Ben & Jerry's pulls out of Israel

 

Unilever sells off Ben & Jerry’s in Israel to avoid West Bank row

Move follows ice-cream brand’s decision to stop selling in Palestinian territories as it was ‘inconsistent’ with its values

The decision was one of the highest-profile rebukes by a well-known brand of Israel’s settlements. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Sarah Butler

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Wed 29 Jun 2022 13.04 EDT

Unilever has sold off its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel in an attempt to extricate itself from a row over sales of the ice-cream in settlements in the West Bank.

Ben & Jerry’s independent board announced last summer that the brand would no longer sell its products in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying to do so was “inconsistent with our values”.

The decision was one of the highest-profile rebukes by a well-known brand of Israel’s settlements, which are regarded as illegal under international law.