Manufacturer Sues Ben & Jerry’s Over Israel Boycott
3rd March 2022
The Israeli manufacturer of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is suing the company because he says it cut off his 35-year contract after he refused to participate in its “illegal” Israel boycott.
Avi Zinger, an ice cream maker who has produced and distributed Ben & Jerry’s in Israel since 1987, filed the lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s and its parent corporation, Unilever, in U.S. federal court on Thursday, alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination.
Zinger’s legal complaint outlines a decade-long pressure campaign by anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) activists against Ben & Jerry’s that he says led to the company’s decision to cut ties with him.