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 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 I switched hats from a critic of Israel to a diplomat who wants to resolve the conflict. I… — 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
