アイスクリームのベン&ジェリーズ、イスラエルによるパレスチナ占領地から撤退
Ice cream Ben & Jerry’s withdraws from Israeli occupied Palestinian territory
Ice cream Ben & Jerry’s withdraws from Israeli occupied Palestinian territory
米国のアイスクリームメーカー「ベン&ジェリーズ」は19日、イスラエルによるパレスチナ占領が同社の価値観に合わないとして、占領地からの撤退を表明しました
US ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announced on the 19th that Israel’s occupation of Palestine would not fit the company’s values and would withdraw from the occupied territories.
US ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s announced on the 19th that Israel’s occupation of Palestine would not fit the company’s values and would withdraw from the occupied territories.
同社はこれまでも、米国内で警官による暴力や白人至上主義に抗議するなど、リベラル派の立場を発信してきました
The company has traditionally communicated its liberal position in the United States, protesting police violence and white supremacism.
The company has traditionally communicated its liberal position in the United States, protesting police violence and white supremacism.
1987年に進出したイスラエルでの販売活動をめぐっては、同国がパレスチナの占領地に入植地を建設する動きは国際法に反するなどとして、かねてリベラルな立場との矛盾を指摘する声が上がっていました
Regarding the sales activities in Israel, which entered the market in 1987, there have been voices pointing out the inconsistency with the liberal position, saying that the movement of the country to build settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is against international law.
Regarding the sales activities in Israel, which entered the market in 1987, there have been voices pointing out the inconsistency with the liberal position, saying that the movement of the country to build settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is against international law.
同社は2015年に公式サイト上で、現地での事業を続けていれば影響力を持つことができると主張しましたが、それ以外はほぼ沈黙を守ってきました
The company claimed on its official website in 2015 that it could be influential if it continued to do business locally, but otherwise it remained largely silent.
The company claimed on its official website in 2015 that it could be influential if it continued to do business locally, but otherwise it remained largely silent.