People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their country from invaders who are destroying their country. Norman Finkelstein countrydefenddestroy Change image and share on social
I don't claim to know Israel. I don't speak Hebrew; my contacts are pretty limited. But I didn't know Vietnam; I didn't know Nicaragua, El Salvador or Honduras. It doesn't mean you can't reach your conclusions. Norman Finkelstein claimconclusioncontact share on social
I'm an old fan of the Negro spirituals. Norman Finkelstein fannegrospiritual Change image and share on social
I earn - I'm not - I don't want to claim I'm a scholar of great stature, but I have made a certain reputation for myself, I've published several books, I've never been able to get a permanent teaching job. Norman Finkelstein bookclaimearn share on social
I would not have stayed at a university if it told me upfront that a condition for me getting tenure. my views have to be filtered through Catholic values. I would consider it a betrayal of my parents' legacy. Norman Finkelstein betrayalcatholiccondition share on social
No conditions justify torture. Norman Finkelstein conditionjustifytorture Change image and share on social
DePaul's plot to deny me tenure had nothing to do with my faults. In fact, and ironically, it viciously attacked me and destroyed my career because of my virtues. Which, although few in number, they still found threatening. Norman Finkelstein attackcareerdeny share on social
My books don't sell anymore. There are many reasons why they don't sell, but one of the reasons is because people don't read anymore. Forget about reading books of detail - they don't read at all. Norman Finkelstein anymorebookdetail Change image and share on social
No doubt one can, in light of further study and life experience, come to repudiate past convictions. Norman Finkelstein convictiondoubtexperience Change image and share on social
I think one of the problems when we discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict is people talk too much in terms of, 'What's your preference?,' like politics is a Chinese menu - I'll take one from column A and two from column B. That's not what politics is about. Norman Finkelstein chinesecolumnconflict share on social
