Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice cream in Palestinian territories

AL-MONITOR Staff

Ben and Jerry's ice cream is stored in a cooler at an event where founders Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen gave away ice cream to bring attention to police reform at the U.S. Supreme Court on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. — Ben and Jerry's ice cream is stored in a cooler at an event where founders Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen gave away ice cream to bring attention to police reform at the US Supreme Court on May 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. — Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A major ice cream company said Monday it would stop operations in the Palestinian territories, though it will continue to sell its sugary products in Israel.

Ben & Jerry’s said that selling ice cream in the territories goes against the company’s principles.

“We believe it is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT),” they said in a press release.

The ice cream-maker will continue to operate in Israel, however, albeit with a different licensee.

Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice cream in Palestinian territories

The US ice cream giant will continue operations in Israel.

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