“Marc Lamont Hill has been quoted extensively over the last 24 hours,” spokesperson Brandon Lausch told JNS. On Thursday, Temple University suggested that Hill will not be terminated. He must be swiftly repudiated and replaced by CNN and by Temple University.” “His association with anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic groups and figures prevents him from speaking with any moral authority on peace and justice, particularly to a global television audience and to students. “It is intolerable that Hill, who describes himself as ‘one of the leading intellectual voices in the country,’ has enjoyed important platforms to spread his ignorant and bigoted views,” said B’nai B’rith. I’m speaking about concrete laws currently on the books.
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From free speech to housing to family reunification. The 20% minority of Palestinians living in Israel are systematically denied access to equal rights. Hill and renounce his anti-Semitic beliefs,” added NCYI. “With such hate-filled views that are antithetical to basic human decency, Marc Lamont Hill should not be rewarded by serving as a pundit or a professor, and both CNN and Temple have a duty to dismiss Dr. Hill would make them complicit in sanctioning bigotry and anti-Semitism.” “Neither CNN nor Temple should countenance anti-Semitism, and their failure to take swift action and terminate Dr. Hill’s malevolent anti-Semitic remarks, we call upon CNN and Temple University to fire him immediately,” continued NCYI.
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Hill does not deserve to be given any sort of platform that facilitates the dissemination of his bigotry, whether it be on Cable TV or in a classroom.” “With his racist views and unabashed denigration of Israel, Dr. “The virulent anti-Semitism spewed by Marc Lamont Hill is abhorrent, and his senseless promotion of violence against Israel is repugnant,” said the National Council of Young Israel.
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In my remarks, which you clearly didn’t hear, I was talking about full citizenship rights IN Israel and a redrawing of the pre-1967 borders. “River to the sea” is a phrase that precedes Hamas by more than 50 years. “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.”
“Those calling for ‘from the river to the sea’ are calling for an end to the State of Israel,” Sharon Nazarian, senior vice president for international affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, told The Jewish Journal. Calling for the elimination of Israel is anti-Semitic and (being thankfully futile) does Palestinians no favors. Until today, I never heard of (don’t watch a lot of cable TV). “Calling for the elimination of Israel is anti-Semitic and (being thankfully futile) does Palestinians no favors.” “This is disgusting,” tweeted former U.S. He is helping to mainstream and normalize anti-Semitism.” “Everyone should demand that he be fired by CNN and Temple University immediately. “Mark Lamont Hill is a dangerous Farrakhan-loving, Israel-hating, racist propagandist who calls for Israel’s destruction to be supplanted by a Hamas-Iran terror state,” Zionist Organization of America national president Mort Klein told JNS. Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who has debated Hill on CNN over Israel, told JNS: “It’s an anti-Semitic screed that should disqualify him from being taken seriously.” Hill’s remarks were immediately condemned by Jewish and pro-Israel groups and individuals, with some calling for him to be fired from CNN and Temple University.
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