Your editorial about Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territories was way off base. I am an American Jew who supports Israel’s right of existence and ability to flourish. However, I do not support its Apartheid actions. I do not hate Israel and I am definitely not an ant-Semite. But I do hate its human rights abuses, especially against children and the people of Gaza. Three times I did human rights work in the West Bank/Occupied Palestinian Territories with International Women’s Peace Service and was shocked to see how many Apartheid rules are in place. Let’s hope that other companies will follow Ben & Jerry’s courageous example.
Paula Silbey