Ben & Jerry’s West Bank sales halt
Campaign · 2021
The West Bank sales-halt statement had 69K likes on X when checked in October 2026.
Ben & Jerry's
@benandjerrys · Jul 19, 2021
Ben & Jerry’s will end sales of our ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read our full statement: benjerrys.co/3wZZLst
Jacob N. Kornbluh
@jacobkornbluh · Jul 19, 2021
Israeli cabinet minister @OrnaBarb does a TikTok throwing her @benandjerrys ice cream in the trash can
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- Peak proxy date
- Week of Jul 19, 2021
- Jul 19 ’21 to Week of Jul 19, 2021
- Platforms
- 6
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- Origin
- Seeded
- Politics & civic
How it spread
Trace the originFollowing activist pressure, Ben & Jerry’s announced a future sales halt in occupied Palestinian territory. Politicians, supermarkets and US pension officials responded. Unilever sold the Israeli business before the licence expired; the board sued and later settled.
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Timeline (16)
July 2021
NBC News press · Jul 19 ’21
NBC reported the sales decision and the board’s dispute with Unilever over the statement.[2]
Benjamin Netanyahu / Yair Lapid backlash · Jul 19 ’21
Netanyahu urged Israelis against buying the ice cream; Lapid sought action under US anti-boycott laws.[3]
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- 1Define the territory and effective date before others recast a policy as a wider boycott.
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Press (4 outlets)
- Jul 19, 2021same day
NBC News · Ben & Jerry's withdraws sales from Israeli settlements but clashes with parent company Unilever
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