April 8, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel in NJ Court: Unilever ‘Conceded’ Key Argument Over Refusal to Engage in Illegal Boycott Published 4/7/22 by The Algemeiner . Attorneys for Ben & Jerry’s distributor and manufacturer in Israel, American Quality Products (AQP), argued in a rebuttal brief filed with the US District Court of New Jersey on Tuesday that the ice cream maker’s parent company Unilever “effectively concede[s]” that the only reason not to renew AQP’s license was its […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2022 12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement Published 4/6/22 by The Algemeiner A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East Studies Association after it singled out the Jewish state for sanction. . In letters to top campus officials, the groups — including the Academic […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 7, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ . Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Contact: Scott Piro, 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights (LDB) joined three additional leading organizations in urging a dozen U.S. universities to withdraw institutional membership from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 LDB Chair Kenneth L. Marcus Quoted by Campus Reform in Story About Chicago Maroon Chicago Maroon editors apologize for publishing piece condemning anti-Semitism . A student op-ed condemning anti-Semitism from University of Chicago’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter was removed by the Chicago Maroon. . The editors of the Maroon’s opinion section, Viewpoints, further issued a letter of apology for having published the op-ed in the first […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 28, 2022 ‘Why I’m Suing Ben & Jerry’s’: Op-Ed by Brandeis Center Client Avi Zinger Brandeis Center client Avi Zinger published an important statement on Common Sense with Bari Weiss about the lawsuit that LDB, together with co-counsel, recently filed on his behalf. Mr. Zinger shows the real harm of anti-Israel boycotts undermining progress toward peace and coexistence. Why I’m Suing Ben & Jerry’s After 30 years of […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 14, 2022 BEN & JERRY’S ISRAEL SEEKS IMMEDIATE COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION TO MAINTAIN UNILEVER LICENSE WHILE CASE IS LITIGATED Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 . Ben & Jerry’s Israel Seeks Immediate Court-Ordered Injunction To Maintain Unilever License While Case is Litigated . Plaintiff Provides New Evidence Unilever Acted Unlawfully and Is Causing ‘Irreparable Harm’ . Washington, D.C., March 14 – Avi Zinger, the manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, filed a formal […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 3, 2022 LDB Press Release ~ Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel . Washington, D.C., March 3: The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel announced today it is suing Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, for unlawfully terminating its 34-year business relationship in order to boycott […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 3, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Over License Termination (Wall Street Journal) Wall Street Journal ~ A Ben & Jerry’s refrigerator at a store in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The ice-cream maker said last year that it would stop selling its products in the West Bank and parts of East Jerusalem. PHOTO: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS By Ginger Adams Otis, March 3, 2022 10:50 am ET An Israeli ice cream manufacturer […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Following outcry, Duke University student government recognizes campus Zionist group (Jerusalem Post) The Brandeis Center praised the decision, while claiming the group’s initial recognition was revoked “all because they support Israel.” Jerusalem Post By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA | FEBRUARY 26, 2022 Duke University (photo credit: FLICKR) Duke University’s student government granted recognition to a Zionist student group, reversing an earlier decision that had provoked the ire of some national Jewish organizations […] Media Coverage Press Room