Editing Ben & Jerry's (section)

====Sales in Israel and Palestinian Territories====
On July 19, 2021, it was announced that Ben & Jerry's planned to end sales in [[Palestinian territories|Occupied Palestinian Territory]], within which Israeli settlements are considered [[International law and Israeli settlements|illegal under international law]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |last=Hage |first=Mark |date=August 5, 2021 |title=We got Ben & Jerry's to stop selling in Israeli settlements. Here's how we did it|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/05/ben-jerrys-israel-settlement |work=The Guardian |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Due to the refusal of American Quality Products - Ben & Jerry's Israel, its local franchisee since 1987,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2015 |title=Ben & Jerry's Business in Israel |url=https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2015/ben-and-jerrys-business-in-israel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205102616/https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2015/ben-and-jerrys-business-in-israel |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=Ben & Jerry's |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Avi Zinger |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-zinger-8005226/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230902064217/https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-zinger-8005226/ |archive-date=2 September 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref> to comply with this policy, the company statement said it did not plan to renew the franchise in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Ben & Jerry's Will End Sales of Our Ice Cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |url=https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/media-center/opt-statement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805045255/https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/media-center/opt-statement |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=Ben & Jerry's}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elia-Shalev |first=Asaf |date=2021-07-19 |title=Breaking a 2-month silence, Ben & Jerry's ice cream announces boycott of Israeli West Bank settlements |url=https://www.jta.org/2021/07/19/israel/ben-jerrys-ice-cream-announces-boycott-of-israeli-west-bank-settlements |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |language=}}</ref> The decision may run foul of [[anti-BDS laws]] and policies in a number of US states.<ref name=jpost210721>{{cite web |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/how-us-laws-against-israel-boycotts-could-hit-ben-and-jerrys-674466|title=How US laws against Israel boycotts could hit Ben & Jerry's |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |first=Ron |last=Kampeas |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref> The statement, issued by Unilever, was criticized by Ben & Jerry's independent board of directors, which had not wanted to comment on the continuation of sales in other parts of Israel, as this required board approval.<ref name=IsraelBoycott>{{cite web |last=Solon |first=Olivia |date=July 20, 2021 |title=Ben & Jerry's withdraws sales from Israeli settlements but clashes with parent company Unilever |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ben-jerry-s-withdraws-sales-israeli-settlements-clashes-parent-company-n1274403 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref>

On June 29, 2022, Unilever announced that it had sold its Ben & Jerry's division in Israel to American Quality Products, the company that had the exclusive license to sell Ben & Jerry's products in Israel and the Palestinian territories.<ref name=":0" /> Later that day, Ben & Jerry's tweeted that it disagreed with its parent company's decision and that the "arrangement means Ben & Jerry's in Israel will be owned and operated by AQP. Our company will no longer profit from Ben & Jerry's in Israel. We continue to believe it is inconsistent with Ben & Jerry's values for our ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."<ref>{{Cite tweet |author= Ben & Jerry's |user= benandjerrys |number= 1542241528470437890 |date= June 30, 2022 |title= We are aware of the Unilever announcement |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date= August 22, 2022 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220629234842/https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/1542241528470437890 |archive-date= June 29, 2022 |quote= "We are aware of the Unilever announcement. While our parent company has taken this decision, we do not agree with it. Unilever's arrangement means Ben & Jerry's in Israel will be owned and operated by AQP. Our company will no longer profit from Ben & Jerry's in Israel. We continue to believe it is inconsistent with Ben & Jerry's values for our ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." |ref=}}</ref>