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Snopes ^ | 19 September 2004 | Barbara Mikkelson

Posted on 09/20/2004 2:35:33 PM PDT by swilhelm73

Claim: In 2002, bath products vendor The Body Shop gave a humanitarian award to a Palestinian group.

Status: True.

(Excerpt) Read more at snopes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Israel
KEYWORDS: bodyshop

1 posted on 09/20/2004 2:35:33 PM PDT by swilhelm73
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To: swilhelm73

Wish I'd known about this in 2002. The wife would not have got Body Shop products for Christmas as she did in that year and in 2003. Now it's guaranteed that there'll be no shopping there for Christmas 2004.


2 posted on 09/20/2004 2:40:01 PM PDT by Prime Choice (The Religion of Peace ISN'T.)
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To: Prime Choice

They're lice farmers, and make no secret of it.

http://www.thebodyshopinternational.com/web/tbsgl/news.jsp


3 posted on 09/20/2004 2:42:10 PM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population - have them spayed or neutered.©)
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To: swilhelm73

http://www.thebodyshopinternational.com/web/tbsgl/values_dhr_campaign.jsp


4 posted on 09/20/2004 2:43:45 PM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population - have them spayed or neutered.©)
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To: swilhelm73

Darn. I really like their Ylang Ylang massage oil.


5 posted on 09/20/2004 2:45:41 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Yeah, gonna have to find a substitute for their hemp hand cream.


6 posted on 09/20/2004 2:52:33 PM PDT by rightazrain ("John, go to your room!," the Portuguese Martha Mitchell screeched.)
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To: JoJo Gunn

Looks like I'll never set foot in a Body Shop again. I have some of their products at home.

I've never heard the term "lice farmer" before, however. Although I did start feeling kinda itchy while browsing through their website...


7 posted on 09/20/2004 2:55:59 PM PDT by .38sw
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To: swilhelm73

This is just a big misunderstanding...What they really said was that the Palestinian terrorists needed to TAKE a bath!


8 posted on 09/20/2004 2:57:29 PM PDT by TommyDale
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To: .38sw
Leftists. Collaborators. Appeasers. Terrorist sympathizers. Hippies. Unwashed. They're all the same, and yes, they'll make your skin crawl.

Gawd, how politically incorrect I am. And I stereotype!

9 posted on 09/20/2004 3:01:58 PM PDT by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population - have them spayed or neutered.©)
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To: swilhelm73

Read the link and I do not see what the big deal is.


10 posted on 09/20/2004 3:11:06 PM PDT by WWII
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To: JoJo Gunn

Thanks. Yes, my skin was crawling. I had stated that I had some of their products - I was wrong. I just checked - what I have is Bath and Body Works products. I have NO idea what their social philosphy is. But I'm happy that I don't have Body Shop products in my bathroom.


11 posted on 09/20/2004 3:11:55 PM PDT by .38sw
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To: WWII

The Body Shop giving money to an organization trying to destroy the state of Israel? That's a pretty BFD to me...


12 posted on 09/20/2004 3:12:33 PM PDT by swilhelm73 ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things" -- Dan Rather)
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To: WWII
Read the link and I do not see what the big deal is.

I believe you. Trolls usually fall down on the same side of terrorists..

13 posted on 09/20/2004 3:27:14 PM PDT by cardinal4 (John Kerry- "A Hamster Tale..")
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To: swilhelm73


dang. We're all going to have to find another source for Chamomile Yoga Body Peel Aromatherapy Masque'.


14 posted on 09/20/2004 5:05:59 PM PDT by LSU Engineer
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To: swilhelm73

Body shop is a scam. Overpriced Jergens in pretty bottles.


15 posted on 09/20/2004 11:04:42 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: swilhelm73
You make the assumption that the group that received the money is a terrorist organization. There was nothing in the article to prove that is the case, only one pro-israel groups opinion.
16 posted on 09/21/2004 10:38:03 AM PDT by WWII
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To: WWII

you might want to check this out re The Body Shop

http://www.geocities.com/truthmasters/TheBodyShopBoycott.html


17 posted on 09/21/2004 8:21:08 PM PDT by prfix
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