---
category: Private Organization
location: Atlanta, Georgia
start: 1892
summary: Coca-Cola is a multinational beverage corporation whose Israeli franchise
  was granted to nuclear fundraiser Abraham Feinberg by the Israeli government in
  1968 as a reward for his role in financing Israel's nuclear weapons program.
tags:
- Organization
- Private
- Beverage
---

Coca-Cola is a multinational beverage corporation. By 1968, the government of [Israel](/places/israel/) rewarded [Abraham Feinberg](/people/abraham-feinberg/) for his services by permitting him to become the major owner of the nation's Coca-Cola franchise, which quickly became a multimillion-dollar profit center.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 14.