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Ireland said set to soften planned sanctions on Israel, under pressure from businesses

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:33:47 +0000

Multinational corporations, which pay almost a third of Ireland's taxes, warn against discouraging US investors or drawing retaliatory American sanctions on participating companies

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Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’

Thu, 08 May 2025 13:57:33 +0000

The reference raises eyebrows because Cohen previously cited his 'proud' Jewish identity in defending the company's West Bank settlement boycott

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Unilever wins pension fund case over Ben and Jerry’s ‘Palestinian Territory’ boycott

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:36:15 +0000

Federal court rules parent company was not required to forewarn investors of plans to ban ice cream sales in Israeli settlements, which plunged share value

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UN trims ‘blacklist’ of firms doing business in Israeli settlements

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:47:46 +0000

15 companies, including US-based General Mills food manufacturer, dropped from database, while 122 firms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Motorola remain

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US opposes UN ‘blacklist’ of settlements, says it poses ‘genuine threat’ to firms

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 17:54:17 +0000

State Department says it has not and will not provide info to office compiling database because it 'reinforces an anti-Israeli bias' at UN

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Ben & Jerry’s founders say Unilever ‘usurped’ its authority with Israel spin off

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:38:17 +0000

Speaking to MSNBC, ice cream makers, who no longer run company, vow to keep independent board's control over their social mission

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Florida to start divesting from Ben & Jerry’s parent firm over West Bank boycott

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:47:26 +0000

Deadline enacted in July comes into effect on Tuesday, 3 months after ice cream company announced policy against selling in West Bank

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Texas takes steps to divest from Ben & Jerry’s following settlement boycott

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:45:05 +0000

Ice cream giant, parent company added to state's list of companies that boycott Israel, which will likely see Texas divest $100 million in state pension funds within 90 days

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Ben & Jerry’s board chair said accused of self-dealing to fund Palestinian group

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:41:02 +0000

Anuradha Mittal, who led a recent decision to end sales in 'Occupied Palestinian Territory,' also allegedly funneled funds to her own think tank, NY Post reports

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Arizona is 8th state to weigh sanctioning Ben & Jerry’s over settlement boycott

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:47:46 +0000

Treasurer asks ice cream manufacturer’s parent company to comply with 2016 law, which requires state entities to divest from firms boycotting Israel or settlements

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Dozens march to Ben & Jerry’s Times Square shop demanding it ‘end Jew hatred’

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:56:42 +0000

As confused bystanders look on, pro-Israel demonstrators chant 'shame' at settlement-boycotting ice cream firm, while Neturei Karta activists stage counter-protest across street

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Illinois threatens divestment over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank settlement boycott

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:42:11 +0000

Regulators to set a 90-day deadline for parent company Unilever to reverse decision by ice cream giant, or face state investment sanctions

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Ben and Jerry say they ‘support Israel,’ reject its ‘illegal occupation’

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:07:38 +0000

In NY Times op-ed, founders of ice cream giant say decision to boycott settlements one of the most important in firm's 43-year history, dismiss accusations of antisemitism

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How McDonald’s took the same stance as Ben & Jerry’s but avoided public backlash

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:37:03 +0000

By not openly announcing its policy against opening branches beyond Green Line, the fast-food chain has been able to fly mostly under the radar and avoid branding as 'antisemitic'

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Amid Ben & Jerry’s uproar, Unilever chief tells Jewish groups firm opposes BDS

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:51:08 +0000

Ice cream maker's parent company seeks to reassure those concerned by its refusal to sell beyond Green Line, but some in US are unimpressed by the gesture

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