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Scarlett Johansson quits as Oxfam ambassador after row over SodaStream job
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Published: 30.01.14, 08:22
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31. She's not actually thinking about it..
Edan ,   Tel Aviv   (01.30.14)
She's trying to be pro-Israel without actually thinking about what that means. Boycotting west bank products is a good way to pressure Israel to negotiate a two state solution. I also do not buy products from the West bank.
32. Shame of Oxfam for being racist
Scott ,   Ramat Gan   (01.30.14)
Oxfam is criticizing Sodastream because it 's a Jew-owned business in the territories. Would they oppose a French, Arab or Chinese owned business there? don't think so, they would applaud the foreign investment.
33. As well as being a beautiful and intelligent
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (01.30.14)
woman she's a strong woman.I'm saying this as extremely Conservative American.
34. I COMMEND YOU MISS Johansson
Shai   (01.30.14)
35. SoJo has chosen Apartheid over Democracy
David   (01.30.14)
This had to happen, Oxfam's indecision harmed their PR and they have to cut their losses. SoJo has revealed herself a bigot who supports Apartheid. Oh, the factory employs Palestinians? White-ruled South Africa also employed blacks. They used the same arguments: don't boycott us! You will harm the people we oppress! By the way, what was the slogan of the American revolution, again? No taxation without representation. Until and unless Israel stops occupying another people, depriving them of basic human rights, the pressure will only increase and not relent. SoJo has shown her true colors. She is a Jewish Supremacist who believes in racial domination of another people. This will haunt her to the grave, and beyond.
36. boycott oxfam
pat ,   israel   (01.30.14)
i will never go to oxfam and i will tell all how i know not to go to ther or give cloth to them i did not know the are in to politic i am going to show them real face
37. Go see all her movies!
Logic ,   Israel   (01.30.14)
She was great in Vicky Christina Barcelona, and that was before I knew anything about her. She deserves lots of support!
38. she's brave
Toledano Jean-Pierre ,   Israel   (01.30.14)
She's brave. I don't know very much actors or actresses, Jewish or not, who are not afraid to oppose some global organisations, known for their harsh criticism against Israel. Those organisations have a lot of influence in schools, universities,... on young and older (left and especially extreme left) people. So, artists are most of the time afraid to lose the sympathy of a lot of people. Losing sympathy is most of the time synonym for not to get a role in a film or a theatre play. Oxfam is well known to be extreme left and has his roots in Trotskyism.
39. So Oxfam wants SodaStream to fire those 500 Palestinians?
robert ,   belgium   (01.30.14)
What a bunch of morons.
40. A Seminal Gesture?!
AVouskila ,   South America   (01.30.14)
There are many such an act, an event, a statement, anything out of a normative conduct that is not only defiant of a current fashionable and expected trend among the "royalties" of our social (?) media savvy world. This is one of those seminals gestures that might announce a new trend against the prevalent fashion for the "boycott, divestment and sanctions movement" in the Western part of the globe against Israel. (The majority of the world population, couldn't care less about the pittyful Europe and its pursuit for ganging up against a forcus ideology, and this is a failure of the European so called culture). Bravo, you the one who might just has broken the dam: Scarlett Johansson: what a simbolistic name?!!!!!!!!
41. Well done Scarlett :)
Liz Biggin ,   Sheffield, UK   (01.30.14)
I'm proud of you! Since when did Oxfam become a political party anyway?? She's done the right thing. Liz
42. Oxfam will no doubt feed starving Palestinians!
Reader ,   Land of Israel   (01.30.14)
Thank you SJ! Maybe Barbara Stocking , Chief Executive of Oxfam who, according to The Guardian earns £75,000 a year, should come and tell the Palestinians who are employed by JEWS in the "Occupied" territories AND in Israel that her organization will feed and clothe their children when their employers shut down their businesses and move them to Israel and employ ISRAELIS! Boycotts work both ways. The Palestinians and their Jew Hating friends want a boycott then we Israelis will boycott these companies in Israel which employ Palestinians!
43. Resign or be fired
Susan ,   Manchester   (01.30.14)
I dont think she had much choice really as Oxfam opposes all trade in goods produced by Israeli settlements.
44. Woman of Valor in our midst!
David ,   Hartford USA   (01.30.14)
When it comes to 'Do the right thing,' Scarlett does it better than anyone in Hollywood. Too bad Steve Spielberg doesn't have the integrity to stand with her. (Or most Hollywood Jews, for that matter.) Scarlett, you are the best! Stay strong!
