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NYC, Jersey City Grocer Limit Ben & Jerry's Sale After Israel
Morton Williams is limiting its sale of Ben & Jerry's after the company said it would stop selling in "Occupied Palestinian Territory."
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Manhattan grocer with a location in Jersey City is limiting its sale of Ben & Jerry's ice cream following the ice cream maker's decision to stop selling their products in "the Occupied Palestinian Territory" earlier this week.
Morton Williams, a grocer with stores throughout Manhattan and one location in Jersey City, is one of the largest markets to limit its sale and marketing of Ben & Jerry's, according to the New York Post.
Morton Williams' location in Jersey City is at 105 River Drive.
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Glatt Express, a kosher supermarket in Teaneck, will also no longer carry Ben & Jerry's products
Ben & Jerry's announced in a news release on Monday that they would no longer sell their products in these areas, which includes the occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, according to the Associated Press.
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In addition to the company's decision to stop selling products in occupied territories, Ben & Jerry's will end a license agreement with an Israeli manufacturer and distributor at the end of 2022. The company does plan to stay in Israel "through a different arrangement," officials said.
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