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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

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L to R: Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. (Ted Dully/The Boston Globe via Getty Images via JTA)
April 4, 2025, 9:42 pm
Ben & Jerry’s founder said looking to buy back company from Unilever amid Israel spat
With litigation ongoing over politically-active ice cream brand’s Gaza war stance, and years after row over settlement boycott, Ben Cohen is gathering investors, WSJ reports
By Grace Gilson
A Monarch butterfly lands on a flower outside the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream shop, in Burlington, Vermont, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
January 25, 2025, 9:24 am
Ben & Jerry’s accuses parent company Unilever of muzzling it because of Trump
Ice Cream company says food giant threatening to shut down its independent board, amends complaint it had filed claiming it is being silenced over efforts to support Palestinians
By Jessica DiNapoli and Jonathan Stempel
On Aug. 30, The Ice Cream House, featured in an episode of Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix, recalled more than 90 products related to a listeria outbreak. (Screenshot via Netflix)
September 1, 2023, 2:31 am
NYC kosher ice cream chain featured in ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ hit by listeria outbreak
Ice Cream House says it has closed its Borough Park location for maintenance until further notice; two other locations remain open, but all ice cream flavors have been recalled
By Jackie Hajdenberg
An ice cream stand sits outside of the former Auschwitz camp in Oswiecim, Poland. (Dagmar Kopijasz of the Foundation of Memory Sites Near Auschwitz-Birkenau)
May 12, 2023, 1:27 am
Auschwitz museum criticizes ‘tasteless’ ice cream stand near iconic ‘Death Gate’
Stall with pink logo placed 200 meters from the landmark structure in the notorious camp where the Nazis murdered 1.1 million Jews
By Canaan Lidor
A Ben & Jerry's ice cream store is seen in Watkins Glen, New York on Monday, November 1, 2021 (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
March 22, 2023, 11:58 am
Daily Briefing March 22: Biden calls PM; Ben & Jerry’s is called out for hypocrisy
US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses another Smotrich-inspired furor as NY reporter Luke Tress looks at protests by American Jews against the judicial overhaul in Israel
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Israeli shops at the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in the Be'er Tuvia Industrial area on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)
December 15, 2022, 11:43 pm
Ben & Jerry’s settles its lawsuit against parent company over settlement boycott
Unilever says suit filed by Vermont-based company ‘resolved,’ without providing details; US ice cream maker’s independent Israel branch says it will continue its operations
By Luke Tress
Pro-Israel demonstrators protest against Ben & Jerry's over its boycott of the West Bank, and against antisemitism, in Manhattan, New York City, on August 12, 2021 (Luke Tress/Flash90)
December 3, 2022, 8:38 am
Unilever asks US judge to dismiss Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit against West Bank sales
Parent company says ice cream maker’s ‘insistence on taking sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ is untenable, argues it has no authority to file lawsuit
By Luke Tress
An ice cream store owner (right) assaults an American tourist in his 50s during an argument over the price of a purchase in Jerusalem's Old City, August 19, 2022. (Screenshot/Twitter)
August 28, 2022, 5:08 pm
Jerusalem Old City seller attacks US tourist over ice cream price
Store owner arrested, charged after smashing glass over customer’s head; shop closed for 8 days following incident
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative: A shopper picks out General Mill's Haagen-Dazs ice cream at a grocery store in Palo Alto, California, June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
August 4, 2022, 11:08 pm
Haagen-Dazs ice cream recalled in Israel after traces of toxic substance found
Incident comes day after Health Ministry issues recall on Sunfrost frozen green beans following discovery of mouse head inside packet
By ToI Staff
Ice cream containers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malachi, on July 21, 2021. (Flash90)
June 29, 2022, 5:37 pm
Ben & Jerry’s Israel, parent company Unilever reach deal to end settlement boycott
Israeli firm wins right to produce, sell its ice cream in Israel and West Bank under Hebrew and Arabic names; Israel and supporters hail ‘victory’ over BDS; Ben & Jerry’s unhappy
By Luke Tress
Two patrons enter the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream shop in Burlington, Vermont, on, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
June 17, 2022, 11:17 pm
Michigan pension fund sues Ben & Jerry’s owner over ice cream maker’s Israel policy
Complaints say that Unilever improperly concealed from shareholders the Ben & Jerry’s announcement it would pull out of Israel, leading to a drop in stock value
By Andrew Lapin
Stock image of an ice cream in a cone (Courtesy Leggenda)
February 25, 2022, 11:24 am
Love or hate it, mint chocolate has churned its way into Israeli cones
Despite appealing mostly to Americans, Israeli ice cream chains and the local Ben & Jerry’s franchise are finding the once-rare flavor scoop-worthy
By Jessica Steinberg
Customers at a branch of the Golda ice cream company (Screen grab/Channel 12)
January 3, 2022, 1:26 pm
Ice cream, pasta and sushi are latest products to see price hikes
Alongside Golda and Japanika, products from food importer Diplomat and pasta maker Barilla also expected to soon cost more
By ToI Staff
Staff at Sheba Medical Center distribute nutrition-rich ice cream to geriatric patients (Naama Frank Azriel)
November 10, 2021, 3:08 pm
Worried medical staff make special ice cream, as pandemic puts seniors off food
Geriatricians watched with dismay as pandemic blues stopped many patients from eating — and decided to reach for the ice cream machine and serve nutritional supplements as treats
By Nathan Jeffay
Ben & Jerry's ice cream pictured on sale in Jerusalem on July 20, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
July 20, 2021, 6:53 pm
PA applauds Ben & Jerry’s for ending sales in settlements
In first Palestinian response, Ramallah’s foreign ministry applauds ice cream company for boycotting ‘illegal, immoral, imperial’ settlements
By ToI Staff
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