Advertisement. Extending Palestine to the territory between the river and the sea, as called for by the well-worn anti-Israel mantra, means there is no Israel in that swath of land, and thus no Israel anywhere. God is Great. This is the same event that gave rise to Israel’s “Independence Day.” Not at all. But a committed American Muslim woman who is heavily involved in the Democratic Party called him out. The river is the Jordan. The farce was too much even for Norman Finkelstein, another virulent critic of Israel, who admitted in scathing comments about the BDS movement that framing of the type used by Hill is disingenuous: We have to be honest, and I loathe the disingenuousness. We are all over twitter and easy to find. The sea is the Mediterranean. 1:08:16. Marc Lamont Hill gave a monumental speech discussing the importance of solidarity and justice for the Palestinian people during an event at the United Nations. Marc Lamont Hill shuts down GOP’s Vernon Jones on critical race theory. “A number of pro-Israel groups have used the incident to once again make the argument that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism in action,” Palumbo-Liu insisted, as if calling for violence and the elimination of Israel is mere criticism. Using Jay-Z to reflect on post 9/11 race relations. “It is this array of tactics that I appeal to as I advocate for concrete action from all of us in this room.”, After a call for anti-Israel sanctions and boycotts, Hill’s history lesson resumed. Despite the denial, Hill is still talking here about the elimination of Israel (where, by the way, a one-person-one-vote system already exists, and where the proportion of Arab parliamentarians is roughly equal with the proportion of Arab citizens). Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country. Hill in November 2005. Equally important were “slave revolts and self-defense and tactics otherwise divergent from Dr. King or Mahatma Gandhi.”, Hill made clear this was a contemporary call to arms, or at least a call to support armed violence against Israeli Jews: “We must allow the Palestinian people the same range of opportunity and political possibility. Again, it wasn’t much of a coded message. Have a news tip for The Right Scoop? Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, “River to the Sea”: Marc Lamont Hill’s Anti-Jewish Manifest Destiny, Gilead Ini is a Senior Research Analyst at CAMERA. TV personality and activist Marc Lamont Hill is in deep mourning after losing both his father and sister back to back.. Marc Lamont Hill's one-sided view on racism in the Middle East. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Viola Davis, Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer, Rashida Jones and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The host asked Jones many times to define critical race theory, but he deflected and insulted Hill’s intelligence instead. Broadcaster and academic Marc Lamont Hill has been named host of UpFront, Al Jazeera English’s flagship weekly current affairs show, and will launch a new series starting Friday 12 th February at 19:30 GMT (2:30pm EST).. This is perhaps because, unlike Hill’s homage to resistance or his demand that Israel be replaced by Palestine, both rather straightforward, his call for a “right of return” isn’t quite as self-explanatory. No one should have greater or fewer rights and privileges in a democracy. The misinformed or dishonest defenses of the speech began immediately. Born December 17, 1978 (age 42) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Education: Carver High School, Philadelphia: Alma mater: Morehouse College, … He doesn’t come right out and admit it, but he claims to have read the Koran ‘thousands of times in Arabic’ and I don’t know anyone who does that except for Muslims. Marc Lamont Hill is a professor at Morehouse College and a frequent TV Commentator. Like “Furthermore, by injecting moneymaking into the relationship between a citizen and the basic services of life—water, roads, electricity, and education—privatization distorts the social contract. Note how Hill mixes and mismatches criticism of his speech in a way likely to confuse the casual reader. 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He has lectured widely on media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Space Force CO gets CANNED for saying MARXISM and Critical Race Theory ruling the military is BAD, WATCH: Anti-Israel Antifa mob attempts to swarm police car and – surprise! Two particularly inflammatory segments stand out from the anti-Israel invective that filled NEW YORK: CNN on Thursday parted ways with contributor Marc Lamont Hill after a speech the college professor made on Israel and Palestine at the United Nations. © The Right Scoop 2009-2021. They’re talking about they want to destroy Israel.” And in fact, I think they’re right. It’s quite simple. If you have a news scoop or an interesting story for us, please reach out at (323) 421-7514. Despite the denial, Hill is still talking here about the elimination of Israel (where, by the way, a one-person-one-vote system already