GEICO Apologizes, Cancels Event Featuring Pro-Palestinian Activist After Backlash From Jewish Groups

GEICO Apologizes, Cancels Event Featuring Pro-Palestinian Activist After Backlash From Jewish Groups
Linda Sarsour speaks onstage during the 30th Anniversary Celebrating Women Breakfast at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, on May 11, 2017. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The New York Women's Foundation
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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GEICO has cancelled and apologized for a diversity event set to feature pro-Palestine, anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour, saying that the auto insurance company “does not condone hatred.”

“We apologize to our employees, customers, and others for our initial plan to invite Linda Sarsour to speak at our internal event celebrating Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Heritage Month. On Tuesday, we quickly cancelled the event,” GEICO, the nation’s second-largest auto insurer after State Farm, said in a statement.

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