45. Oxfam
Aisha Too ,   Las Vegas, USA   (01.30.14)
Oxfam thought they owned her. They found out she owns herself. Their loss. She is marvelous.
46. Right on, Scarlet!!
Nachum Ben Daniel ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (01.30.14)
GIve this beautiful girl a coconut!
47. #35
mark ,   ca   (01.30.14)
Darwin Award.
48. EMPLOYMENT FOR 500 Palestinians
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (01.30.14)
or 500 ANYBODY's is no small task in this global wreck of economies - yet leftist imbeciles cannot see the forest for the trees. PEOPLE ARE WORKING. THEY ARE EARNING WAGES. THEY ARE FEEDING THEIR FAMILIES. How much simpler does it get!!!???
49. Brave Girl
Roman ,   IL   (01.30.14)
Among Hollywood Ultra Left arab-appeasing stardom elite she is and will be a pitiful minority... How can we get more people like her to speak out and defend the right Israel?
50. Its amazing, PA has death penalty for selling land to Jews
David ,   Boston, USA   (01.30.14)
Its amazing to me that people dont criticize the PA and Hamas for preventing their people from being able to live normal lives and the UN and west for supporting the camps rather than give them hope, yet Israel who provides jobs gets the criticism. When the Arabs want peace it will happen. IF they'd stop acting like little kids, grow up get their leaders out and support change. Too much corruption and hatred of Jews in the Arab world and too much support of it from EU and UN. PA doesnt want peace or another Arab Palestinian country. They want to refight the war they lost and are willing to make their own people suffer for it rather than make peace. how sad they are. I feel bad for the average Arab who has to live under the brutality of their leaders persecuting them and EU support of it.
51. Let Oxfam hire ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.30.14)
... Roger Waters. He's a multi-millionaire. Perhaps he can even bring himself to stop spending money on heroin, cocaine and alcohol long enough to donate money to buy food for starving people. Wow! If he abstains from drugs and booze for just one whole day, you can use the funds to feed three African nations. Good for Scarlett! Oxfam has one of the worst effective rates of any charity, with something on order of eight cents on every dollar actually going to charitable purposes.
52. Good for her since she is mother is Jewish.
JMK ,   NYC   (01.30.14)
53. THANK YOU S.J
Hertzel of Zion ,   Tveria   (01.30.14)
We love you, and all of Israel is sending one BIG HUG today. It is so refreshing to see someone with a BACKBONE nowadays that will not compromise a rightful principal for the sake of money.
54. #35
(01.30.14)
As you know, Saudi Arabia is the closest thing there is to a real apartheid state, with at least 80% of the population being subject to slavery, where it is illegal for Jews to visit and is illegal for any religion but Islam to be public. After a WWF worker insulted the Saudis, Oxfam made a groveling apology that one of their workers was in the room and did nothing to protect the honor of the Saudis. Oxfam is not a charity, it is a bunch of money-grubbing hypocrites who target Jews to get donations.
55. She's got backbone too!
Ehud ,   TLV   (01.30.14)
Nice to see someone refusing to be bullied by the anti-Israel crowd. I do not agree to the current settlement policy either, but I am not fooled by those who use it as an excuse to delegitimize Israel for whim this is the only country which has to be boycotted if it has an unresolved territorial dispute with its neighbours
56. Oxfam's True Colors
Ed ,   USA   (01.30.14)
Thanks, SJ. The real news here is that Oxfam has come out of the closet to reveal its true colors. Disgusting organization.
57. Scarlett Johansson
margie m ,   wilmington USA   (01.30.14)
Kudos to Ms. Johansson for supporting an Israeli company (which is employing palestinians) and not bowing to pressure from this group who say they are non profit but are pushing thru their on agenda. What a kick in the teeth they delivered her for all her hard fudnraising work over the years. Kudos on your decision Scarlett. :)
58. Thank you Scarlett!!
Reality Check ,   Florida   (01.30.14)
Thank you for having the courage to stand up against the pressure from these nut jobs! You are a winner!!
59. David # 35
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (01.30.14)
So Israel oppresses these people by paying them much higher wages than they could get from their own people. I wish I could be oppressed like that. You wouldn't know Apartheid if it bit you on the nose.
60. Hollywood has blackout on Israel for good reason, survival
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (01.30.14)
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