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Ben & Jerry's Get Hit With Divestments From Multiple States Over Anti-Israel Decision

[RedState] Ben & Jerry’s is very proud of its hard-left stance on any given subject but now its latest virtue signal has resulted in some serious financial setbacks.

As RedState reported back in July, the ice cream company decided it would no longer do business in what it called "Occupied Palestinian Territory" or as it’s more commonly known, "Israel." The move was supposed to signal the company’s dedication to protesting in favor of the oppressed but behind the scenes, their Board chair was actually signaling their support for the terrorist group Hezbollah.

Not long after, states began looking into divesting from Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever over its decision with Arizona being the first to do so. Unilever attempted damage control by specifically stating that it does not agree with the ice cream company’s decision in a letter to various Jewish organizations and distanced itself from the BDS movement, an anti-semitic movement meant to weaken Israel financially.

Now, Florida has added itself to the list of states removing their investments from Ben & Jerry’s with eight other states currently investigating whether anti-BDS laws are able to be used to divest from the company themselves, these being New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

The amount of money being divested from the company isn’t small, either. Florida’s State Board of Administration withdrew $139 million while Arizona withdrew around the same at $140 million.

This news comes on the heels of a disastrous interview given by Ben & Jerry’s founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield with Axios. Reporter Alexi McCammond cornered the duo over their willingness to divest from Israeli settlements over their principles but not states such as Texas and Georgia. Cohen didn’t know how to answer the question and stammered around for an answer before admitting that he doesn’t know.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

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When Liberal CEO's suddenly learn their words relate to revenue.

Just about every time these 2 open their mouths to say something Liberal, their stock drops below $30 a share.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-10-27 06:27|| 2021-10-27 06:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Reporter Alexi McCammond cornered the duo over their willingness to divest from Israeli settlements over their principles but not states such as Texas and Georgia. Cohen didn’t know how to answer the question and stammered around for an answer before admitting that he doesn’t know

Cause Texas and Georgia don't trigger their innate antisemitism?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-10-27 07:25|| 2021-10-27 07:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Both Ben & Jerry are Jewish.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2021-10-27 07:33|| 2021-10-27 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 JINOs. Libtards first

Posted by Frank G 2021-10-27 08:37|| 2021-10-27 08:37|| Front Page Top

#5 CEOs are the poster children of Capitalism, doesn't stop them from shoving Marxist CRT down their workers throats.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-10-27 08:51|| 2021-10-27 08:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Both Ben & Jerry are Jewish.

So? Some Jews are stupid enough to be anti-Zionist. On the Left it is required as part of the intersectionality idea, while some of the ultra-Orthodox think it presumptuous to support return before God sends the Messiah to collect them.

But Frank G says all that much more succinctly.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-10-27 09:27|| 2021-10-27 09:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Unilever is woke as woke gets. They were running adds a couple of years ago for one of their soaps that consisted of a two-man "household". Their choice of venue for this ad? No, it wasn't one of "those" magazines--it was something akin to "Good Housekeeping" (I don't actually remember the title).

Posted by Crusader 2021-10-27 10:28|| 2021-10-27 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 On the Left it is required as part of the intersectionality idea...
Isn't that the just the newest rebranding of the classic communist United Front? It sounds so much more appealing to the academic crowd ... almost scientific.

Posted by magpie 2021-10-27 11:49|| 2021-10-27 11:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Both Ben & Jerry are Jewish.

Sure. Beavis and Palosi are Catholics.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-10-27 12:07|| 2021-10-27 12:07|| Front Page Top

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