Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish ice-cream giant, as company battles owner on Israel speech “Standing up for the values of justice, equity, and our shared humanity has never been more important,” Jerry Greenfield said.
Ben & Jerry’s says it opposes parent company’s plan to sell the brand’s Israel rights The ice cream maker said the Unilever Israel deal “is inconsistent with Ben & Jerry’s values.”
Following bitter debate, Ben & Jerry’s owner reaches deal to keep ice cream in Israel and the West Bank The company will sell the Israeli rights to the brand to the ice cream maker’s longtime Israel distributor, which had sued Unilever for the rights.
United States In TV interview, Ben & Jerry’s founders say accusations of antisemitism following West Bank pullout are ‘absurd’
Israel Breaking a 2-month silence, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream announces boycott of Israeli West Bank settlements