BUSINESS

Avi Zinger

Businessman

Avi Zinger, the Israeli manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, won a major legal victory against the so-called “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) movement targeting Israel in 2022. As a result of an agreement reached in June between Zinger and Unilever, the ice cream brand’s parent company, Ben & Jerry’s will continue to be sold in Israel and the West Bank following a year of legal battling over a settlement boycott. A philanthropist who has funded initiatives to bring Jews and Arabs closer together, Zinger rejected the Ben & Jerry’s boycott because “I refuse to discriminate, and I strongly believe that boycotts are not the path to peace in the Middle East.” Once the deal was in place, Zinger spoke of a “wonderful feeling.” He said he had gathered his workers together to tell them the news and the delight on their faces “made it all worthwhile.” (Photo: Facebook video screenshot)