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Very happy to see Swallwell fail after his immature ignorant behavior with a Chink whore spy.
Monkey Pox, right on time to give Democrats an excuse to cheat in the next election.
The CEO of Ben & Jerry�s corporate parent wants the Vermont-
based ice cream maker to avoid �straying into geopolitics� after
it was embroiled in a controversy triggered by its refusal to
sell its products in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
�There is plenty for Ben & Jerry�s to get their teeth into on
their social justice mission without straying into geopolitics,�
Unilever CEO Alan Jope told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
�I�m sure the brand will continue to enjoy a very bright future
doing just that.�
Jope said that brands should instead focus on issues where they
have an established track record. The Unilever boss said Ben &
Jerry�s should shift its energies to climate change and social
justice issues.
The Post has reached out to Ben & Jerry�s seeking comment.
Ben & Jerry�s filed a lawsuit against Unilever earlier this
month after the parent company sold its Israel division to a
local franchisee � contravening the ice cream maker�s ban on
doing business in Israeli settlements.
The franchisee, Avi Zinger, will resume selling the ice cream
under the Ben & Jerry�s brand in territories captured by Israel
in the 1967 Six Day War.
Despite the lawsuit, Jope said that Unilever has no plans to
sell off Ben & Jerry�s.
�The long-term future of Ben & Jerry�s is squarely part of
Unilever,� Jope told the Journal.
Last year, Ben & Jerry�s ignited controversy when it announced
that it would halt the sale of its ice cream in the West Bank
and East Jerusalem, where Palestinians hope to establish an
independent state.
The decision was denounced by supporters of Israel as anti-
Semitic and state governments in the US applied financial
pressure on Unilever by pulling tens of millions of dollars in
equity investments from pension funds.
Ben & Jerry�s wants a federal judge in Manhattan to issue a
preliminary injunction to block the sale of the brand to Zinger.
The company and its corporate parent then agreed to a two-week
mediation period to see if the two sides can strike a deal to
avoid litigation.
If no agreement is reached by Thursday, Ben & Jerry�s will
continue seeking an injunction.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/26/unilever-boss-to-ben-jerrys-stay- out-of-geopolitics/
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