Palestinian Workers at West Bank Soda Stream Factory Say They Don't See the Big Deal, They Like Their High Wages
Oxfam told Scarlet Johansson not to appear in Soda Stream ads, so she quit Oxfam
Palestinian Nabil Basharat has worked for years for Israeli-owned SodaStream, where he has risen up to shift manager in its West Bank factory.
He supports his wife and six children on an income he says is quite high by both Palestinian and Israeli standards. Though he'd like to see Palestinians get their own state someday, he doesn't want it to come at the expense of his career.
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