NYC Ben & Jerry’s blames West Bank ban for slow sales, vows donation to Israel

The owner of a Ben & Jerry’s shop on the Upper West Side isn’t sweet on the company’s freeze on ice cream sales in the West Bank. Joel Gasman, who runs the store on West 104th Street and Broadway, said he just can’t stomach the boycott imposed last week in Israeli-occupied areas — claiming it’s caused his business in the Big Apple to tank.-- More...