Marc Lamont has been fired from CNN after the news network watched a speech he gave at the United Stations in defence of Palestine.

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We have an opportunity to not just offer solidarity in words but to commit to political action, 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. We must prioritize peace, but we must not romanticize or fetishize it.

The political titan made these remarks in a speech given at the UN and faced criticism from the Anti-Defamation league who claimed his use of “river to the sea” was a dog whistle remark inspired by language used by anti-Israel terror groups.

CNN ended its relationship with him shortly after.

The phrase dates back to at least the middle of the British Mandate and has never been the exclusive province of a particular ideological camp. The idea that this is a Hamas phrase is simply untrue.

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) November 29, 2018

My reference to “river to the sea” was not a call to destroy anything or anyone. It was a call for justice, both in Israel and in the West Bank/Gaza. The speech very clearly and specifically said those things. No amount of debate will change what I actually said or what I meant.

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) November 29, 2018

CNN is yet to offer insight into the process and conversations which led to Hill’s surprising dismissal.

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