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Illinois, Arizona, Take Steps to Reverse Ben & Jerry's Israel Boycott | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 21 Av 5781 – July 30, 2021

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked tours the Ben and Jerry s factory near Kiryat Malakhi, July 21, 2021. The Illinois Investment Policy Board, which is tasked with “ensuring the investment of public money does not occur in entities that are prohibited from investment by Illinois law,” is planning to set a 90-day deadline for Unilever, owner of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, to reverse its decision to boycott Israeli communities, Andy Lappin, the board’s chairman, told the Associated Press on Thursday. “We’ll meet in the next week or so just for this issue, asking the board to send a letter to Unilever giving it 90 days to confirm or deny” the decision to boycott Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Illinois to Ben & Jerry's: Reverse Israel Stance, Or We Will Divest From You

Illinois to Ben & Jerry’s: Reverse Israel Stance, Or We Will Divest From You Should Unilever not reverse the statement, then Illinois’ state pension funds will need to divest from Unilever under state law. Deposit Photos The Illinois Investment Policy Board reportedly plans to warn Ben & Jerry’s to reverse their recent stance on Israel or else the board will divest from the ice cream company. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the board’s Israeli Boycott Restrictions Committee will provide Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, with 90-day deadline to either “confirm or deny” Ben & Jerry’s stance. “In this case, it was a blatantly open statement made by the chairman of Ben & Jerry’s and we need to determine if Unilever deems it appropriate to walk the statement back.”

Jewish co-founders of Ben & Jerry's pen support of company's Israeli settlement stance

Jewish co-founders of Ben & Jerry s say they unequivocally support the company s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank to boycott Israeli settlements Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield co-founded the ice cream chain in 1978 and sold it to the British conglomerate Unilever in 2000 They praised the actions of the company they founded in an article on Wednesday for The New York Times  The op-ed comes after Axios reported that the Israeli government formed a special task force to pressure the ice cream chain into reversing its decision  The boycott has also prompted backlash from members of the Jewish community 

Upper West Side Ben & Jerry's Franchise Owner Donates 10% of Profits to Israel | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 20 Av 5781 – July 29, 2021

Upper West Side Ben & Jerry's Franchise Owner Donates 10% of Profits to Israel | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 20 Av 5781 – July 29, 2021
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