CNN ends contract with contributor Mark Lamont Hill after speech on Israel

Move comes after Anti-Defamation League and other groups condemned Hill for advocating a boycott

CNN has parted ways with contributor Marc Lamont Hill after a speech the college professor made on Israel and Palestine at the United Nations.

A CNN spokesperson confirmed Hill was no longer under contract. The network did not give a reason, but the move came amid objections to Hill’s speech by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and other groups.

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