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Al Jazeera
Brian Osgood

Unilever decision spotlights crackdown on US Palestinian activism

A sign calling for a boycott against Israel at a rally in New York state in 2015 [File: Mike Groll/AP Photo]

Ben and Jerry’s has sued parent company Unilever over a decision last week to sell the US company’s Israel operations to a subsidiary, clearing the way for the resumed sale of its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The ice cream brand had announced in July last year that it would no longer sell its products in areas within an “internationally recognised illegal occupation” – a decision that drew scorn from Israel and prompted a campaign to pressure Unilever to roll back the decision.

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