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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Israel’s envoy to US asks 35 states to use anti-BDS laws against Ben & Jerry’s
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s Ambassador to the US and UN Gilad Erdan sends letters to the governors of 35 American states that have anti-BDS laws, asking them to throw the book at Ben & Jerry’s for ending sales in West Bank settlements and East Jerusalem.
“I urged them to act against Ben & Jerry’s decision to not sell its products in the eastern part of Jerusalem and Judea & Samaria. We will make clear to Ben & Jerry’s that its antisemitic decision will have consequences,” he tweets.
On Monday, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid vowed to ask the American states to take legal action against the ice cream company.
In coordination w/ @yairlapid, I sent a letter to 35 Governors of US states that have legislation against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/tGW720oRZL
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) July 20, 2021
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