exists, and where the proportion of Arab parliamentarians is roughly equal with the proportion of Arab citizens). ― Marc Lamont Hill, Nobody: Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond. With all the smoke blown into conversations about the Arab-Israeli conflict, a parallel with another part of the world might be clarifying. (Hill’s ambition, in other words, is the same one that helped give rise to the Arab-Israel conflict.). This is the same idea that motivates those demanding a Palestine from the river to the sea. The move was first reported by the media news website Mediaite. That’s absurd. In other words, we aim at the destruction of the State of Israel.” Before “Palestinian rights” became a dog whistle for opponents of Israel’s existence who looked to gloss over words like “destruction,” it was openly acknowledged that their version of the former concept, “rights,” meant the latter one, “destruction.”, The same goes for “return.” Several years earlier, the same Nasser acknowledged that “If the Arabs return to Israel, Israel will cease to exist.”, Others have been equally honest, if impolitic, about the implications of their politics. He lives in Philadelphia. Be that as it may, he gives the same old line about ‘jihad’ being about struggle and argues that Muslims do speak out about terrorism in the Muslim community. Throughout my speech, I spoke explicitly about the need for Israeli political reform, specifically as it pertains to Arab citizens of Israel. In a recent speech before the United Nations, Marc Lamont Hill called for the elimination of Israel and endorsed Palestinian violence. What is the Arabic word used? He is the author of multiple books, including the New York Times bestselling Nobody and co-author (with Mitchell Plitnick) of Except for Palestine (The New Press). It’s gaslighting Jews. When pressed for direct reasoning for his stance on banning critical race theory from schools, the conversation grew intense. #Repost @marclamonthill ・・・ Been blessed to spend the last day with Minister Louis Farrakhan. Marc Lamont Hill Criticizes Rhianna For Acknowledging Israeli Civilians Suffering. And the land between the river and the sea currently includes three territorial units: Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. And we will never, never, never recognize Israel!” Haniyeh, of course, recognized that his was a redundant couplet. Marc Lamont Hill, is an award-winning journalist and the Steve Charles Professor of Media, Cities, and Solutions at Temple University. And what of Hill’s reference to “rights” and “freedom,” and the insinuation that this necessarily means he isn’t calling for an end to Israel? After the speech, and particularly after CNN ended its relationship with the Temple professor, who had served as a political contributor for the network before his words provoked public outcry, Hill and his supporters did their best to deny and distort the plain meaning of his words. Advertisement. Were they arguing in good faith, Hill’s advocates would be trying to convince the public that erasing Israel and gerrymandering away Jewish representation on the world stage is a good thing. In the words of Barak Obama, “The right of return as they’ve understood it historically would extinguish Israel as a Jewish state, and that’s not an option.”. — Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) January 27, 2020 . Retweet. I love Mr. Bell’s work. Hill absurdly responded that Palestinians support boycotting working for Israelis - by quoting their trade unions, who of course are threatened by the … His commentary has appeared in numerous publications, including the Jerusalem Post, Christian Science Monitor, Columbia Journalism Review and Commentary, and has been featured on national and international radio programs. Many took to Twitter to express their condolences including author Don Winslow and Representative Rashida Tlaib. Consider the words of Hamas spokesman Husam Badran after a member of his group bombed a crowded Jerusalem municipal bus. He did not merely call for a free Palestine, but called for a Palestine that would replace Israel. His ethnicity is black. The host asked Jones many times to define critical race theory, but he deflected and insulted Hill’s intelligence instead. Facebook ; Twitter 0; Reddit 0; Pinterest 0; LinkedIn 0; Email 0 shares; I have already posted how so many celebrities have stood in solidarity with those firing rockets into Israel. 