Ben & Jerry’s has launched legal action against Unilever, accusing its parent company of trying to block the ice-cream brand from making public statements supporting Palestinian refugees in the conflict in Gaza.
This is taken from their website under mission. Although how ice cream and Palestine are related is questionable. They would appear to not be “reading the room” correctly. Does making a dessert really give them a platform to comment about issues in the Middle East?
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