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Last update - 21:50 06/08/2009
Report: 'Sex and the City' star embroiled in West Bank controversy
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Sex and the City, Israel News 

Kristin Davis, who starred in the long-running HBO hit drama Sex and the City, is reportedly the subject of a controversy involving her association with an Israeli cosmetics company whose headquarters are situated in the West Bank.

According to a report in Thursday's New York Post, Davis - who portrayed the character Charlotte on the successful cable comedy - will no longer serve as a spokeswoman for Oxfam International because the human rights group objects to her endorsement deal with Ahava, a popular cosmetics firm that operates out of the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Shalem.

Oxfam says Davis' arrangement with Ahava is problematic due to the fact that Mitzpe Shalem is "disputed" territory, according to the New York Post report.
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"This has been a huge thing," a source told the Post. "Ahava has factories on disputed land. From Ahava's perspective, they are not doing anything wrong. From an Oxfam perspective, Ahava is a polarizing company and Kristin shouldn't be involved with it."

"[Davis] has been very active with both Oxfam and Ahava, and is very passionate about the causes of Oxfam," the source told the Post. "She was completely unaware of this conflict of interest and is saddened to be on public pause from a group she has devoted so much time, money, and support to."

In response, Oxfam told the Post: "Kristin Davis has done great work for Oxfam and we highly value her commitment as a supporter . . . Oxfam remains opposed to settlement trade, in which Ahava is engaged. Both Kristin and Oxfam do not want this issue to detract from the great work we have done in the past and plan to do in the future."

A spokeswoman for Davis told the Post that the actress still intends to continue her work with Oxfam "for years to come."

