[IsraelTimes] Michael Ashner, who fought ice cream maker’s parent company over attempted settlement ban, says it threatened Israel; calls head of Israeli branch a ‘hero’ for opposing corporation
| “I think they’re going to have to modify their business model,” Ashner said of Unilever. “Shareholders want profitable companies that are non-controversial. They’re not here to buy into investing controversy like this.” |
The fallout from an attempt by ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s to boycott the West Bank will have a chilling effect on other corporations that may consider supporting efforts to economically isolate Israel, an activist muppet investor predicted this week.
Michael Ashner, a longtime corporate activist muppet who bought a stake in parent company Unilever after the boycott announcement and led a group opposed to move, said other conglomerates should take heed of the repercussions suffered by the UK conglomerate since Ben & Jerry’s announced a boycott of the "occupied Paleostinian territories" last year. |