz, SentinelOne, CyberArk, Nice, Verint, Palo Alto Networks, or comparable Israeli-origin vendors within Palantir’s own enterprise technology stack 12. Palantir’s publicly disclosed cloud infrastructure partners are Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and Palantir is a member of the AWS ISV Accelerate Program 34. No direct evidence identified of Palantir functioning as a subcontractor under Project Nimbus (the AWS/Google Israeli government cloud contract); Project Nimbus itself has documented military involvement, but Palantir’s direct participation as an application-layer vendor was not confirmed 34. Palantir builds and operates its own proprietary data integration, analytics, and AI stack (Gotham, Foundry, AIP), reducing reliance on third-party commercial software in core product delivery 12.

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

No public evidence identified of Palantir directly procuring facial recognition or biometric products from Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, or Trax for internal operations; Palantir does not operate retail environments, making retail surveillance technology procurement not applicable 1. Palantir’s Gotham platform has been documented as capable of integrating biometric, facial recognition, and imagery data feeds from third-party sources when deployed by law enforcement and military customers; this integration capability is a function of the customer’s data pipeline rather than direct Palantir procurement of biometric tools 56. Palantir’s platforms (Gotham, Foundry, AIP) are themselves sold as predictive analytics and intelligence tools deployed by Israeli state bodies 125. The UN Special Rapporteur report documents Palantir providing “automatic predictive-policing technology” and “core defense infrastructure” to Israeli military 5.

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

Palantir maintains an Israeli subsidiary, Palantir Engineering Israel Ltd., registered at Rothschild Blvd 46, Tel Aviv-Jaffa 6688312, confirmed in SEC Exhibit 21.1 subsidiary list 7. No evidence identified of Palantir operating, leasing, or co-locating its own data centre infrastructure physically within Israel as a primary hosting arrangement 1. No public evidence identified of Palantir participating directly in Project Nimbus as a subcontractor; Project Nimbus is a $1.2B contract between the Israeli government and AWS/Google Cloud, with documented military use by IDF 34. Wired reporting confirms IDF are “important users” of Project Nimbus, with Israeli officials credited Nimbus with enabling “phenomenal things in battle” 3. Globes reporting indicates Palantir uses data cloud with local processing at Israeli sites, but notes “the data is in the code of a US company” — indicating hybrid US/Israel processing 8. Switzerland rejected a Palantir procurement due to data sovereignty concerns about potential US authority access 1.

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Palantir entered into a “strategic partnership” with Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) in January 2024 for “war-related missions,” following a meeting between Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and Israeli defense officials in Tel Aviv; the agreement includes access to Palantir’s AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform) and Gotham platforms, and contract value is estimated at “tens of millions USD” but not precisely disclosed 159. Palantir held its board meeting in Tel Aviv in January 2024 “in solidarity with Israel” during the Gaza war — the first time the board met in Israel 59. Products confirmed deployed to Israeli military and intelligence agencies include Gotham, Foundry, GAIA, and AIP 28. The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMMC) established by US Central Command in Kiryat Gat (operational October 2025, approximately 20km north of Gaza) is powered by Palantir software, with documented American and German military personnel presence 210. Palantir’s AIP platform enables “real-time battlefield data integration and automated decision-making” for Israeli operations in Gaza, documented in UN A/HRC/59/23 5. Multiple investigations confirm Palantir technology integrates with Israeli targeting systems including the “Lavender” AI system, which was reportedly used to generate targets in Gaza 511612. Palantir technology was confirmed used in 2024 Lebanon operations, including Operation Grim Beeper (pager attacks) 10. CEO Alex Karp publicly stated at Tel Aviv University that Palantir “mostly killed terrorists” and that demand from Israel increased after October 7, 2023 5. No public evidence identified of Palantir developing, selling, licensing, or maintaining offensive cyber capabilities, zero-day exploit tools, or digital weapons systems; Palantir’s documented product line is analytics, data integration, and AI-assisted decision support 1.

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

Palantir’s AIP platform, launched publicly in 2023, integrates large language models with operational data pipelines and is explicitly marketed for military and intelligence decision-support applications 15. The IMOD contract confirmed in January 2024 includes AIP as a named component for Israeli military decision-support 511. No public evidence identified that Palantir’s AI models have been trained on civilian population data, intercepted communications, or surveillance-derived datasets originating from Israel or occupied territories; Palantir’s AIP architecture operates on customer data within the customer’s environment (on-premises or customer-controlled cloud tenant) 1. Whether operational data from IDF/IMOD deployments has been used to improve or fine-tune Palantir’s AI models is not publicly disclosed — a material evidence gap 1. No public evidence identified of Palantir selling a product marketed as an autonomous targeting or fire-control system to Israeli forces; the documented products are general-purpose data fusion and AI decision-support platforms 1. External assessments by investigative outlets (including +972 Magazine and The Guardian) suggest significant operational military use in contexts directly adjacent to targeting; Palantir’s public statements characterize its tools as general decision-support rather than targeting systems 1112.

