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Israel Condemns Ben and Jerry's Boycott Decision
(Times of Israel) Ben & Jerry's current Israeli distributor condemned the ice cream company's decision to drop its licensing agreement. "Ben & Jerry's International decided not to renew their agreement with us in a year and a half, after we refused their demand to stop distribution throughout Israel. We urge the Israeli government and consumers - don't let them boycott Israel. Keep ice cream out of politics." Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, "Ben & Jerry's decided to brand itself as anti-Israel ice cream. This is a moral mistake and I believe it will turn out to be a business mistake as well. The boycott against Israel... reflects that they have totally lost their way." Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called the decision "a disgraceful capitulation to anti-Semitism, to BDS, to all that is evil in the anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish discourse." Lapid said he would ask the over 30 U.S. states with anti-BDS laws to implement them against Ben & Jerry's in retaliation. The laws require states to divest from companies that boycott Israel.