Business and Economy
Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee Avi Zinger speaks about the “gut punch” of last month’s decision by the global parent company to stop selling over the Green Line, and why the government needs to step in and step up.
“Because of the current situation in Israel, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Netline’s “highly flexible” system “responds to detected transmissions by focusing the jamming signal and power to defeat the threat.”
They seem to be concerned by the prospect of being exposed to terror-financing legal action.
“The political discourse in Iran since 2017 has shifted from reform to revolution,” said Saeed Ghasseminejad, an Iran expert and senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Franchisees operating 30 stores across the country, generating $23.3 million in combined annual revenue, say the company’s stance on Israel has damaged their bottom line.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff, said a gap exists of two billion to three billion shekels between the Defense Ministry’s request and the approved budget of 58 billion shekels.
“Please continue to be assured that Maryland is committed to diversity and inclusion, and ardently opposes any form of discrimination based on religion, national origin, place of residence or ethnicity,” stated a letter by Maryland Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith.
“The second Ben & Jerry’s decided to discriminate against Israel, it affected Florida’s ability to make investments with its parent company,” said Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State Board of Administration.
The SPREOS DIRCM system confirms, tracks and jams heat-seeking missiles, and also employs radar.
The system is slated to have 16 fiber-optic pairs and should be ready for service in 2024.
If Unilever is found non-compliant, the state would have to divest from it and any of its subsidiaries.
