Posted on 07/25/2021 7:45:50 AM PDT by Conservat1
Meet Ben & Jerry’s Board Chair: Anti-Israel Activist Has Published Defenses of Hezbollah, Hamas
Anuradha Mittal founded nonprofit that accused Israel of human rights abuses and defended Hezbollah
Ben and Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal / oaklandinstitute.org
Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman isn't your average corporate suit. A social justice warrior who's now under increased scrutiny in the wake of the company's announcement that it will boycott Israel's West Bank and East Jerusalem, she has a lengthy history of left-wing activism that includes publishing columns defending Hezbollah and supporting U.S. funding to Hamas.
Anuradha Mittal, the leading force behind the ice cream company's decision to stop selling its products in parts of Israel, founded the Oakland Institute, which describes itself as an "independent policy think tank," in 2004 and serves as its executive director. The group has published articles defending Hezbollah and Hamas, terrorist groups that seek the destruction of the Jewish state.
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BJ’s ice cream was never anything special, full of artificial thickeners (instead of sufficient cream) and other chemicals ... it was never anything more than a marketing gimmick ...
Yep, cherchez la femme.
Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) Tweeted [July 22, 2021]:
SCOOP (on @benandjerrys): I’ve been told by @benandjerrys insider that company’s board invited
@OmarSShakir, a professional BDS activist, to advise them, rejected calls to hear experts on other side. This ain’t about the settlements. https://twitter.com/EVKontorovich/status/1418165115061428224?s=20
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NGO Monitor (@NGOmonitor) Tweeted [July 22, 2021]:
Not surprising since @OmarSShakir was kicked out of Israel for being a BDS activist.
First he pressured FIFA, then airbnb, and now @benandjerrys.
His entire “human rights” career has been devoted to pressuring companies to boycott Israel.
Read more: https://t.co/DUoyu534Yl https://twitter.com/NGOmonitor/status/1418173419540074496?s=20
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