Sunday, December 02, 2018
CNN Fires Contributor Marc Lamont Hill Following His Outrageous Comments About Israel
CNN fired contributor Marc Lamont Hill after public outrage followed upon incendiary comments he made about the country of Israel.
Both CNN and Hill were deluged with criticism after comments Hill made that many saw as advocating for the destruction of Israel in favor of Palestinian land claims.
“We have an opportunity to not just offer solidarity in words but to commit to political action,” Hill said in the speech, “grass-roots action, local action and international action that will give us what justice requires and that is a free Palestine from the river to the sea.”
Much of the criticism came from his use of the phrase “from the river to the sea,” which is used by extremist groups to advocate for the erasure completely of the Israeli state and replacement with a Palestinian nation.
Hill denied that his use of the phrase was in support of the destruction of Israel, and said that he was merely favoring more freedom for Palestinians.
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MLH is a pretty smart guy and despite his denial, he knew exactly what he was saying.
And he was forced to leave the CNN building on one foot because his other foot was in his Mouth If CNN fired all reporters and talking heads who lied they would go off the air because there would be no one left
MLH is trying the age old "double-standard defense." That is, when a Conservative uses catchphrases and ideas that are espoused by the far right, those are obvious "dog whistles" and no quarter is given. When HE uses ideas and catchphrases of Terrorist Organizations, he's just "giving a benign opinion" and he deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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