Scarlett Johansson has resigned as an ambassador for humanitarian group Oxfam in a row over her support for an Israeli company. The 29-year-old actress is promoting Soda Stream and is set to appear in an advert for the company during the Super Bowl. But left-leaning critics and Oxfam oppose the company because it has a large factory in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank - a territory captured by Israel in 1967 and claimed by the Palestinians. Oxfam opposes all trade from Israeli settlements because they say it is illegal and denies Palestinian rights. In response to criticism, Johansson yesterday severed ties with Oxfam after eight years saying she supports trade and 'social interaction between a democratic Israel and Palestine'. The charity had earlier said her Soda Stream deal was 'incompatible' with her role as an ambassador.
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The 29-year-old actress resigned after eight years with Oxfam
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The star left the humanitarian group which said her Soda Stream adverts were 'incompatible' with her role as an ambassador
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Johansson was criticized for promoting the Israeli firm that operates in a settlement in the West Bank
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Oxfam oppose all trade with Israeli settlements built on land occupied in 1967
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'It is impossible to ignore the Israeli system of unlawful discrimination, land confiscation, natural resource theft, and forced displacement of Palestinians in the occupied @placeholder, where SodaStream is located,' the rights group added.