A CNN analyst and college professor faced fierce backlash for appearing to call for Israel’s destruction during a speech at the United Nations on Nov. 27.
Marc Lamont Hill, who frequently appears on the left-leaning cable news channel and is also a professor at Temple University, called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea” during the speech.
Hill also endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement that is widely perceived to be anti-semitic by many Jews.
Among the critics of Hill’s speech was Sharon Nazarian, senior vice president for international affairs for the ANti-Defamation League, a Jewish NGO.
“It is a shame that once again, this annual event at the United Nations does not promote constructive pathways to ‘Palestinian solidarity’ and a future of peace, but instead divisive and destructive action against Israel.”
“I’ve never been naive about anti-Semitism in America, but honestly never thought I’d see a mainstream CNN guy and professor, on camera, shout ‘free Palestine from the river to the sea’ at the UN, to thunderous applause, and see a collective shrug from even non-socialist liberals,” he added on Twitter.
CNN has not issued a statement on the speech as of yet.
Radical Views, Linked to Farrakhan
Lamont Hill has received criticism for his radical views in the past, such as praising Christopher Dorner, a former LAPD officer who killed four people and wounded three others in 2013 during a shooting spree that he claimed to undertake to clear his name.“It’s almost like watching ‘Django Unchained’ in real life. It’s kind of exciting,” he added.
“The Jews don’t like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that’s a good name. Hitler was a very great man,” Farrakhan said in a speech in 1984.
“I worked on Fox News for years, having conversations with people I disagree with, people who said and did things I thought were racist, sexist and xenophobic, but I had conversations with them because I thought it was important,” he said.
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