Media Still Misrepresent Ice Cream Row as Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Announces “Flavor for Palestine”

Media Still Misrepresent Ice Cream Row as Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Announces “Flavor for Palestine”

Key Takeaways Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen is back in the headlines with a “Flavor for Palestine,” a cynical PR move posing as activism. Media outlets continue to misreport Ben & Jerry’s 2021 dispute with Unilever, falsely portraying it as corporate censorship. The truth: Unilever simply enforced the merger agreement Ben & Jerry’s founders signed.   Just over two years after Hamas’ October 7 massacre and only weeks into a fragile ceasefir…

Ben & Jerry's co-founder seeks public input on new watermelon ice cream flavor that calls for "a permanent peace in Palestine"

Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, announced this week that he's creating a new watermelon-forward ice cream flavor to call for "a permanent peace in Palestine" and for "repairing all the damage that was done there." The BBC explains that the watermelon has become "a symbol for solidarity with Palestinians" because the fruit's colors — red, green, black, and white — are so similar to those of the Palestinian flag. — Read t…