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How the Jewish world is responding to Ben & Jerry’s decision to exit Israeli settlements

Stores pulling Chubby Hubby from their shelves, campaigns to remove kosher certification: here’s what happened when the beloved ice cream company made a statement about “occupied Palestinian territory.”

A freezer full of Ben & Jerry's ice cream with Hebrew lettering on the labels

Breaking a 2-month silence, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream announces boycott of Israeli West Bank settlements

The Vermont-based company, pressured by pro-Palestinian activists, said Monday it would stop selling in “Occupied Palestinian Territory.”

More American Jews are calling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state, and big organizations are struggling to fight the trend

“Organizations look at many members of the Jewish community, including particularly younger ones, and disregard them,” said the head of one group.

Republicans are trying to brand Mark Zuckerberg as ‘Zuckerbucks.’ Antisemitism watchdogs aren’t happy.

Ivanka Trump’s in-laws tout Nikki Haley for president, a report says. But her dad may still run.

Survey: A quarter of US Jews agree that Israel ‘is an apartheid state’

AIPAC cancels 2022 policy conference, citing lingering pandemic concerns

Auschwitz Museum says Lauren Boebert’s tweet about vaccines shows ‘moral and intellectual decline’

On Capitol Hill, rally-goers agree that antisemitism is un-American. But when Israel is involved, it gets complicated.

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