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A sign at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport warns travelers that, as of September 22, 2026, new restrictions apply to goods originating in Israeli settlements, including items carried in personal luggage. (Instagram/neshimatrips)
September 28, 2026, 4:24 pm
Less broad than first reported, Dutch luggage checks for settlement goods spark Israeli warning
Dutch citizens on El Al flight tell ToI checks were limited but unusual and ‘intimidating’; Israel warns travelers of ‘invasive’ checks from Dutch customs, which says nationality not grounds for selection
By Nava Freiberg
The Israeli (2R) and Irish (R) flags flutter outside the building housing the offices of the Embassy of Ireland in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv on May 22, 2024. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
October 3, 2025, 2:33 pm
Ireland said set to soften planned sanctions on Israel, under pressure from businesses
Multinational corporations, which pay almost a third of Ireland’s taxes, warn against discouraging US investors or drawing retaliatory American sanctions on participating companies
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025. (Screenshot via JTA)
May 8, 2025, 4:57 pm
Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s goes on Tucker Carlson and says, ‘I love Jesus Christ’
The reference raises eyebrows because Cohen previously cited his ‘proud’ Jewish identity in defending the company’s West Bank settlement boycott
By Ben Sales
Ben & Jerry's ice cream on sale at a shop in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 31, 2023, 7:36 am
Unilever wins pension fund case over Ben and Jerry’s ‘Palestinian Territory’ boycott
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
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A neighborhood in the West Bank settlement of Eli overlooking a nearby Palestinian village, January 17, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 30, 2023, 5:47 pm
UN trims ‘blacklist’ of firms doing business in Israeli settlements
15 companies, including US-based General Mills food manufacturer, dropped from database, while 122 firms, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Motorola remain
By Jacob Magid
File: View of the Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank on July 2, 2020. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
December 10, 2022, 7:54 pm
US opposes UN ‘blacklist’ of settlements, says it poses ‘genuine threat’ to firms
State Department says it has not and will not provide info to office compiling database because it ‘reinforces an anti-Israeli bias’ at UN
By Jacob Magid
Ben & Jerry's ice cream on sale at a shop in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 19, 2022, 5:38 pm
Ben & Jerry’s founders say Unilever ‘usurped’ its authority with Israel spin off
Speaking to MSNBC, ice cream makers, who no longer run company, vow to keep independent board’s control over their social mission
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in New York City against Ben & Jerry's, over its settlement boycott on August 12, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)
October 26, 2021, 10:47 am
Florida to start divesting from Ben & Jerry’s parent firm over West Bank boycott
Deadline enacted in July comes into effect on Tuesday, 3 months after ice cream company announced policy against selling in West Bank
By ToI Staff
Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in New York City against Ben and Jerry's over its settlement boycott on August 12, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)
September 24, 2021, 4:45 pm
Texas takes steps to divest from Ben & Jerry’s following settlement boycott
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
By Jacob Magid
Anuradha Mittal (Courtesy)
August 30, 2021, 12:41 pm
Ben & Jerry’s board chair said accused of self-dealing to fund Palestinian group
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ice cream containers at the Ben and Jerry's factory near Kiryat Malachi, on July 21, 2021. (Flash90)
August 17, 2021, 4:47 am
Arizona is 8th state to weigh sanctioning Ben & Jerry’s over settlement boycott
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
By Ron Kampeas
Pro-Israel demonstrators protest in New York City against Ben & Jerry's, over its settlement boycott on August 12, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)
August 13, 2021, 5:56 am
Dozens march to Ben & Jerry’s Times Square shop demanding it ‘end Jew hatred’
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
By Jacob Magid
Ben & Jerry's ice cream on sale in a shop in Yavne, on July 20, 2021. (Flash90)
July 29, 2021, 10:42 am
Illinois threatens divestment over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank settlement boycott
Regulators to set a 90-day deadline for parent company Unilever to reverse decision by ice cream giant, or face state investment sanctions
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Jerry Greenfield, left, and Ben Cohen, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, shown in 2010. (Wikimedia Commons)
July 29, 2021, 1:07 am
Ben and Jerry say they ‘support Israel,’ reject its ‘illegal occupation’
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
By Jacob Magid and JTA
Signs placed in front of McDonald's branches in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2019, accusing the fast-food chain of boycotting West Bank settlements, and urging Israelis to boycott the restaurant giant in return. (Channel 12 screen capture)
July 28, 2021, 11:37 pm
How McDonald’s took the same stance as Ben & Jerry’s but avoided public backlash
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’
By Jacob Magid
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