Main LA teachers union indefinitely shelves BDS resolution
At heated meeting, Los Angeles teachers union approves board motion to indefinitely postpone voting on BDS resolutions.
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Florida expected to divest from Unilever next month
Florida's top pension investment officer says state has not received 'meaningful response' from Unilever after Ben & Jerry's boycott.
Driving Jewish Vermonters into Lake Champlain?
Israel is vulnerable to criticism, but the Palestinian Arabs are far worse."Drive Israelis into the sea" is hardly a call for peace.Op-ed.
San Francisco union shelves BDS resolution
SF union goes against rising trend of labor groups putting forward BDS resolutions, much to the outcry of many pro-Israel union members.
New Jersey to divest from Ben & Jerry's and parent company
Internal New Jersey investigation finds Unilever sought to boycott Israel in violation of state's anti-BDS law.
Heads up, pro-BDS Jew haters! Don’t take this medicine!
To be consistent, Jew haters must boycott all the medicines and treatments Jews have discovered. Colleges and legislatures take note. Op-ed.
Burlington BDS resolution dropped amid anti-Semitism concerns
Backer of pro-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement resolution for Vermont's largest city reverses course, calls BDS 'one-sided'.
Burlington, Vermont to vote on support for BDS today
Vermont's largest city could become first US city to endorse BDS in vote taken in middle of Jewish High Holidays.
Arizona divests from Ben and Jerry's
The state of Arizona has divested itself from Ben and Jerry's in response to the ice cream maker's boycotting Israel.
Scottish gov slammed over BDS supporting coalition partner
Green Party in 2015 endorsed pro-BDS and Hamas declaration stating that Zionism is racist, and calling for end to Israel as a Jewish state.
LA Teachers Union to Vote on pro-BDS motion
At September meeting, the largest teachers union in LA will vote on whether to support BDS and call on President Biden to end aid to Israel.
Ben & Jerry's Israel: Boycott is illegal
Ben & Jerry’s Israel: 'Demand of Global Ben & Jerry’s to not distribute products in Palestinian Territories is submission to BDS.'
Did ADL really say BDS is not always antisemitic?
Former Israeli Amb. to the UN Danny Danon explained it: “BDS is the 21st Century incarnation of an old disease called antisemitism.” Op-ed
Zionist Org of America slams ADL for position on BDS resolutions
ZOA calls out ADL for saying "situations vary widely with BDS" when it comes to anti-Semitism.
14-year old Mauritanian chess player refuses to play Israeli
Teenage chess star, ranked 47th in the world, withdraws from tournament, quoted making disparaging remarks about Israel.
Arizona to review possible Ben & Jerry's sanctions
Arizona becomes eighth state to begin reviewing whether Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Judea and Samaria merits sanctions.
The world of BDS
How many times, over the millennia, were those “Palestinian” Muslims exiled from the land? Ethnically cleansed? Removed? Hmmm. Never. Op-ed.
Ben and Jerry's? It doesn't matter
History and Ice cream: The truth behind a boycott of Israel.
Holocaust survivors call for 'no vote' on CA ethnic studies bill
Holocaust survivors and descendants sign letter urging Jewish legislators in California not to back curriculum accused of anti-Jewish bias.
Supreme Court overturns decision to intervene in Israel Prize
Education Minister accused Prof. Goldreich of being a BDS supporter & unworthy of 2021 prize.
Mayor of NJ town home to Unilever HQ slams Ben & Jerry's boycott
In letter, mayor of Englewood Cliffs, NJ strongly urged Unilever to reconsider Ben & Jerry's decision to boycott Judea and Samaria.
U of North Carolina criticized for instructor's anti-Israel bias
Leaders and advocacy orgs denounce university for continuing a trend of hiring anti-Zionist instructors to teach students about Israel.
Ben & Jerry's tapped anti-Zionist author to defend boycott
Anti-Israel writer Peter Beinart was chosen to run a "learning experience" conference with franchisees upset about company's Israel boycott.
US Jewish org applauds stand taken by Ben & Jerry's franchisees
Thirty American franchises send letter to Ben & Jerry's executives denouncing company's decision to boycott Judea and Samaria.
The legal pitfalls facing Ben & Jerry and their parent company
Ice cream BDS is a sticky business. Don’t be misled by attempts to sanitize the antisemitic scheme as social awareness. It's illegal. Op-ed.
Maryland to determine whether Ben & Jerry’s violated state law
'State of Maryland values our decades-long relationship with Israel,' official letter says.
Jewish group slams ADL: 'No longer competent'
Over 1,500 rabbis say ADL 'no longer competent' to identify, let alone combat, anti-Semitism.
Ben & Jerry's: 'We support Israel, reject occupation'
In an NYT op-ed, owners of the company claimed 'it [was] possible to support Israel while opposing some of its policies...'
German human rights NGO blasts Ben & Jerry's over boycott
The Amadeu Antonio Stiftung Foundation is ending its partnership with the ice cream maker saying its boycott promotes anti-Semitism.
