Short answer: Yes. In the days after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Bethenny Frankel publicly called for donations on video and directed her disaster-relief initiative, BStrong, toward Israel specifically. Within about 48 hours, BStrong had raised roughly $750,000 toward a stated $1 million goal, and Frankel documented cargo shipments and aid distribution inside Israel on Instagram. She is also Jewish and has spoken publicly about her Jewish heritage as part of her own life story.
What Bethenny Frankel has actually said and done
Frankel is best known publicly for her business ventures, her run on Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City, and BStrong, the disaster-relief initiative she runs in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission. Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Frankel appealed on video for donations aimed at Israel relief, according to TheBlast (October 9, 2023). BStrong began mobilizing cargo planes loaded with supplies, including food, medical items, baby and hygiene products, and children's items, for distribution inside Israel.
By October 11, 2023, TheBlast and the Algemeiner reported that BStrong had raised approximately $750,000 in humanitarian aid and donations in roughly the first two days, working toward a $1 million goal. Frankel posted a photo carousel on Instagram showing cargo pallets being prepared for shipment, writing that "money and aid directly to the people is our model." Coverage described BStrong supplies reaching Israeli kibbutzim and medical facilities treating wounded civilians.
That same coverage cycle included criticism of Frankel: TheBlast reported (October 11, 2023) that she faced calls from some commenters to also direct aid to Palestinians in Gaza, a pattern of pressure many public figures faced in the same window after October 7. We have not found reputable reporting confirming a parallel BStrong effort for Gaza in that period, and we are not going to assert one that we cannot source.
Beyond that October 2023 window, we have not found reputable, on-the-record reporting of Frankel making a further public statement specifically addressing Israel, the war, or related political questions. If that changes, we will update this profile with the date, the outlet, and the direct link.
Jewish identity and the Israel question in entertainment
Many public figures asked "does X support Israel" have never actually addressed the question directly, even when their background is Jewish or otherwise connected to Israel. Being Jewish and holding a public position on Israel are two different things, and conflating them does a disservice to both the individual and the reader looking for an honest answer. In Frankel's case, the record is more concrete than that: a specific, dated, on-the-record fundraising response tied directly to Israel relief in the immediate aftermath of October 7, 2023. That distinction, between an inferred position and a documented action, is exactly what we try to preserve for every profile in this series.
The bottom line
Based on the available, verifiable record, Bethenny Frankel took a clear, public, dated action in support of Israel: she solicited donations on video and directed her BStrong initiative to raise roughly $750,000 for Israel relief in the first two days after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with shipments and distribution documented on Instagram and covered by reputable outlets. We have not found reputable reporting of a specific statement from her on Israel beyond that period, and we will revisit and update this profile if that changes.
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Last updated July 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
