In a letter to the State Board Administration, DeSantis asked for Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever to be placed on the “Continued Examination Companies that Boycott Israel List” and to initiate a process that would place both companies on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List.

“As you know, Florida has long had a strong relationship with the State of Israel,” the letter read. “As a matter of law and principle, the State of Florida does not tolerate discrimination against the State of Israel or the Israeli people, including boycotts and divestments targeting Israel.”

A spokesperson for DeSantis told FOX Business that inclusion on the “Scrutinized Companies List” would prevent the board from buying stock in Unilever, parent of Ben & Jerry’s, and its corporate entities. The state would also be unable to contract with these companies unless they ended their boycott.