25:55. From: The Listening Post The six words that got Marc Lamont Hill fired from CNN. David Lange - May 14, 2021. The cause of Hill's sister's death is unclear, however, he had tweeted earlier this year of his father's illness and hospitalization. Even those casually familiar with the conflict know what Palestinian organizations view as legitimate “resistance” attacks, what types of violence were central to the anti-Israel “revolt” that began in September 2000, and what passes for “defense” in the eyes of those who see Israel’s very existence as an offense. Al ‏ @Arse_N_Al 4h 4 hours ago. He is currently the host of BET News and VH1 Live, as well as a political contributor for CNN. It appears to be the subject that interests him the most. On the Washington Post website, a headline similarly mischaracterized the controversy by claiming, “CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill in wake of remarks criticizing Israel and calling for a ‘free Palestine.’” Again, Hill did not merely criticize Israel, but rather called for its erasure. I think that’s true. He was a frequent commentator on […] And while the Post headline downplayed Hill’s remarks, the text of the article itself downplayed the extent of the criticism by casting the Jewish upset as a conservative thing. Marc Lamont Hill Wiki/Profile Name/Famous as Marc Lamont Hill Occupation Activist Born Philadelphia, PA Country/Nationality PA Birthday December 17, 1978 Horoscope Sagittarius Age 40 years old Other Name Marc, Hill Marc Lamont Hill Net Worth, Biography, Age, Height, body measurements, family, career, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details. Plus, Quechua news and the politics of language in Peru. Many have focused specifically on my final remark, which said that justice required a “free Palestine, from the river to the sea.” Critics of this phrase have suggested that I was calling for violence against Jewish people. Moreover, the idea that anyone remotely familiar with the Arab-Israeli conflict would be “stunned” by criticism of those concepts is simply not credible. “Contrary to Western mythology, black resistance to American apartheid did not come purely through Gandhi and non-violence,” he said. “Resistance.” “Revolts.” “Defense.” It would be an understatement to call this a dog whistle in support of Palestinian terror attacks. The latter two territories are sometimes collectively (though sloppily) referred to as Palestine, a term meant to describe land presupposed as belonging to the Palestinians. Marc Lamont's Short Bio. Two events this past week shook the impasse on public discussion of Palestine, Rand Paul’s defiant hold up of the Senate ‘United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act’ and Marc Lamont Hill’s bold UN speech for the world to support Palestinians in their struggle for freedom and human rights. I also called for a redrawing of borders to the pre-1967 lines, as well as a greater attention to human rights for those living in the West Bank and Gaza. Marc Lamont Hill generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. He does have a soft spot for the Palestinians. The history of Jews in Arab-majority countries is one of dhimmitude, second-class status and oppression. In all honesty, I was stunned, and saddened, that this was the response. Those demanding a “right of return” believe it is legitimate and desirable for millions of Palestinians, mostly the children and grandchildren of Palestinian refugees from the 1948 war, to populate Israel and take its citizenship. Earlier this week, it was Farrakhan chum Marc Lamont Hill’s turn to demonstrate his magisterial ignorance. 1. Professor and television personality, Marc Lamont Hill, on December 30, announced on Twitter that his sister died a day after the family buried his father. He was the host of the syndicated television show Our World with Black Enterprise and hosts the online Internet-based HuffPost Live. There’s no Israel. They think they’re being very clever because their three , you know, three tier. If we are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people we must recognize the right of an occupied people to defend itself.”, It is a point Hill dwelled on at length. Of course you’d expect Marc Lamont Hill to whitewash Islam, but I honestly didn’t know he was a Muslim. That war, notably, was launched by Arab armies with the declared aim of eradicating Israel so that Palestine would exist from the river to the sea. “The demand that Palestinians have equal rights from the river to the sea is not radical or racist or bigoted, insisted Yousef Munayyer. Retweeted. He is none other than the brilliant Marc Lamont Hill. You know and I know what’s the result. Marc Lamont Hill generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. If a critic of Pakistan were to insist today that from the Nihing River to the Chindwin River, India must be free — a demand that, strangely enough, one never hears — the Muslims of Pakistan and Bangladesh would quickly recognize that this leaves no room for their countries, and immediately understand that India’s billion-plus Hindus would, according to this design, have all the power to decide who gets to rule the new country. Reply. MARC LAMONT HILL: What we’re seeing right now is a gross injustice. He also is coming out with a new book soon on social justice in the U.S. Lamont Hill also is a big supporter of the “ Ferguson to Palestine ” movement which uses the doctrine of intersectionality to connect Israel to inner city and racial problem in the U.S. Ummm. This is the straightforward meaning of his United Nations speech. In Slate, a writer defended the speech by declaring, “‘From the river to the sea’ has also been used, neutrally, by Jewish journalists to describe the area again and again.” As