October 16, 2021

Small group of anti-Israel BDS activists behind petition to Google, Amazon

(JNS) — Anti-Israel BDS groups and activists appear to be behind a purportedly grassroots anonymous letter of hundreds of Google and Amazon employees demanding that the tech giants cancel Project Nimbus, a billion-dollar contract to provide public cloud computing services […]
October 13, 2021

Ben & Jerry’s, Sally Rooney again show BDS is all about antisemitism

by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Irish novelist Sally Rooney thinks that she’s an advocate for human rights, and that prejudice and hate have nothing to do with her work or her various political stands. As far as Ben Cohen and […]
October 9, 2021

Florida, Texas among states looking to divest from Unilever

Florida and Texas are among the states calling Unilever to account for its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, launching an Israel boycott. On July 19, Ben & Jerry’s announced it would stop selling its products in “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” ending its […]
August 4, 2021

Florida set to blacklist Unilever if Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott stands

Florida license plate; one will soon feature a boost to Israel, December 2020. Credit: Courtesy. by Faygie Holt (JNS) — The state of Florida notified Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, on Aug. 3 that it has […]
July 22, 2021

Will state anti-BDS laws cause meltdown for Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever?

A Ben & Jerry’s store. Credit: Java Designs/Shutterstock. by Sean Savage (JNS) — The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice-cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, […]
July 20, 2021

Ben & Jerry’s boycott ripples through the Jewish world, brings legal threats

The store sign at Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vt., home to full-service Scoop Shop guided factory tour and gift shop. Credit: Jay Yuan/Shutterstock. by Faygie Holt and Sean Savage (JNS) — The fallout over the decision by Ben […]