As Twitchy told you, CNN fired commentator Marc Lamont Hill in the wake of his most recent anti-Israel, anti-Semitic remarks. Can yo guess how the Washington Post covered it?
If you guessed like this, come and collect your prize:
CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill in wake of remarks criticizing Israel and calling for a ‘free Palestine’ https://t.co/Rwx9boslRq
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) November 29, 2018
Well, that’s certainly one take on what happened.
This is a dishonest headline.
— CKent (@CKentDP) November 29, 2018
"Criticizing Israel" pic.twitter.com/ArUjYQ9WLw
— Sam (@Sam_5thEstate) November 29, 2018
That's just amazing.
— BT (@back_ttys) November 29, 2018
Uh. He did a bit more than that, guys. https://t.co/0qVCNhEXSF
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 29, 2018
He was advocating for the destruction of Israel
— waveform55 (@aggiejammer08) November 29, 2018
He did more than criticize, he called for their annihilation. Come on.
— PNW Conservative (@PNWCon) November 29, 2018
Criticizing, my ass. He was calling for the elimination of Israel.
— Ex-GOP Greg (@Flying59Vette) November 29, 2018
"Criticizing Israel, calling for Israel's destruction same thing really" – WaPo
— Noah (@reeb1011) November 29, 2018
ummmm this headline is unbelievably pathetic
— Drew (@miba198083) November 29, 2018
Are you kidding with this headline?
It's way beyond that.
— Haley 2020. R U a citizen or R U a subject? (@liberrocky) November 29, 2018
Think the headline’s bad? Check out the actual “analysis”:
Hill, a media studies professor at Temple University, had drawn scrutiny for calling for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea.” The words drew criticism from some conservatives and staunch Israel advocates, who said such remarks echoed language used by Hamas and other groups that seek to eliminate Israel.
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Some mainstream Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, expressed frustration with Hill’s remarks, which also included endorsing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. Fox News also fanned the flames.
See, the real victim here is Hill, who was forced to defend himself from very valid charges of anti-Semitism:
Hill has been pushing back against the criticism, arguing that the detractors were ascribing to his statements meaning that wasn’t there.
Oh.
Here's the problem. They frame this as "conservatives pounce" when it should have drawn criticism from everyone, especially considering the left's penchant for finding dog whistles in everything. https://t.co/z3Eil8Wm45 pic.twitter.com/7kJyA2h2L4
— BT (@back_ttys) November 29, 2018
Man, this piece is terrible. Frames criticism of Hill as conservative and gives lots of space to Hill's "explanations" for his clearly anti-Semitic comments without challenging them at all.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 29, 2018
Almost as if it’s not serious journalism.
This is possibly the worst take on Earth. This is why people perpetuate the notion of “fake news”. Stop doing this to yourselves.
— Tezra (@Hines5Stephen) November 29, 2018
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