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      1.   I guess I no longer will contribute to Oxfam 17:07  |  Charles 06/08/09
      2.   I have just donated to Oxfam! 17:17  |  American Voter 06/08/09
      3.   I plan to start donating to Oxfam 17:33  |  CaptAhab 06/08/09
      4.   sex and the city star 17:35  |  nathan 06/08/09
      5.   Blacklisted Products 17:38  |  RJ 06/08/09
      6.   #5 rj another idiot posts total garbage !!! 17:58  |  v hardman 06/08/09
      7.   #2 18:06  |  Ben 06/08/09
      8.   I will donate 18:10  |  Shadi 06/08/09
      9.   oxfam & other firms around the world 18:10  |  Nathan 06/08/09
      10.   To #2 18:11  |  Tom 06/08/09
      11.   No doubt Aluf Benn will stop using Ahava 18:38  |  Tuvea 06/08/09
      12.   Boycott Apartheid 18:56  |  Mazin Qumsiyeh 06/08/09
      13.   From my point of view 19:20  |  John 06/08/09
      14.   To RJ in Baltimore 19:23  |  John 06/08/09
      15.   Lets improve the lot of the palestinians 19:25  |  IncomeMaker 06/08/09
      16.   # 11 tuvea 19:30  |  Axel 06/08/09
      17.   Only watched a few episodes, but she was my favorite 19:30  |  rnathans00 06/08/09
      18.   american voter also 19:45  |  Connie 06/08/09
      19.   yes boycott ALL Aparteid #12 19:55  |  Top Banana 06/08/09
      20.   #13 Mazin Qumsiyeh 19:58  |  Yonatan 06/08/09
      21.   # 10 tom 20:00  |  Axel 06/08/09
      22.   Now I`ll buy Ahava! 20:15  |  Andy 06/08/09
      23.   I love Ahava products! 20:16  |  Jennifer 06/08/09
      24.   I will also start donating to Oxfam 20:41  |  Rasha AlMahroos 06/08/09
      25.   # 19 yonatan 20:47  |  Axel 06/08/09
      26.   No Love for Ahava 21:01  |  David 06/08/09
      27.   Ahava My Foot! 21:16  |  B Shabat 06/08/09
      28.   #2 American Voter - hypocrite 21:35  |  Elliot 06/08/09
      29.   The Boycott of This Product Has Been Successful 21:36  |  Yaakov Sullivan 06/08/09
      30.   Oxfam and ahava 21:59  |  Miriam 06/08/09
      31.   No choice but to boycot Palestinian products after HRW report 22:47  |  Joe Sittizen 06/08/09
      32.   Apartheid my _ss #12 22:49  |  Joe Frazier 06/08/09
      33.   I will double my donation to Oxfam 23:23  |  Sam 06/08/09
      34.   Was going to Autralia, I am cancelling & donating funds to Oxfam! 23:37  |  Jet 06/08/09
      35.   oxfam should be reported to the charities commission 23:39  |  v hardman 06/08/09
      36.   So destroy the economy resulting in poor and hate..good plan 23:50  |  Get Real 06/08/09
      37.   I have to date prevented oxfam receiving donations of over £20K 00:07  |  Baruch 07/08/09
      38.   Keep Those Dolphins Primed w/o signatures 00:09  |  Robert 07/08/09
      39.   Hooray for Oxfam 00:27  |  Lee Kaplan 07/08/09
      40.   More of oxfam . None of ahava! 00:28  |  Suzy 07/08/09
      41.   I don`t understand 00:56  |  Matt 07/08/09
      42.   To Axel 01:00  |  Tom 07/08/09
      43.   Disgraceful Oxfam 01:01  |  None of my money 07/08/09
      44.   The funniest part 01:05  |  Matt 07/08/09
      45.   Hey, yonatan 02:03  |  Axel 07/08/09
      46.   Oxfam Occupation 02:28  |  Justin White 07/08/09
      47.   No more donations to Oxfam 02:38  |  Kim 07/08/09
      48.   HOW much of Oxfams resources go into pro Pal politics? 02:38  |  PETER SM 07/08/09
      49.   Only Ahava 03:09  |  Ahava Forever 07/08/09
      50.   Ahava Products, now a boycott? 03:32  |  Denise 07/08/09
      51.   Oxfam and Ahava 03:50  |  Disgruntled US Voter 07/08/09
      52.   This is a hateful boycott... 04:18  |  Mark 07/08/09
      53.   To Yaakov...Just bought some Ahava skin cream 04:35  |  Mark 07/08/09
      54.   Ahava is DESTROYING the Dead Sea 13:04  |  had enough 07/08/09
      55.   Boycott all israeli products untill the ileegal occupation ends 13:08  |  ezra 07/08/09
      56.   Well done Oxfam - gona get a colection going at work for them 13:24  |  Miriam 07/08/09
      57.   Why her? 16:05  |  Londonstani 07/08/09
      58.   Amazing article which rebukes Oxfam`s lies against Israel. 17:06  |  Jason Wilson 07/08/09
      59.   ISRAELI PREVILIGES 19:54  |  meyer Zaivi 07/08/09
      60.   Mark Is Crazy About Ahava 20:38  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/08/09
      61.   Mark on His $200 Purchase 20:41  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/08/09
      62.   I`m buying Ahava and lots of it now 21:21  |  Ken Davis 07/08/09
      63.   Yaakov Sullivan 21:46  |  Jennifer 07/08/09
      64.   # 62 ken 00:23  |  Axel 08/08/09
      65.   # 63 jennifer 00:24  |  Axel 08/08/09
      66.   oxfam 02:30  |  Danny 08/08/09
      67.   LOL, Axel 04:20  |  Jennifer 08/08/09
      68.   # 67 jennifer 12:04  |  Axel 08/08/09
      69.   #6 v hardman: Wrong. Again. 13:58  |  Sven 08/08/09
      70.   Ford, GM, Chrysler etc. are produced on what Territory ? 18:06  |  Michael 08/08/09
      71.   # 70 michael 19:30  |  Axel 08/08/09
      72.   Oxfam hates Africans 21:42  |  Robert 08/08/09
      73.   Time to load up on Ahava... 17:43  |  maury 10/08/09
      74.   safe sex above all 20:28  |  Boris 12/08/09
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