St. Scarlett Vanquishes Oxfam

Oxfam never saw it coming.  That’s what happens when you get complacent.  

It seemed like it would be so easy.  Didn’t everyone beat up on Israel — the UN, the Europeans, and hoards of NGO’s?  So what happened to Oxfam?  In a word, Saint Scarlett.  Scarlett Johansson that is, a  once spokes lady for Oxfam.

This sweet little girl, shilling for SodaStream, seemed like she’d be such an easy target.  Wasn't she already a promoter of Oxfam's altruistic goals?  Wouldn't waggling their finger at her suffice to bring her into line?  So they waggled and waggled until St. Scarlett turned around and tore off the offending finger.

Sure, SodaStream made its product in factories, some of which were located just over some line and on the West Bank.  But, SodaStream also employed hundreds of Palestinians who they paid on the same scale as Israelis and with exactly the same benefits.  It gave these workers far more income than they could hope to earn elsewhere on the West Bank.

“What kind of NGO is this Oxfam?” asked Scarlett.  Hadn’t they been created to help downtrodden people?  What were they doing involving themselves in a political dispute.  And, then Scarlett Johansson delivered her coup de grace.  She removed from Oxfam her seal of approval.