evidence, the author pointed to headlines that use the phrase as shorthand for Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. But the response by Hill’s defenders — the feigning of innocence, the insistence that inflammatory slogans don’t mean what they’ve always meant, and the suggestions that those offended by calls to disenfranchise the Jews from the community of self-determining peoples are themselves the problem — amounts to a contemptible act of gaslighting against Jews and their supporters. But the issue, of course, is not that Hill “neutrally” mentioned these geographic boundaries, but rather prescribed that “Palestine” should fill up that entire area. Rather, it was to advocate violent attacks. Qualitative Inquiry, 12(5), 926-949. Why aren’t the defenses of that speech equally forthright? Hill borrowed the rallying cry from a long line of predecessors opposed to Israel’s existence, rejectionists deeply committed to wresting away from the Jews the state they established, in their ancestral homeland, only three years after the Holocaust had showed yet again the cost of Jewish statelessness. A speech that called for freedom and basic human rights. Marc Lamont Hill (born December 17, 1978) is an American academic, author, activist, and television personality. Here's What Marc Lamont Hill Should Have Said: Palestinians, Like Israelis, Deserve to Be Free From the River to the Sea . Which, to be fair, makes a big difference. Copy link to Tweet; Embed Tweet; Replying to @BrettSaundry @palestinepad @marclamonthill. Marc Lamont Hill ‏ Verified account ... the only difference is the word fight or murder. He is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN," a spokesperson for CNN confirmed in a short statement. Hill, M.L. The first is his call for Palestinian violence. But even with this gentler tone, the gaslighting continued. So surely does Hill. One vote. Download Word Version | Home. https://t.co/bT3EMowWQ9, — Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) November 28, 2018. They don’t want Israel. A speech that called Israel out for its continuous illegal occupation, destruction, and violence. The part of the lecture that got the most attention, though, wasn’t Hill’s appeal to violence, but his closing sentence in which he demanded “a free Palestine from the river to the sea.”. By Munayyer’s logic that widely encompassing borders is required for equal rights, we would also need to make one state out of Syria and Iran, reconstitute Yugoslavia, and bring Ireland into the United Kingdom in order to ensure the rights of those territories’ residents. He is a very popular figure, and there is no doubt information … Hill called for a Palestine to exist instead of, and not alongside, Israel. “We must also offer more than just words,” he continued. Hill, M.L. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Marc Lamont Hill on "VH1 Live" | BUILD Series - Duration: 41:21. More. Marc Lamont Hill's one-sided view on racism in the Middle East. People aren’t upset he “criticized the actions of Israel.” People are upset because he called for Israel’s annihilation – “Palestine from the river to the sea” leaves no Israel: To understand, see here: https://t.co/tHtwaWRmZu, — V. Judah Khaykin (@VKhaykin) November 30, 2018, In the Nation, David Palumbo-Liu, a Stanford University professor who had once plugged a website run by a notorious anti-Semite, took aim at an endlessly battered strawman to defend Hill. If he doesn’t understand the controversy he should seek out some of the many Jewish writers and activists who would gladly explain it. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the youngest members of the growing body of “Hip-Hop Intellectuals” in the country. He doesn’t come right out and admit it, but he claims to have read the Koran ‘thousands of times in Arabic’ and I don’t know anyone who does that except for Muslims. His birthplace is Pennsylvania. "Free" to … He is perhaps best known in pro-Israel circles for his repetition of the popular Hamas slogan (“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”) during a speech at the United Nations in 2018. If Israel takes in the 5 million Palestinians registered as refugees, Jews will become a minority in the country. The move was first reported by the media news website Mediaite. Just as we should expect nothing less than equal rights for African-Americans or any group ― from sea to shining sea….” (Native Americans might not be as impressed with the choice of lyrics, which evoke the Manifest Destiny that upended their lives, as Munayyer appears to be.) Liked . (Hill has been suspected of anti-Semitism, however, for his kind words about Louis Farrakhan, who compares Jews to termites, and for his allegation that Israel poisons Palestinian water, an echo of the blood libel that led to periodic slaughters of Jews in medieval Europe.). There was a second call for the end of Israel and its Jewish majority during Hill’s speech, though it didn’t get as much attention. Many of those rising to Hill’s defense likewise relied on deception.
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