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Ben & Jerry's To Stop Sales in Israeli Settlements

  • Samples of Ben & Jerry's products.

    Samples of Ben & Jerry's products. | Photo: Twitter/ @democracynow

Published 21 July 2021
Opinion

These settlements are considered a violation of international law. Over 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

On Monday, Ben & Jerry's announced it will stop selling ice creams in the Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Ben & Jerry's is a subsidiary of Unilever, a Britain-based consumer goods conglomerate.

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The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the company's decision is "moral and legal," adding that it is consistent with the rules of international law.

International law "refuses to deal with the illegal and immoral system of settlements that Israel is entrenching and expanding in the land of Palestine."

It called on companies working directly or indirectly with Israeli settlements "to take similar actions immediately and stop dealings and business and be consistent with human rights principles and international law."

"The ministry will do everything possible through the international law to hold accountable those who still insist on violating the rights of our Palestinian people." 

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke over the phone with the CEO of Unilever Alan Jope, warning that the "anti-Israeli move "has severe consequences, including legal" as Israel will "take strong action against any boycott directed against its citizens."

The Israeli settlement issue has been a major obstacle for resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks which have stalled since 2014. The Jewish settlements are considered a violation of international law by most of the international community. Official Palestinian figures show that more than 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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