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Anti-BDS legislation targets companies that boycott Israel, town officials say Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy / Getty Images Jack Beyrer • July 26, 2021 5:40 pm SHARE Local New York officials say their towns will boycott Ben & Jerry’s after the ice cream company announced it would end sales in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Town officials from Hempstead and North Hempstead are urging the removal Ben & Jerry's products from store shelves and looking to apply anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) legislation the towns passed in 2017. Hempstead town supervisor Don Clav...

Hempstead officials call for boycott of Ben & Jerry’s over company’s dealings with Israel News 12 Staff Updated on: Jul 23, 2021, 12:06am Town of Hempstead officials are calling for a boycott of Ben & Jerry’s products for actions by the ice cream company they deem as being antisemitic. Earlier this week, Ben & Jerry’s announced it will stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories in Palestine, saying it’s not consistent with the company’s values to sell their products there. Town of Hempstead government officials say they will be boycotting Ben & Jerry’s until a c...

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Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications! Thinkstock Photo By: David Winzelberg June 2, 2021 Comments Off on Town launches $22M rental assistance program  The Town of Hempstead and the Long Island Housing Partnership have launched an Emergency Rental Assistance Program.  The program is aimed at helping the more than 1,500 residents within the town who are facing housing insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Funded with $22 million of federal COVID relief money, the program is being operated by LIHP, which is currently accepting applications for the ren...

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