ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida won’t put any state money into the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s unless it reverses a decision to stop selling ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. The Republican governor said the State Board of Administration added London-based Unilever to its… Continue reading Florida may drop Ben & Jerry’s parent over Israel boycott
New Jersey has joined the growing list of US states looking into whether ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, are in violation of state law against boycotts of Israel.
An aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed that the state has begun a legal review to see if Unilever’s decision to withdraw from Judea and Samaria violates the anti-BDS executive order signed in 2016, according to an article by Jewish Insider.
Texas may withdraw its investments from Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever, after the ice cream company decided to boycott Judea and Samaria, Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Thursday. Hegar said he directed his staff to determine whether Ben & Jerry’s or Unilever took any action that would trigger his state’s anti-boycott law. Texas’ pension fund amounts… Continue reading Texas looking into divestment from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s boycott
