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NJ Objects To Ben & Jerry's Political Move

New Jersey plans to pull $182 Million out of Unilever as a result of Ben & Jerry’s saying it will no longer sell its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories. The state sent a letter to the company explaining that a state law passed in 2016 prohibited the investment of state pension funds in businesses that engaged in boycotts. The ice cream maker announced the boycott in mid-July.

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