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“The Israeli president should thank Ben & Jerry’s,” says the Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry, warning of a “total boycott” unless Israel works to end “occupation.”
John Earnest, 19 at the time, called 911 and said he committed the act because Jews were trying to “destroy all white people.”
The interior minister urges consumers not to boycott the Israel franchisee and says the government is working to overturn the parent company’s “anti-Semitic” decision to halt sales in certain areas.
With audiences in 190 countries, the critically acclaimed show about undercover commandos and the war on terror is considered the strongest TV brand exported by Israel.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said that he has written to 35 U.S. governors, noting that the decision by the company violates individual states’ anti-BDS legislation.
Anyone found to be a member of four groups that promote communism and refuse claims of anti-Semitism will be banned from the party.
“We have seen that what starts online eventually finds its way offline onto the streets,” said Israeli Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern.
“To our Jewish community—I know this is exhausting. No one should have to worry about being attacked for their religious beliefs, ever,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Directed by Israeli Ari Folman of “Waltz With Bashir” fame, it aims to draw a link between the Holocaust, discrimination and anti-Semitism.
“No faculty member, no teacher, no staff should have that kind of conduct,” said Alyza Lewin, president of the Brandeis Center. “It should be unacceptable.”
“It is outrageous that an individual who distributed materials associated with a listed terrorist entity has been reinstated by the TDSB [Toronto District School Board] without any discipline,” said Noah Shack, Vice President, Greater Toronto Area, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
The company said it will stay in Israel through an arrangement to be announced at a future date.
