{"id":1541863,"date":"2022-07-06T16:04:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541863"},"modified":"2022-07-06T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:04:33","slug":"ben-jerrys-takes-action-against-its-parent-company-to-continue-boycotting-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-takes-action-against-its-parent-company-to-continue-boycotting-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Takes Action Against Its Parent Company To Continue Boycotting Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-jerrys-takes-action-against-its-parent-company-to-continue-boycotting-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1541863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ben-jerrys\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s<\/a> filed suit against parent company Unilever on Tuesday in an attempt to stop the discharge of its <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/business\">business<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\">Israel<\/a> to a local distributor.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, the ice cream maker revealed that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/leftist-ben-jerrys-targets-israel-we-wont-sell-ice-cream-in-judea-and-samaria\">stop sales<\/a> in parts of the Near East purportedly occupied by Israelis \u2014 leading to action from lawmakers and legal nonprofits. Last week, Unilever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ben-jerrys-parent-company-slams-boycott-efforts-announces-sales-will-resume-in-judea-and-samaria\">announced<\/a> the discharge of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s business in the region to American Quality Products owner Avi Zinger, the current Israel-based license holder, who will sell the ice cream products under both Hebrew and Arabic brand names.<\/p>\n<p>Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s said in the lawsuit that its independent board of directors did not approve Unilever\u2019s decision, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/07\/05\/ben-jerrys-sues-parent-company-unilever-over-sale-of-israeli-business.html\">CNBC<\/a>. The suit argued that Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s brand image is \u201csynonymous with social activism,\u201d noting that it reserves the \u201cprimary responsibility for safeguarding the integrity\u201d of the brand under the acquisition deal. Indeed, Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s sells flavors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/whats-new\/2018\/02\/social-mission-flavors\">oriented<\/a> around social causes such as climate change and racial equity, often donating proceeds to related nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>Though a judge did not grant Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s requested temporary restraining order, Unilever was ordered to demonstrate by July 14 why a preliminary injunction against the sale of the Israeli business should not be issued.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Unilever said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilever.com\/news\/press-and-media\/press-releases\/2022\/unilever-reaches-new-business-arrangement-for-ben-jerrys-in-israel\/\">statement<\/a> that it has \u201cnever expressed any support\u201d for the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/bds\">BDS<\/a>) movement, which argues that companies around the world should refrain from doing business with Israel due to the country\u2019s alleged occupation of territory held by Palestinian Arabs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnilever rejects completely and repudiates unequivocally any form of discrimination or intolerance,\u201d the company explained. \u201cWe look forward to continuing to make a positive contribution to Israel\u2019s economy and society for many decades to come, and hope that Israelis and Palestinians can reach a peaceful resolution of their conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Gilad Erdan \u2014 who serves as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations \u2014 exhorted state governments to oppose the move. \u201cI ask that you consider speaking out against the company\u2019s decision, and taking any other relevant steps, including in relation to your state laws and the commercial dealings between Ben and Jerry\u2019s and your state,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/erdan-asks-35-us-states-to-activate-anti-bds-laws-against-ben-jerrys\/\">wrote<\/a> in a letter to American governors, requesting the activation of laws meant to oppose the BDS movement.<\/p>\n<p>Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), for example, agreed last summer that the ice cream maker had violated his state\u2019s statutes through the boycott. \u201cAs you know, Florida has long had a strong relationship with the State of Israel,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/07\/22\/governor-ron-desantis-calls-on-state-board-of-administration-to-place-ben-jerrys-on-the-continued-examination-companies-that-boycott-israel-list\/\">remarked<\/a>. \u201cAs a matter of law and principle, the State of Florida does not tolerate discrimination against the State of Israel or the Israeli people, including boycotts and divestments targeting Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kathy-hochul\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) gave Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s a July 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-gives-ben-jerrys-parent-company-one-last-chance-to-justify-divestment-from-israel\">deadline to explain<\/a> why its actions did not constitute boycott activity. Hochul\u2019s Press Secretary Hazel Crampton-Hays remarked that an earlier response from Unilever \u201cdid not include important clarifying information central to formulating a determination under the Executive Order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an October 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-dont-know-ben-jerrys-co-founder-stumped-when-pressed-about-israel-boycott-hypocrisy\">interview<\/a>, Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were pressed by Axios reporter Alexi McCammond about their boycott decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys are big proponents of voting rights. Why do you still sell ice cream in Georgia? Texas \u2014 abortion bans. Why are you still selling there?\u201d McCammond asked. After a six-second pause, a frazzled Cohen replied, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an interesting question,\u201d he attempted to answer. \u201cI don\u2019t know what that would accomplish. We\u2019re working on those issues, of voting rights, and \u2014 I don\u2019t know. You know, I mean, I think you ask a really good question. And I think I\u2019d have to sit down and think about it for a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s filed suit against parent company Unilever on Tuesday in an attempt to stop the discharge of its business in Israel to a local distributor. Last summer, the ice cream maker revealed that it would stop sales in parts of the Near East purportedly occupied by Israelis \u2014 leading to action from lawmakers &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":1532749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1541863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1541863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1532749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1541863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1541863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1541863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}