Levin wrote in her Facebook post that after 21 years, she will no longer be working at the company over their statement.
DeSantis asked that the SBA put Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever on “the Continued Examination Companies that Boycott Israel List” and the “Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List.”
The CEO of Unilever, the parent company to Ben & Jerry’s, said on July 22 that they are “fully committed to our business in Israel.”
New relationship with Washington presages bilateral and trilateral talks.
He added that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement “seeks to undermine the very existence of the State of Israel.
Anuradha Mittal, who chairs Ben & Jerry’s board, told NBC that they didn’t want the statement to say anything about staying in Israel.
Various Jewish groups and pro-Israel Twitter users accused Roth of justifying antisemitism.
The new government faces a daunting and crowded agenda but renewing relations with the Jewish state’s closest and most enduring ally, the Jewish people, is one area where it can score an early and big win.
They added that they “will stay in Israel through a different arrangement.”
Does this mean a somewhat suspicious approach to the dramatic headlines is due? I’d say yes. Read with care, and remember that all such stories have context.