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

Palantir Engineering Israel Ltd. is confirmed as a registered Israeli subsidiary, but no evidence identified of a dedicated R&D centre, engineering office, or innovation lab operating within Israel beyond the corporate registration 7. Palantir’s disclosed office locations in SEC filings include the United States (primary), United Kingdom, and select European offices; no Israeli R&D facility is disclosed in 10-K filings 7. No evidence identified of Palantir acquiring an Israeli-origin technology company; Palantir’s acquisitions during 2020-2023 were US-based (Synapse Technology 2024, Kimono Labs 2016, Silk 2016) 1. Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has invested in Israeli technology companies, including Carbyne (emergency response/911 technology, $15M Series B in 2018, backed by Ehud Barak) and Boldend (cyber warfare startup) 1314. Joe Lonsdale (Palantir co-founder, 8VC founder) is involved with Kinetica, an Israeli defense innovation fund; no evidence of personal investment in Israeli surveillance/cyber/military-tech firms outside Palantir 1. No evidence identified of Palantir holding co-development arrangements, joint patent portfolios, or licensing agreements with Israeli-domiciled entities or research institutions (Technion, Hebrew University, Weizmann Institute) 1.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s report A/HRC/59/23 (July 2025) documents Palantir providing “automatic predictive-policing technology,” “core defense infrastructure,” and AIP enabling “real-time battlefield data integration and automated decision-making” for Israeli operations in Gaza 5. Who Profits Research Center maintains a company profile on Palantir, documenting its Israeli military contracts and classifying it as a company profiting from the Israeli occupation 1. AFSC Investigate lists Palantir on its BDS divestment shortlist, documenting US government contracts and Israeli military relationships 26. +972 Magazine investigative reporting specifically identified Palantir as part of the IDF’s AI-assisted intelligence infrastructure during the Gaza conflict 11. The Guardian reported in March 2024 on Palestinian territories under surveillance with Palantir technology confirmed as used by Israeli military forces 12. Storebrand Asset Management (Norwegian investment firm) divested $24 million from Palantir in October 2024, citing concerns that Palantir’s “work for Israel might put the asset manager at risk of violating international humanitarian law” and that the products were used to “identify individuals who are likely to launch ‘lone wolf terrorist’ attacks” 215. The No Tech for Apartheid campaign (2024) named Palantir in campaign materials targeting technology companies with Israeli military contracts 1. BDS National Committee (2024) included Palantir in campaign communications as a targeted company on the basis of its documented military contracts with Israel 1. CEO Alex Karp publicly defended the company’s Israel contracts at Davos (January 2024) and in media interviews, without indicating contract review or withdrawal 19. Vice/Motherboard reported in November 2023 on internal employee dissent regarding Palantir’s Israel contracts; no equivalent public employee actions at Palantir in 2024 were confirmed in available sources 1. No public evidence identified of regulatory inquiries, legal challenges, export control actions, or sanctions-related investigations specifically targeting Palantir’s technology sales to Israeli state entities 1. The UN OHCHR settlement enterprise database was expanded to 158 companies in September 2025; Palantir’s specific inclusion status was not confirmed in available sources due to database access limitations 16.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/7402 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21

  2. https://investigate.afsc.org/company/palantir ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  3. https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-google-project-nimbus-israel-idf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  4. https://theintercept.com/2024/11/29/project-nimbus-israel-amazon-google-military/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  6. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/companies/palantir/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321655/000132165526000011/a2025fyexhibit211.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  8. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-what-is-palantir-doing-in-israel-1001468876 ↩ ↩2

  9. https://www.timesofisrael.com/palantir-holds-board-meeting-in-israel-in-show-of-solidarity/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palantir-powers-us-military-new-israel-headquarters-ahead-potential-iran-strike ↩ ↩2

  11. https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  12. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/palantir-israel-gaza ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  13. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3744302,00.html ↩

  14. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/02/01/billionaire-facebook-investor-peter-thiel-secretly-funded-a-cyber-warfare-startup-that-hacked-whatsapp ↩

  15. https://www.reuters.com/markets/european/norwegian-firm-divests-palantir-over-israel-ties-2024-10-08/ ↩

  16. https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/settlement-enterprises ↩