NY senator slams anti-Israel CUNY union, supports Jewish profs
Anna Kaplan says that CUNY Jewish profs were left feeling like they had a "knife in the back" after union ignored their concerns.
Swiss Jewish community slams Swiss Press Council’s pro-BDS take
Swiss Jewish Federation outraged after country's press council rules against magazine that printed article linking BDS to anti-Semitism.
Coalition of Jewish orgs works to derail LA union BDS resolution
L.A. Parents Against Antisemitism group using letter campaign to get teachers on their side before a September union vote on a BDS motion.
Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever: We reject BDS
Unilever CEO Alan Jope informs ADL chief that company rejects BDS after subsidiary boycotts Judea and Samaria.
'Boycotts harm the boycotters more than Israel'
Foreign Ministry leads inter-ministerial discussion on government's response to Ben & Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria..
CUNY hops on the BDS bandwagon
When did it become de rigeuer for professors to let their political views color their on-campus activities? Op-ed.
Anti-BDS banner flown over Ben & Jerry's headquarters
Israeli-American Council flies banner reading 'Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate' over Vermont headquarters of Ben & Jerry's.
Hempstead, NY becomes first US town to boycott Ben & Jerry's
Town of Hempstead, NY will cut all business ties with both Ben & Jerry's and its parent company, Unilever.
The real scoop? How Jews won’t lick the demonization of Israel
The point about Ben & Jerry’s, as with all boycotts of Israel, is that the main issue is not the boycott. It’s the thinking behind it.
'Place Ben & Jerry's on list of companies that boycott Israel'
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Unilever and Ben & Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria is in violation of the state's anti-BDS laws.
B & J Chairman, Jew-hater Anuradha Mittal pushed them to boycott
B&J Chairman's twitter account with 107 anti-Israel tweets has one where she describes the creation of Israel as a “catastrophe." Op-ed.
'Insider' links Ben & Jerry's to activist kicked out of Israel
Inside source claims Ben & Jerry's board advised by former director of Human Rights Watch in Israel who was expelled from the country.
Shaked asks Christian friends of Israel to fight Ben & Jerry's
Interior Minister asks Christians United for Israel leaders to help in fight to reverse ice cream brand's boycott.
Texas examining whether Ben & Jerry's violates anti-BDS law
Unilever could lose $100 million from Texas if Ben & Jerry's is found to be in violation of state anti-BDS law.
An immoral assault on Israel's Zionism
Ben & Jerry's would not boycott Jews if the organized US Jewish community had not allowed anti-Zionists to remain in our Big Tent. Op-ed.
PA to Europe: Boycott the 'settlements'
Senior Fatah official calls on European governments to ban commercial dealings with the "settlements".
Long Island town takes action against Ben & Jerry's
Town of Hempstead to cut ties and municipal contracts with Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever.
Republicans push back on Ben & Jerry's following boycott
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis: Americans should send a message to Ben & Jerry’s by not buying their ice cream.
'Tell Ben & Jerry's their business will suffer'
Yesha Council chairman asks owner of Kof-K kashrut certification organization to convey to Ben & Jerry's the consequences of their boycott.
CEO of Ben & Jerry's Israel: Boycott 'not a consideration'
The owner of Israel's Ben & Jerry's franchise says he's disgusted with the company's discriminatory practices.
Ice cream that leaves a bad taste in our mouths
The bitter taste left by Ben & Jerry has seen a grassroots backlash against this company in Jewish neighborhoods around the world. Op-ed.
PA welcomes Ben & Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria
PA says Ben & Jerry's decision to halt sales in Judea and Samaria is "moral and legal".
US responds to Ben & Jerry's: Against all forms of BDS
State Department spokesman says he will not condemn a private company but opposes all attempts to delegitimize Israel.
UPenn pro-Palestinian group urges cancellation of Israel tour
Newly formed group attacks 7-day tour of Israel as "well-funded campaign" to "deflect attention...from ongoing human rights abuses."
'Boycott Ben & Jerry's in Israel? Are you crazy?'
Dr. Ron Tomer, president of the Manufacturer's Association, tells Israelis to keep buying Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
Petition to boycott Ben & Jerry’s receives over 3,000 signatures
Petition comes after popular ice cream company caves to BDS movement, announces it will end all sales in Judea and Samaria.
Ben & Jerry's Israel sales jump 21%
Israelis show support for Israeli company which manufactures popular ice cream in Israel after global corporation announces boycott.
US: Kosher supermarkets drop Ben & Jerry's
Numerous supermarket chains announce they will not stock Ben & Jerry's ice cream after company announces boycott of Judea and Samaria.
Let self-haters Ben and Jerry choke on their Woke
Woke Jews, so immersed in their self-hating need to gain acclaim that they boycott Jews — not Chinese torturers, not dictators. Op-ed.
'They have been pressuring me for a year and a half'
CEO of Ben & Jerry's Israel responds to global company's decision not to sell in Judea and Samaria: I do not intend to surrender.
Shaked: We will take action against global Ben & Jerry's corp.
Interior Minister: The Israeli franchisee of Ben & Jerry’s need not be punished, action should be taken against the global company.
