Ben and Jerryâs Dispute a Sign of Israelâs Growing Societal Challenge
This isnât an argument about desserts. Itâs about terrorism and bigotry and the worst type of double standards that demonize the Jewish homeland and the people who live there.
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Sometimes an ice cream cone is just an ice cream cone. But sometimes a debate that may seem to be just about dairy-based desserts can have much broader ramifications about a peopleâs future.
Initially, I didnât want to write about the Ben & Jerryâs controversy sweeping through the U.S. and Israel, because I worried that discussing the life-and-death issues that frame the Israeli-Palestinian debate within the context of an ice cream boycott could trivialize such a critically important conversation.
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