{"id":1647403,"date":"2022-09-19T15:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1647403"},"modified":"2022-09-19T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:36:58","slug":"ben-and-jerry-still-fighting-to-keep-their-ice-cream-from-fellow-jews-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-and-jerry-still-fighting-to-keep-their-ice-cream-from-fellow-jews-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben And Jerry Still Fighting To Keep Their Ice Cream From Fellow Jews In Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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-and-jerry-still-fighting-to-keep-their-ice-cream-from-fellow-jews-in-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=1647403&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>The founders of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s ice cream, both Jewish, are determined to fight the parent company of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s for selling ice cream in the ancient Biblical lands of Judea and Samaria, where most of the events of the post-Exodus events of the Bible took place.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Unilever sold its Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s ice cream business in Israel to Avi Zinger, owner of American Quality Products, who had sued Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s after the company refused to sell its ice cream in Judea and Samaria. In August, a U.S. federal judge ruled for Unilever and against Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s, which was trying to block the sale.<\/p>\n<p>Then-defense minister Yair Lapid, citing a \u201chuge victory\u201d in the court, added, \u201cWe will fight delegitimization and the BDS campaign in every arena, whether in the public square, in the economic sphere or in the moral realm,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/retail-consumer\/unilever-sells-ben-jerrys-israeli-business-2022-06-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>But founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield appeared on MSNBC, where they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11226031\/Unilever-violating-merger-deal-Israel-sale-Ben-Jerrys-founders-MSNBC.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> Unilever had violated their merger deal signed 22 years before. \u201c\u2019That agreement gave authority over the social mission to the independent board of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s,\u201d Cohen claimed. \u201cUnilever has usurped their authority and reversed the decision that was made and we can\u2019t allow that to happen, we can\u2019t sit idly by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the initial boycott of Unilever targeting Judea and Samaria, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued a warning to Unilever that they had 90 days to reverse the company\u2019s boycott targeting Israel or else face harsh consequences, including Florida\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9858389\/DeSantis-gives-Ben-Jerrys-parent-company-90-days-end-ice-cream-makers-Israel-boycott.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barring state pension funds<\/a>\u00a0holding investments in Unilever.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis stated, \u201cBy placing Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Fortune 500 parent company Unilever on our List of Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel, Florida is sending a message to corporate America that we will defend our strong relationship with the Jewish State. I will not stand idly by as woke corporate ideologues seek to boycott and divest from our ally, Israel,\u201d as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/Blogs\/archives\/2021\/08\/03\/florida-puts-ben-and-jerrys-parent-company-on-scrutinized-list-over-boycott-of-israels-occupied-territories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando Weekly<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ash Williams, executive director &#038; chief investment officer of the state board of administration of Florida,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SBA-letter-to-Governor-DeSantis-re-Unilever.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in the letter that the board had received a July 22 letter from DeSantis that noted that Unilever\u2019s decision was \u201can action that falls under Section 215.4725(1)(a), Florida Statutes (the \u2018Statute\u2019), \u2018Prohibited investments by the State Board of Administration; companies that boycott Israel.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams continued, \u201cThe Statute defines a \u2018boycott of Israel\u2019 as refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or taking other actions to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, in a discriminatory manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams continued:<\/p>\n<p><em>Upon Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s announcement and consistent with statute, we contacted Unilever directly to request an engagement on behalf of the SBA and to make clear that Unilever as owner of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s would be affected by Florida law. We indicated that, pursuant to the Statute, the SBA would be prohibited from further investment in Unilever and affiliated companies if they were placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List. \u2026 The SBA conducted an engagement call with Unilever Investor Relations on July 28, 2021 and received indication that the parent company has no current plan to prevent Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s from terminating business activities in Israeli-controlled territories.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founders of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s ice cream, both Jewish, are determined to fight the parent company of Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s for selling ice cream in the ancient Biblical lands of Judea and Samaria, where most of the events of the post-Exodus events of the Bible took place. 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