Coming soon to Israel: Judea and Samaria’s Ben & Jerry’s, a copycat brand

A nonprofit group says its plans to knock off Ben & Jerry’s in Israel — and it’s itching to go to court if the ice cream maker tries to stop it.

The Shurat HaDin Law Center in Tel Aviv has applied to distribute Ben & Jerry’s frozen desserts in the West Bank under the name “Judea and Samaria’s Ben & Jerry’s” — arguing that the Vermont-based company forfeited its trademark rights when it said it would be freezing sales in “the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”  If approved, it would sell iconic Ben & Jerry’s flavors like Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia in the region — as well as new flavors like “Frozen Chosen People,” according to a mockup of the rival brand, which looks just like original except that it includes a pic of Theodor Herzl, the bushy-bearded father of the modern Zionist movement.