Posts Tagged: Ben & Jerry’s Israel
Ben & Jerry’s Israel CEO Says ‘I Refuse to Boycott My Neighbors,’ Calls Out Unilever ‘Hypocrisy’
The Israeli manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s opened up on Monday about his lawsuit against the Vermont-based ice cream maker, saying, "the company...
Ben & Jerry’s Distributor in Israel Seeks Court-Ordered Injunction Against Unilever
JNS.org - The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel are asking for an immediate court-ordered preliminary injunction to prevent the British conglomerate...
Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever Over ‘Discriminatory’ Ice Cream Boycott
Citing a dramatic loss of business and damage to its brand, the Israeli manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry's is suing the Vermont-based ice...
Iowa Senate Follows House With Israel Anti-Boycott Bill Targeting Ben & Jerry’s
The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Monday to prohibit state funds from being invested in companies that boycott Israel, in a move that lawmakers...
Unilever Expects New Ben & Jerry’s ‘Arrangement’ for Israel by Year-End
The board of Ben & Jerry's aims to work out a "new arrangement" for sales in Israel before the end of the year, Unilever PLC's...
Don’t Turn Away Supporters of Israel
The State of Israel was founded in 1948 and admitted to the United Nations as a member state in 1949. Nevertheless, as Susie Linfield writes...
Senators Urge SEC to Investigate Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
Three Republican senators have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Unilever and its subsidiary, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, deceived...
Seven US State Treasurers Urge Unilever to Reverse Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott
A group of seven state treasurers urged Unilever in a Thursday letter to override Ben and Jerry’s boycott of Israeli territories, pressing the conglomerate to...
A Dozen US Attorneys General to Unilever: Stop Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott, Don’t ‘Deflect Accountability’
A dozen of America's state attorneys general on Monday urged Unilever to face up to its "legal and moral responsibility" and reverse a controversial Israel...
Senate Republicans Ask Unilever to ‘Override’ Ben & Jerry’s ‘Misguided’ West Bank Boycott
Seven Republican members of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry have urged Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, to...
Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Challenged Over Backing Boycott in West Bank But Not in US States With Policies They Oppose
The Jewish co-founders of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s were hard pressed to explain in a recent interview why they support a boycott...
Major Media Outlets Mute as US States Divest From Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
The decision taken in July by the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s to end sales in disputed territories in Israel sparked a media field day....
Ben & Jerry’s Franchisees Running 30 US Stores Call on Company to Reverse West Bank Boycott
Ben & Jerry’s franchisees in the United States said in a letter to the ice-cream maker on Wednesday that the company's decision to stop selling...
Responding to Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
On July 28th, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry's, published an op-ed in The New York Times. They stated that...
