a minute agoNo ice cream for the occupants: Renowned Brand withdraws from Israeli Occupated Territories
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The famous Ben & Jerry ice cream has announced that I will no longer sell her ice cream in the Palestinian occupied territories, saying that such a “bye conflicts with our values”. Monday's announcement is due to higher profile withdrawals from a large interior from Israeli settlements that [...]
Monday's announcement is one of the highest profile withdrawals by a large interior from Israeli settlements seen as illegal under international law.
In a statement posted on the company's website, icemakers from Vermont say they recognise “concerns shared by our fans and reliable partners. ”
Aida Touma-Sliman, an Israeli lawmaker, wrote on Twitter that Ben&Jerryt's decision was the appropriate and moral “ ”, the Guardian, renders Periscopi.
She added that the occupied <x0 arrivals are not part of Israel” and that this step was a proper step to pressure the Israeli government to end the occupation.
But, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has called the verdict “a shameful chapter against anti-Semitism”. /Periscope
