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A Ben & Jerry’s battle over Israel, long frozen, thaws anew amid Gaza war

JL;DR SUMMARY The longstanding legal conflict between Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever has resurfaced as tensions related to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza intensify. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictBoycottGaza WarLegal BattleUnileverPalestinian RefugeesBen & Jerry'sCeasefire AdvocacyBrand Autonomy

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Central District, Israel
"Motorists drive past a closed Ben & Jerrys ice-cream shop in the Israeli city of Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, July 23, 2021."
Yavne, Central District, Israel
"Motorists drive past a closed Ben & Jerrys ice-cream shop in the Israeli city of Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, July 23, 2021."
Palestinian Territories
"The ice cream company, whose brand advocates for progressive causes, stirred controversy in 2021 by saying it would prevent its product from being sold in Occupied Palestinian Territory."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"& Jerrys support for Palestinians, which has intensified during Israels war with Hamas in Gaza."
Israel
"In March 2022, American Quality Products, Ltd., an Israeli company that had owned Ben & Jerrys Israel factories and distributed the product in Israel since 1987, sued Unilever over the West Bank policy."

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