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BDS Event on Capitol Hill Cancelled after Congresswoman Withdraws Support
(Weekly Standard) Jenna Lifhits - The office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) had reserved a room on Capitol Hill for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation to host an event on Friday advocating economic boycotts of Israel. Rep. Jackson Lee's office confirmed that the room had been booked by a former staffer, and that they had withdrawn their sponsorship. A senior House aide later said the event had been cancelled.