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GEICO apologizes, reverses course after inviting Linda Sarsour to speak at company event
Property and casualty insurer GEICO landed in hot water with several Jewish advocacy groups this week after inviting pro-Palestinian activist and accused antisemite Linda Sarsour to headline a company event.
Following backlash, the company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway apologized and said it had scrapped the event.
GEICO issued a statement Thursday apologizing for the company's "initial plan" to invite Sarsour to speak at its "internal event" celebrating Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month, adding that on Tuesday, they "quickly canceled the event."
GEICO apologizes, reverses course after inviting Linda Sarsour to speak at company eventSarsour is a Brooklyn-born Muslim activist and anti-Zionist protestor who has been widely accused of antisemitism.
The activist stepped down as co-chair of the Women's March in 2019 following accusations that she and other departing members of the board were antisemitic and held close ties with controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.