Oxfam Solidarity (in Belgium) called for a boycott of Israeli goods, and now claims it was referring only to goods from the so-called "occupied territories." There is strong evidence, however, that the boycott was directed at all Israeli goods. In either event, by making itself a party to the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, Oxfam Solidarity cannot claim to be a peacemaking honest broker. Furthermore, Oxfam Wereldwinkels (world workshops) in Belgium associated themselves with an anti-American boycott because of disagreement with Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Anyone who dislikes terrorists and dictators (e.g. Saddam, Uday, and Qusay Hussein) should boycott Oxfam Solidarity and the three Wereldwinkels in question. Oxfam International is not, however, connected with Oxfam Belgium's behavior and should not be held accountable for it.

Oxfam International repudiates and denounces Oxfam Solidarity's behavior (29 July 2003).
http://www.wiesenthal.com/social/press/pr_item.cfm?ItemID=7996
"...the leadership of the Oxfam International felt that the core messages of the Belgian campaign were unclear and inappropriate. Oxfam International regrets our association with these messages and images and sincerely apologizes for any offense caused. We would like to underline that this was not an Oxfam International campaign or position. To be explicit, Oxfam International does not support a public campaign for a boycott of Israeli produce."