Short answer: As of July 2026, there is no public record of Max Verstappen supporting Israel, and none of him opposing it either. He has made no documented statement, visit, donation, or boycott decision touching Israel or the Israel-Hamas war in any direction. The Israel angle attached to his name comes entirely from the people around him: his partner Kelly Piquet and his sister Victoria have made pro-Palestinian posts, while Max himself has stayed silent.
What Max Verstappen has actually said and done
Here is the full documented record, in order. Notice that in every entry the statement belongs to someone close to him, never to Max himself.
- October 21, 2023: In the early weeks of the Israel-Hamas war, Verstappen's partner Kelly Piquet posted a message on Instagram reading "You're not antisemitic if you stand against war crimes!!!" Max himself made no comment. Reported by EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda.
- October 25, 2023: Piquet reported receiving hate messages and death threats over her posts (which included calling Israel a "racist, settler-colonial state" and the war a "genocide"), responding "Instead of coming in my DMs with your death threats... UNFOLLOW ME." Max Verstappen was referenced only as her partner and issued no statement of his own. Covered by GPblog and GPtoday.
- May 29, 2024: After a strike on the Gazan city of Rafah, Piquet shared the viral "All eyes on Rafah" image on her Instagram Stories, joining figures such as Lewis Hamilton in calling for a ceasefire. Max Verstappen again made no public comment. Reported by The SportsRush.
- May 29, 2024: The same day, Max's sister, Victoria Verstappen, also shared the "All Eyes on Rafah" message on her Instagram Stories, expressing support for Palestinians. Max was not reported as posting anything himself. Reported by Sportskeeda and The SportsRush.
- Through mid-2026: No reputable outlet records any statement, social post, visit, donation, event appearance, or boycott decision by Max Verstappen concerning Israel, Gaza, or the war. Formula 1 holds no Israel Grand Prix, so no race calendar has forced a decision on him either. His personal stance remains undeclared, per his Wikipedia biography.
Why people ask, and what his background actually is
Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver, born in Hasselt, Belgium, to Dutch former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen and Belgian former kart racer Sophie Kumpen, and a multiple-time Formula 1 World Champion with Red Bull Racing (per Wikipedia and Britannica). There is no reported Jewish heritage or Jewish-identity connection: his background is Dutch and Belgian, and no reputable source documents his religion or any tie to Israel or the Jewish community. The "Israel" search interest around his name is entirely secondhand. His partner Kelly Piquet (a Brazilian model, daughter of three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet, and mother of Verstappen's child) posted strongly pro-Palestinian messages during the war, and his sister Victoria shared the "All Eyes on Rafah" campaign image. Max Verstappen himself has been consistently silent. Nothing in the record shows him endorsing, defending, criticizing, or boycotting Israel.
The bottom line
The straight answer is that Max Verstappen has taken no public position on Israel at all. Do not read the pro-Palestinian posts by his partner Kelly Piquet or his sister Victoria as his own views: he has never echoed, endorsed, or distanced himself from them publicly. There is no evidence he supports Israel, and equally no evidence he opposes it or takes part in any boycott. On this specific question the record is genuinely silent, and any claim that Verstappen backs (or boycotts) Israel would be unsupported. When a celebrity has said nothing, the responsible thing is to say exactly that, rather than fill the silence with a guess.
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Last updated July 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
