The Body Shop said it would change the way it gives awards after it came under fire for giving a human rights award to an anti-Israel group. The London-based retailer of personal care products pledged to make the changes following a boycott led by Los Angeles-based activists and letters sent separately by the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles reported.
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