Every year, the United Nations General Assembly votes on a resolution entitled 'Peaceful resolution of the Palestine conflict.' Every year, the vote… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
They've (Israel) lost the battle for public opinion. They claim it's because American Jews know too little.. I claim it's because they… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Israel has been a stage on which American Jews have played out their fantasies of toughness - often from Martha's Vineyard. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Mainstream Jewish intellectuals became 'pro'-Israel after the June 1967 war when Israel became the U.S.A.' s strategic asset in the Middle East,… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I am opposed to any state with an ethnic character, not only to Israel. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I think sometimes we underestimate just how vulnerable Israel is on the public-relations front. That's why they spend so much money on… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Insofar as Zionism sought to solve the Jewish question, it must be reckoned not just a failure but a catastrophe: Israel is… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I don't feel particularly attached to Israel - 'nationalism,' as Noam Chomsky said, 'is not my cup of tea' - but I… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
The Zionists indeed learnt well from the Nazis. So well that it seems that their morally repugnant treatment of the Palestinians, and… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
There's nothing Israel can do without US support. It can't breathe without US support. The US bankrolls everything, and it's just silly… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
It's utterly hypocritical for Israelis to wonder aloud why Palestinians don't pursue a non-violent strategy. One obvious reason is that, whenever they… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
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… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Judging by opinion polls, Israel has bigger problems than me. It is among the most hated countries on the planet. It should… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
If there were an Oscar for best theatrical performance by a country, Israel would win every year. It's a country based on… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Each of the various tactics that have been tried to get Israel to budge.. nonviolent resistance, legal accountability, BDS (Boycott, Divestment and… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I was bashing Israel in the past because nobody else was exposing its true record. Many people are doing it now, so… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
September 11 was a godsend for Israel. It could now conjoin its merciless persecution of the Palestinians with Bush's War against Terror.… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
The Holocaust only emerged in American life after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day war against its Arab neighbours. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Israel's pro-American orientation exists not just among Israeli elites but also among the whole population. Come what may in Israel, it's inconceivable… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Public opinion in the United States has shifted significantly, not just outside but also within the Jewish community. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
There is a fundamental principle. People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Every year, the United Nations General Assembly votes on a resolution entitled 'Peaceful resolution of the Palestine conflict.' Every year, the vote is the… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
As one Israeli said, "It's a big mistake for Israel to say it 'won' the war, when there was no war. There were no… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Why should these Palestinians, who have lived in Jerusalem for hundreds of years, be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about that. While… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Personal convictions are not politics. Personal convictions, if they become the subject of a group conviction, they become a cult. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
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… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
They've (Israel) lost the battle for public opinion. They claim it's because American Jews know too little.. I claim it's because they know too… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I no longer say I'm unemployed. I say I'm unemployable. It's different. An unemployed suggests at a certain point in the future, you might… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image