The ice cream manufacturer’s parent company last week reached an agreement with a local licensee that would permit ongoing sales of products in Judea and Samaria.
'If they poured all of the money they are spending on boycotts into building factories and creating jobs in the West Bank and Gaza, it would go a long way to truly helping Palestinians,' said Bassem Eid.
Arizona, Florida and New Jersey have already divested or are in the process of divesting from Unilever. New York joined the club, and other states are considering it.
The controversial decision by manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem drew further pledges of backing by US state governments.
With a little help from like-minded friends: It has now emerged that the company’s board consulted several “activists” before making its headline-garnering decision.
Think tank founded by Aunradha Mittal transferred $3,000 from Ben & Jerry's Foundation to the Badil Center, which is on record defending 'armed struggle.'
Ben and Jerry’s franchisees, who were not part of the boycott decision, 'were thrown under the bus' by the corporate office and 'suffered substantial financial loss.'
The kosher authority that supervises the ice cream company vowed to 'use its influence to make sure that [Ben & Jerry’s] anti-Israel policy never becomes implemented.'
The original Ben & Jerry's abandoned its name in Israel due to its boycott of Judea and Samaria, says an Israeli organization that created its own version of the brand to sell ice cream in the Jewish state.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the CEO of Ben & Jerry's parent company that boycotting Israel will 'take strong action against any boycott directed against its citizens.'
