Ben & Jerry’s launched a new legal battle against its parent company, Unilever, accusing the multinational giant of stifling its attempts to voice support for Palestinian rights.

Ben & Jerry’s filed a lawsuit against Unilever in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that the consumer goods giant interfered with its efforts to advocate for Palestinian rights and threatened to strip the ice cream maker of its independent board.

The lawsuit is the latest escalation in an ongoing conflict between the two companies over a unique arrangement dating to Unilever’s 2000 acquisition of Ben & Jerry’s. At that time, Unilever agreed to allow Ben & Jerry’s independent board to retain control over the brand’s social mission.

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