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Palestinian human-rights activist sues Ben & Jerry’s for stirring ‘hatred’ with boycott

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Palestinian human-rights activist Bassem Eid filed a complaint in New York state recently against Ben & Jerry’s over the ice-cream maker’s decision to boycott Israeli territories. Eid filed the complaint last month with New York State’s Division...
A Ben & Jerry's ice-cream shop in Australia. Credit: Enchanted_Fairy/Shutterstock.

Republican attorneys general discuss countering Ben & Jerry’s boycott against Israel

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Representatives from 11 Republican state attorney general offices in the United States met in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how to address Ben & Jerry’s refusal to sell products in the West Bank...
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New York to divest $111 million from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott

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New York has announced that it is pulling $111 million in investments from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice cream makers decision to boycott Israeli settlements earlier this year. The...
Unilever Canada sign on their head office in Toronto, Canada. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.

Watchdog group starts media campaign urging stores to stop selling Ben & Jerry’s

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center has launched an ad campaign in Jewish newspapers urging stores to stop selling Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream as a means to pressure its parent company, Unilever, to confront anti-Semitism within...
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan, in his first address to the Security Council, Oct. 26, 2020. Source: Facebook/Gilad Erdan.

Israel’s US envoy blasts ‘ignorant and hypocritical’ Ben & Jerry’s founders

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Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations blasted the founders of ice-cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s on Monday, saying their remarks in an interview published the day before displayed “ignorance and...
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Texas adds Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever to list of companies boycotting Israel

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The ice-cream company Ben & Jerry’s and its British parent company Unilever have officially been added to the list of companies in Texas that boycott Israel, announced Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Thursday. Under Chapter 808, Texas law...
A Ben & Jerry's ice-cream shop in Australia. Credit: Enchanted_Fairy/Shutterstock.

New Jersey poised to divest from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott

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New Jersey is poised to become the latest state to divest from the British Unilever company over Ben & Jerry’s decision this summer to boycott selling its products in the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem. In...
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Arizona first state to divest from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott

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Arizona moved to divest from Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice-cream maker’s decision to stop selling its products in the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem, becoming the first state to...
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla). Credit: Flickr.

Florida senator urges Commerce Department to investigate Ben & Jerry’s over Israel boycott

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A U.S. senator from Florida is calling on the Department of Commerce to investigate Ben & Jerry’s for banning the sale of its products in parts of Israel. In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of Commerce...
Unilever Canada sign on their head office in Toronto, Canada. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.

Unilever threatens legal action against Israeli NGO over Ben & Jerry’s knock-off brand

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Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever is threatening to take legal action against an Israeli NGO that is trying to knock off the ice-cream maker’s brand in the West Bank following the company’s decision...