Treasurer asks ice cream manufacturer’s parent company to comply with 2016 law, which requires state entities to divest from firms boycotting Israel or settlements
Labor MK says she was led to believe letter was aimed at saving the jobs of those employed at the ice cream factory in Israel; lawmakers imply they did not see final wording
Dana Olmert, daughter of former PM, signs letter in support of ice cream company's refusal to sell over the Green Line, and calls Israeli rule of West Bank 'apartheid'
Cable includes instructions for working with pro-Israel groups to foment demonstrations outside corporate offices as part of pressure campaign seeking to reverse boycott decision
In first reaction since decision not to sell ice cream to West Bank settlements, Anuradha Mittal says she is proud of stance and claims to have been subjected to 'vile hate'
Ice cream maker's parent company seeks to reassure those concerned by its refusal to sell beyond Green Line, but some in US are unimpressed by the gesture
But Alan Jope gives no indication if he will pressure subsidiary Ben & Jerry's to reverse its decision to stop supplying items to Israelis beyond Green Line
Diplomat says anti-settlement decision by US ice cream company will encourages activists, as Lapid says he plans to address US governors of states that have anti-BDS legislation
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