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Ben & Jerry's mobile ice-cream truck. Credit: Pixabay.

March against Ben & Jerry’s to take place in New York ahead of worldwide...

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A march to protest Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling its products in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem is scheduled to take place in New York City on Thursday. Participants will gather at the New...
The “burning of the Jews” depiction during Europe’s Black Death plague. Source: University of Iowa’s Library.

‘Not vaccinated:’ How refusal is spreading the virus of anti-Semitism

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A sad sight has returned to the streets of New York—and doubtless, to other cities around the country in which a growing majority of residents have vaccinated themselves from COVID-19. People are wearing masks...
Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream Shop. Credit: Joshua Small-Photographer/Shutterstock.

Ben & Jerry’s franchisees call for company to rescind Israel decision

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Several U.S. Ben & Jerry’s franchisees have sent a letter to the company calling on them to rescind their July 19 decision to stop doing business in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” The letter was signed...
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Credit: Flickr.

Republican senators introduce bill to ban anti-Semitic country-of-origin labels

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A group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration’s State Department or U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rescind late 2020...
The City University of New York (CUNY). Credit: Shutterstock.

Zeldin calls for firing of City University of New York professor after anti-Semitic sermon

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Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) this week called for the firing of City University of New York (CUNY) of Professional Studies professor Mohammad Abbasi, after a video of him preaching to a congregation in New...
Founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Jerry Greenfield, was the keynote speaker at the Maala Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Tel Aviv, October 28, 2008. Photo by Kfir Sivan / Flash 90.

Ben & Jerry’s Jewish co-founders back company’s decision on boycott

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The Jewish co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s said in an op-ed for The New York Times that they support the company’s decision to stop selling its products in the “occupied Palestinian territories.” “As Jewish supporters of the...
A Delta Air Lines plane. Credit: Steve Fitzgerald via Wikimedia Commons.

Delta passengers outraged at airline’s serving Ben & Jerry’s on flight to Israel

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Bitter scoop: Passengers on a Delta flight from New York to Tel Aviv on Wednesday were displeased when they discovered that the in-flight service included a less-than-sweet treat—Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream. Many of the passengers...
Ben & Jerry's products on the shelf of a grocery store. Credit: Arne Beruldsen/Shutterstock.

Why are ‘progressive Jews’ defending Ben & Jerry’s?

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If you thought that American Jews were going to unite against discrimination in ice-cream sales, you were wrong. The decision of the Ben & Jerry’s company to “end sales of our ice-cream in occupied Palestinian territories”...
The Israeli-American Council flew a banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory and global headquarters in South Burlington, Vt., reading “Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate” on July 23, 2021. Credit: Israeli-American Council (IAC).

IAC flies banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory in Vermont: ‘Serve Ice Cream, Not...

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The Israeli-American Council (IAC) flew a banner over Ben & Jerry’s factory and global headquarters in South Burlington, Vt., reading “Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate,” the social-media hashtag #BDSisHATE, and the American and Israeli...
Malcolm Hoenlein, vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, shakes hands with CUFI founder and president Pastor John Hagee, July 2021. Credit: CUFI.

At CUFI gathering, Christians and Jews alike vow to fight BDS ‘economic anti-Semitism’

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If day one of the Christians United for Israel 2021 summit was about honoring Israel, the next day’s focus at the organization’s annual conference held this year in Dallas was a call to action. The more...