A man walks past a closed "Ben & Jerry's" ice-cream shop in the Israeli city of Yavne, about 30 kilometres south of Tel Aviv, on July 23, 2021. - On July 19, Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's announced it would no longer sell its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, namely the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which have been under control of the Jewish state since 1967. (Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/Getty Images)
Ben & Jerry's has filed a lawsuit against parent company Unilever, accusing it of attempting to suppress the ice-cream brand's support for Palestinian refugees amid the conflict in Gaza.
The lawsuit claims Unilever threatened to dismantle Ben & Jerry's independent board and sue its directors to prevent the company from publicly supporting peace efforts and Palestinian rights.
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