(CBN News) Ben & Jerry’s announced on Monday that it will stop selling its ice cream in the West Bank – biblical Judea and Samaria – and eastern Jerusalem because continuing to do so is “inconsistent with its values.”
The Vermont-based ice cream company said in a statement on its website that it hears “the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted partners,” and it will not renew its agreement with its distributor to sell the ice cream in Israeli settlement communities. However, the ice cream will continue to be sold in Israel through a different arrangement.
Ben & Jerry’s did not identify who raised concerns about its ice cream sales, but last month, a group called Vermonters for Justice in Palestine called on Ben & Jerry’s to “end complicity in Israel’s occupation and abuses of Palestinian human rights.”