Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has silenced its attempts to express support for Palestinian refugees and threatened to dismantle its board and sue its members over the issue.

Ben & Jerry's independent board accuses Unilever of preventing the ice cream brand from advocating for Palestinian rights.

Ben & Jerry’s has claimed Unilever threatened to dismantle its independent board and “silenced” the brand over its support for Palestinian refugees, in the latest legal flare-up between the ice cream brand and its parent company.

The ice cream maker claimed in a lawsuit that its parent company tried to stop it from expressing support for Palestinian refugees.

Ben & Jerry’s said in the lawsuit it has tried to call for a ceasefire, support the safe passage of Palestinian refugees to Britain, back students protesting at US colleges against civilian deaths in Gaza, and advocate for a halt in US military aid to Israel. The court filing was first reported by Reuters.

FMCG giant Unilever has dismissed Ben & Jerry's claims that it has silenced the ice-cream group's attempts to support Palestinian refugees in the Gaza conflict. Reports from Reuters suggest Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit this week against Unilever,

Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit against parent company Unilever, alleging suppression of the ice-cream brand's support for Palestinians amid the Gaza war.

Ben & Jerry's, the iconic ice cream company, has filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Unilever, alleging censorship of its attempts

The independent board of Ben & Jerry’s has accused its parent company, Unilever Plc, of silencing it on advocating for Palestinian rights, in contravention of an agreement between the two.

The ice cream brand filed a lawsuit against their parent company, Unilever, claiming parent company silenced it on Gaza stance