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by Jackson Richman / JNS.org
Linda Sarsour. Photo: Festival of Faiths via Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org – ViacomCBS canceled an event last week featuring former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour, who is known for her support of the anti-Israel BDS movement and has been accused of spreading antisemitism.
The Women’s History Month event on Wednesday was specifically going to be hosted by the multinational media conglomerate’s Office of Global Inclusion, a source familiar with the situation told JNS, which first reported on the scheduled event.
ViacomCBS spokesperson Justin Dini told JNS, “This event was cancelled well in advance of Wednesday.”
Dini did not respond to a request for comment as to exactly when and why the event was cancelled.
Viacom’s Women’s Employee Affinity Group posted on Facebook on March 5, “Join us 3/11 at 4:30 pm EST for a conversation with author and co-organizer of the Women’s March, Linda Sarsour! Check your inbox for RSVP details.”
“Maybe [Sarsour] was too busy being a surrogate for the [Vermont Sen. Bernie] Sanders [Democratic presidential] campaign to show up, but the fact remains that the folks at ViacomCBS thought that a woman who lauded an antisemite like Louis Farrakhan is a symbol of ‘inclusion,’ ” Dexter Van Zile, a researcher at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), told JNS.
Nonetheless, “they canceled, and they deserve some credit for that,” he said.
