<p>Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-hochul">Kathy Hochul</a> (D-NY) issued one final warning to Unilever — the parent company of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-jerrys">Ben &amp; Jerry’s</a> — before she considers divesting state funds from the firm due to its boycott in parts of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel">Israel</a>.</p>
<p>Last summer, the ice cream manufacturer — which frequently endorses Left-leaning policies — revealed that it would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftist-ben-jerrys-targets-israel-we-wont-sell-ice-cream-in-judea-and-samaria">cease sales</a> in parts of the Near East purportedly “occupied” by Israelis. In response, New York’s state pension fund <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nys-huge-pension-fund-yanks-over-100-million-from-ben-jerrys-parent-company">pulled</a> $111 million from Unilever in October 2021 since Ben &amp; Jerry’s move violated policies against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement. More than 30 states have similar policies.</p>
<p>In November, Hochul sent a 90-day warning letter to Unilever asking for a justification of Ben &amp; Jerry’s move. Unilever vice president and general counsel David Schwarz said in a letter to Hochul that Ben &amp; Jerry’s has “stated publicly that its action is not part of the BDS movement,” according to <a href="https://forward.com/news/504914/bds-ben-jerrys-new-york-hochul-divestment-israel/">The Forward</a>.</p>
<p>Schwarz added, “Unilever has never expressed any support for the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement.”</p>
<p>New York’s Office of General Services followed up in May requesting a “detailed explanation” of why Ben &amp; Jerry’s action does not constitute a boycott activity. Several pro-Israel organizations sent a letter to Hochul last week urging immediate action.</p>
<p>“More than three months have passed since your 90-day deadline. More than 10 months have passed since Ben &amp; Jerry’s instituted an antisemitic boycott against Israel, which Unilever refused to override,” the letter said. “Consistent with how forcefully other states have responded to Unilever’s and Ben &amp; Jerry’s boycott, New York must finally take decisive action, and add Unilever and Ben &amp; Jerry’s to its boycott list.”</p>
<p>Hochul is now giving Unilever one last chance to prove by July 6 that Ben &amp; Jerry’s has not engaged in boycott activity. Hochul press secretary Hazel Crampton-Hays told The Forward that the initial response from Unilever “did not include important clarifying information central to formulating a determination under the Executive Order.”</p>
<p>Beyond New York, other states have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-pushes-for-action-against-ben-jerrys-over-israel-boycott">taken action</a> to pull funding from Unilever. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), for example, said in July 2021 that Ben &amp; Jerry’s had violated state law by boycotting Israel.</p>
<p>“As you know, Florida has long had a strong relationship with the State of Israel. As a matter of law and principle, the State of Florida does not tolerate discrimination against the State of Israel or the Israeli people, including boycotts and divestments targeting Israel,” DeSantis wrote.</p>
<p>In November 2021, Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives — noting that Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, New York, and Texas had jettisoned Unilever shares — likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-and-democratic-lawmakers-urge-sec-to-examine-ben-jerrys-israel-boycott">asked</a> the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to examine Ben &amp; Jerry’s actions.</p>
<p>In an October 2021 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-dont-know-ben-jerrys-co-founder-stumped-when-pressed-about-israel-boycott-hypocrisy">interview</a>, Ben &amp; Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were pressed about their boycott decision.</p>
<p>“You guys are big proponents of voting rights. Why do you still sell ice cream in Georgia? Texas — abortion bans. Why are you still selling there?” Alexi McCammond of Axios asked. After a six-second pause, a frazzled Cohen replied, “I don’t know.”</p>
<p>“It’s an interesting question,” he attempted to answer. “I don’t know what that would accomplish. We’re working on those issues, of voting rights, and — I don’t know. You know, I mean, I think you ask a really good question. And I think I’d have to sit down and think about it for a bit.”</p>

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