‘We always monitor the need to follow the law going forward.’

By JNS

The North Carolina law opposing state funds supporting companies which boycott the Jewish state—one of 37 such laws in states across the country—has now enabled new action from one of the state’s top officials.

On Thursday, Dale R. Folwell, North Carolina’s treasurer, announced the state would end its investment of $40 million in Unilever, the parent company of ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s, which has come under criticism in recent years for its policy of banning sales of its products in Judea and Samaria. Folwell further informed state and local agencies that they are not allowed to contract with Unilever or Ben and Jerry’s.

Folwell added: “Lastly, as tragic as the deadly terrorist attack of October was, the situation with Unilever unfolded months if not years before then.”