In July 2020, the ice cream makers Ben & Jerry’s announced that they would no longer sell their products in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Although they made it clear they were not doing this as part of the BDS movement, and that they had every intention of continuing to do business in Israel within its internationally recognised borders, that announcement set off a firestorm of protest from supporters of the Israeli government. Accusations of anti-Semitism against Ben & Jerry’s, including against is Jewish founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, were hurled and threats of boycotts of thei…