“As a matter of law and principle, the state of Florida will not tolerate discrimination against the state of Israel or the Israeli people,” Governor Ron DeSantis says. “I will not stand idly by as woke corporate ideologues seek to boycott and divest from our ally, Israel.”
Jewish groups, state officials condemn the language used in Facebook post.
"Left-wing activists abuse country-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel," Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says. "Our bill will defend the integrity of the Jewish state by ensuring that Israeli products may proudly bear the label 'Made in Israel.'"
In letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan expresses "extreme concern that US charities are providing direct support for Israel's illegal settlement enterprise."
"US taxpayer dollars should never go to a corrupt entity that undermines Israel, one of our greatest allies and closest friends," Representative Chip Roy says.
"Anti-Semitism has no place in the State Department, in my administration, or anywhere in the world," US president tweets.
Calling on Ben & Jerry's to "serve ice cream, not hate," Israeli-American Council demands parent company Unilever end "discriminatory and morally wrong" boycott of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.
Gov. Phil Murphy “disappointed" by ice cream company's decision, press secretary says. Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever's North American headquarters, which employs 1,600 people, is located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Nassau County town, home to over 750,000 people, announced a consumer boycott of the ice cream giant and its parent company over plan to ban sales in Judea and Samaria.
Pastor John Hagee is the main draw with his spirited sermons and preacher’s delivery, though former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley proves a powerful voice for the Jewish state.
