Polaris Inc

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Polaris Inc. is an American automotive manufacturer headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, United States.Polaris provides all-terrain vehicles to the Israeli military, illegal settlements . The Israeli military has been using Polaris MVRS 700 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) since the 2006 Lebanon War. They were used in Israel’s 2008 and 2014 ground invasions of the Gaza Strip, mainly as an evacuation vehicle. In 2025, the Israeli Settlement Ministry distributed Polaris Ranger utility task vehicles to 59 illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, specifically the to remote "settler farms" and "shepherding outposts." These remote settlements have proliferated since October 7, 2023, in an orchestrated move to permanently displace as many Palestinian communities as possible from land labeled as "Area C." The Israeli Settlement Ministry, in coordination with the military, made the distribution into a media spectacle in three delivery events: March - 21 settlements in the Northern West Bank April - 19 settlements in the Masafer Yatta area May - 19 settlements in the Jordan Valley The vehicle purchase was part of a $20 million package that also included drones, night vision goggles, and other “security” measures. ‏Numerous scenes documented Israeli settlers using Polaris vehicles to steal the crops of Palestinian farmers, run over their sheep, and attack their homes. Additionally, the vehicles were used to chase Palestinian school buses, pelting them with stones and terrorizing the children . -- Listed on NYSE (PII), Polaris Inc. is backed by leading sovereign wealth funds, most notably NBIM.