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Al Jazeera Staff

US court rejects Ben & Jerry’s push to block sales in West Bank

Ben & Jerry's sued parent company Unilever in July, arguing that selling its ice cream in the occupied West Bank undermines its progressive social mission and confuses consumers [File: Charles Krupa/AP Photo]

A judge in the United States has ruled against an effort by Ben & Jerry’s to block its parent company Unilever from resuming ice cream sales in the occupied West Bank.

US District Judge Andrew Carter wrote on Monday that Unilever’s decision to licence Ben & Jerry’s products to an Israeli firm did not cause “irreparable harm” to the Vermont-based ice cream company, and therefore it did not merit an injunction by the court.

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