Florida halts new investments in Ben & Jerry’s parent company By Ron Kampeas, JTA Oct 26, 2021 Florida state entities will cease new investments in Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, as of Tuesday, because the ice cream maker plans to stop selling its product in the West Bank. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, in July triggered a 90-day review mandated by Florida law which mandates divestment from companies boycotting Israel. Ben & Jerry’s… Read More
Tech Jewish Googlers play role in push to cancel $1.2 billion Israeli contract Two Jewish Google employees are playing a key role in a worker petition calling on Google and Amazon to cancel a joint contract to build cloud-based data… By Eliyahu Kamisher Oct 22, 2021
California Ethnic studies law's ‘guardrails’: An explainer Earlier this month Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 101 into law, making California the first state in the nation to add ethnic studies to its list… By Gabe Stutman Oct 18, 2021
Israel BDS activists cheer Sally Rooney, Jewish groups mostly mum Author Sally Rooney’s announcement last week that she is refusing to sell an Israeli publishing house the translation rights to her latest blockbuster… By Arno Rosenfeld, Forward Oct 13, 2021
Books Sally Rooney: yes to Hebrew translation, no to Israeli publisher The bestselling author Sally Rooney said she decided not to publish her latest novel with an Israeli publishing house because she supports a boycott of… By Ben Sales, JTA Oct 12, 2021
California L.A. teachers union votes to postpone Israel boycott motion indefinitely Los Angeles’ main teachers union voted Thursday to indefinitely postpone a motion in favor of boycotting Israel. For months, the United Teachers of Los… By Ben Sales, JTA Sep 24, 2021
Bay Area BDS now ‘off the table’ for San Francisco labor group, leader says The quick rise in unions around the country endorsing boycotts against Israel could face a challenge in San Francisco. A leader in the San Francisco Labor… By Gabriel Greschler Sep 13, 2021
Politics Arizona is the first state to divest from Ben & Jerry’s parent company Arizona is divesting close to $200 million from Ben & Jerry’s parent company Unilever, becoming the first state to do so because of the ice cream… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Sep 13, 2021
Letters Leave Bibi alone; Caring for Jewish cemeteries; etc. Ice cream above politics In contrast to using food to divide Jews and Palestinians (“Two pints of Ben & Jerry’s for a two-state solution,” Aug. 9),… By J. Readers Sep 3, 2021