Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour (Credit: Festival of Faiths via Wikimedia Commons.)
April 7, 2022, 2:51 pm
Geico drops Linda Sarsour as a diversity speaker after backlash from Jewish groups
Second-largest auto insurer in the US apologizes for planned event with prominent Palestinian-American activist, who supports BDS movement and has been accused of antisemitism
By Luke Tress
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the current Democratic Party presidential nominee. (JNS/Flickr)
August 24, 2020, 4:16 pm
Biden campaign appears to walk back apology over condemning Linda Sarsour
However, the Biden campaign disputed that Sunday's private call with prominent Arab and Muslim activists was an apology for comments about political activist Linda Sarsour.
By Jackson Richman
Republicans seized on the forum appearance by Linda Sarsour, shown in 2019, with party officials posting a few seconds on social media. (JTA/Rita Quinn/Getty Images for SXSW)
August 21, 2020, 12:45 pm
Biden disavows Linda Sarsour after she speaks at a Democratic convention forum
Joe Biden "obviously condemns her views and opposes BDS, as does the Democratic platform,” said Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates.
By Ron Kampeas
Linda Sarsour (Credit: Festival of Faiths via Wikimedia Commons.)
August 19, 2020, 12:23 pm
Linda Sarsour featured at Muslim Delegates Assembly at DNC
Sarsour: “The Democratic Party is not perfect, but it is absolutely our party in this moment.”
Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt
January 16, 2019, 1:03 pm
Anti-Semitism in Women’s March complicates matters for local Jews
Jewish progressives here caught between standing with local allies and walking away from hate at national level.
By Toby Tabachnick
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