Tidal supports israel?
Executive summary
The short answer: there is no evidence in the provided reporting that the music streaming service TIDAL "supports Israel," and reporting instead shows a separate actor—Tides (the philanthropic network)—has funded groups that are critical of Israel and active in BDS campaigns [1] [2]. Much online confusion appears driven by name similarity and social-media posts conflating TIDAL, Tides/Tide, and corporate actors like Spotify or Apple [3] [4].
1. What the sources actually name: TIDAL the streamer vs. Tides/Tide the funder
The supplied materials include a page describing TIDAL as a global music streaming service offering high-fidelity audio and curated content [1] and, separately, a profile of the Tides Network, a philanthropic/funder organization that has financed NGOs critical of Israeli policy [2]; a social-media post shows users conflating several music platforms and political stances [3], and a boycott guide references “Tide” in a BDS context [4]. The reporting therefore cites two different entities with similar names, creating a high risk of mistaken attribution [1] [2] [3].
2. What the NGO Monitor reporting says about the Tides Network
NGO Monitor reports that the Tides Network and related foundations have mobilized billions in philanthropic funding and have provided grants to NGOs that it describes as demonizing Israel, promoting antisemitic rhetoric, and leading BDS campaigns; it lists specific grantees and examples of litigation and campaigning tied to those groups [2]. Those are explicit claims in the NGO Monitor piece: Tides-funded projects allegedly include organizations like Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal–linked cases, and grants to groups such as CODEPINK and Jewish Voice for Peace [2].
3. What the sources do not show: TIDAL the company backing Israel or opposing it
Nowhere in the provided reporting is there a claim or evidence that the music service TIDAL has taken an institutional position "supporting Israel" or that it funds the same NGOs named by NGO Monitor; the TIDAL page is purely product-oriented and contains no political positions [1]. The NGO Monitor piece targets the Tides philanthropic network, not the TIDAL streaming platform, so using NGO Monitor to prove TIDAL’s political stance would be a category error [2] [1].
4. How public conversation and social posts feed the confusion
A social-media thread explicitly mixes Spotify, Apple, and Tidal in a single grievance—arguing Spotify’s CEO supports Israel, Apple is “involved,” and Tidal lacks catalog depth—demonstrating how users collapse separate companies and political critiques into one dilemma about where to migrate playlists [3]. The presence of a BDS guide labeled “Tide” further shows multiple actors and campaigns with similar names circulating in activist ecosystems, increasing the chance of misattribution [4].
5. Competing framings and the limits of the supplied reporting
The supplied NGO Monitor piece frames Tides as funding actors it labels biased or antisemitic [2], while advocacy communities referenced by the boycott guide present BDS as a human-rights tactic—yet the provided sources do not include those advocacy groups’ rebuttals or TIDAL’s own corporate statements, so the analysis cannot adjudicate intent or nuance beyond what is cited [4] [2] [1]. There is therefore a factual gap: no sourced material here demonstrates TIDAL’s institutional political posture, nor includes direct responses from Tidal or the named NGOs disputing NGO Monitor’s characterizations.
6. Bottom line and practical takeaway
Based on the documents provided: Tides (the philanthropic network) has been accused by NGO Monitor of funding groups critical of Israel and involved in BDS-related activity [2]; TIDAL (the music streamer) is described in the materials only as a streaming service with no political position shown [1]; social-media posts and boycott guides conflate names and companies, which explains why users ask whether “Tidal supports Israel” even though the supplied evidence points elsewhere [3] [4]. Any definitive claim about TIDAL’s political stances or donations would require direct statements or disclosures from TIDAL or additional reporting not included in the sources provided.