Ben Jerry Announce On Monday, it will stop selling ice cream in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.
The Vermont-based ice cream company is known for its increasing emphasis on current social justice issues, and it says it is taking this initiative to put pressure on Israel on behalf of the Palestinians.
They said in a statement: “We believe that selling Ben & Jerry ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is inconsistent with our values.”
The company did not completely boycott the West Bank. Ben & Jerry’s revealed in the statement that they will continue to stay in Israel through different arrangements.
They did not specify what the arrangement was, but said that “as soon as we are ready, they will share the latest news.”
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated that Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling OPT was ethically and commercially wrong.
“There are many ice cream brands, but there is only one Jewish country. Ben & Jerry’s decided to make itself anti-Israel ice cream,” he said. A tweet.
Decision now Blown up on twitter, Angered many pro-Palestinian activists who think Ben & Jerry’s is not doing enough.
“We warmly welcome their decision, but call on Ben & Jerry’s to end all actions in apartheid Israel,” the Palestinian BDS National Committee Said in a Twitter post.
Israel has more than 250 illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and displaced more than 750 Palestinians in 2021 to establish more human rights organizations Tell Al Jazeera.
according to Human Rights Watch, Isreal is committing the “crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution” against Pelstine.
According to reports, Ben Jerry’s withdrawal from the occupied territories will not take effect immediately. New York Times.
The company will not renew the agreement with its licensee in Israel, which produces and distributes ice cream in the region. After the agreement expires at the end of 2022, they will make different arrangements to stay in Israel.
