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Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, progressive Jewish ice-cream giant, as company battles owner on Israel speech

JL;DR SUMMARY Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, has resigned from the company due to political pressures from owner Unilever, who he claims has stifled the brand's ability to speak on progressive political issues. 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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GazaSocial JusticePolitical PressureUnileverBen & Jerry'sBen CohenProgressive ValuesJerry GreenfieldCorporate Independence

Places mentioned

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerrys, partnered with MoveOn to hand out free ice cream at Franklin Square in Philadelphia during their Scoop The Vote tour."
Gaza, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"...Cohen has been a vocal critic of Israels war in Gaza..."
Israel
"In May, the Ben & Jerrys board called Israels military campaign in Gaza a genocide."

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