Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is one of a handful of governors to speak out against Ben & Jerryâs decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank.
Four days after the Vermont-based ice cream brandâs announcement, Ducey said on Twitter that Ben & Jerryâs decision âis discrimination.â
âArizona stands with Israel,â Ducey wrote, and noted Arizona âwill not do business with a company that boycotts Israel â in 2016 and 2019 I signed bills to make sure of it.â
His stance did not go unnoticed.
âArizona is really a true friend of Israel. I donât say this about every state,â said Hillel Newman, Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest of the United States. âItâs a wonderful thing when youâve got a friend like that, who comes out in real time and says, âWe donât allow such discrimination in our state.â Thatâs a tremendous thing not many governors have done.â