The departure of Jerry Greenfield, right, from Ben & Jerry's comes as the firm presses for independence ahead of Unilever’s planned listing of its global ice cream business in Nov.Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits amid feud with Unilever over Gaza conflict – POLITICO

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Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, announced his resignation after nearly 50 years at the ice cream-maker, as a rift with parent company Unilever deepened over its stance on Israel and Gaza.

"It's with a broken heart that I've decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry’s. I am resigning from the company Ben and I started back in 1978. This is one of the hardest and most painful decisions I've ever made," Greenfield said in a letter shared by co-founder Ben Cohen on Wednesday.

“His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by Magnum Global,” Cohen added.