Posts Tagged: Ben & Jerry’s
New York Times Publishes Two Defenses of a ‘Shameful Surrender to Antisemitism’
The New York Times has been cheering on the decision by the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling its product in the...
Dear Ben and Jerry: Ignorance Is Not a Jewish Value
JNS.org - In a joint op-ed last week in the New York Times, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, gave...
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...
BDS Rages as the Summer Sizzles On
As the fall semester approaches, signs point to an even more heightened campus environment of harassment and intimidation aimed against Israel and its supporters. Control...
Ben, Jerry, and the Hilarity of Privilege
In a famous dialogue from the ancient Greek historian Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, the rival city-states Athens and Sparta each make a case...
Without an Aggressive Response, Ben & Jerry’s Decision Is a Harbinger of Further Divestment From Israel
Companies hate controversy. Controversy threatens a company’s reputation and future earnings. With the dramatic growth of corporate social responsibility over the past decade, activists have...
90 Israeli Lawmakers Send Letter Urging Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott Reversal
i24 News - A group of 90 Knesset members from across the political spectrum on Wednesday sent a letter to Ben & Jerry's parent company...
Israel Weighs Legal Options to Pressure Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever Over West Bank Boycott
Israel is examining the use of legal tools in Israel and abroad to sway Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever to backtrack from...
A New Flavor for Ben & Jerry’s
If the leaders of J Street and the New Israel Fund were in charge of creating new flavors for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, their...
Unilever Chief Expresses ‘Full Commitment’ to Israel as States, Supermarkets Consider Action Over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott
The CEO of Unilever reiterated that the consumer goods giant remains “fully committed” to doing business in Israel following Ben & Jerry’s West Bank boycott,...
Pressure Increases on Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott
Backlash continued in Israel on Wednesday to the news that Ben & Jerry's planned to end sales in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, as...
Warning Ben & Jerry’s of ‘Legal Consequences’ Over West Bank Ban, Israel Looks to US State Anti-BDS Laws
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned Unilever CEO Alan Jope that Ben & Jerry’s decision stop sales to “occupied” territories, including Jewish West Bank settlements...
Ben & Jerry’s Israel Reports Rise in Local Sales as CEO Calls for Campaign to Reverse Boycott
Ben & Jerry’s Israel said it has seen its sales grow in a sign of solidarity after the US ice-cream brand decided to nix the...
Ben & Jerry’s Untimely Embrace of Linda Sarsour
Ice cream is now controversial. Welcome to America in 2018. Ben & Jerry's, which has supported liberal causes throughout its history, likely did not anticipate the...
