Unilever has sold its Ben & Jerry’s division in Israel to its local franchisee who will continue to sell the product under the famed brand name to customers in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The Israeli government hailed the move as a “victory over anti-Semites” on Wednesday — months after the founders of the Vermont-based ice cream giant announced they would no longer sell the popular product to customers in Jewish settlements on the West Bank. “The anti-Semites won’t defeat us,” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement. “Even when it comes to ice cream. We will fight efforts to delegitimize Israel and the boycott movement in all its forms, whether it be economic, cultural, or philosophical.” Avi Zinger, the owner of American Quality Products, the Israeli company that owned the licensing agreement to exclusively sell Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, paid an undisclosed sum of money to Unilever. Ben & Jerry’s announced last year that it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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