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> [I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about that. While the rest of the world wants peace, Europe wants peace, the US wants peace, but this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/i-think-israel-as-a-number-of-commentators-pointed-out-is-becoming-an/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

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> [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 to think that Israel can do anything without the support.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/there-s-nothing-israel-can-do-without-us-support-it-can-t-breathe/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

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## More by Norman Finkelstein

> [The whole purpose of annual reviews is to keep you abreast of whether or not you are fulfilling the requirements of tenure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/the-whole-purpose-of-annual-reviews-is-to-keep-you-abreast-of-whether/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [Public opinion in the United States has shifted significantly, not just outside but also within the Jewish community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/public-opinion-in-the-united-states-has-shifted-significantly-not/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [There is a fundamental principle. People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/there-is-a-fundamental-principle-people-have-the-right-to-defend/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/they-used-to-say-palestinians-fight-like-heroes-now-they-say-heroes/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [Every year, the United Nations General Assembly votes on a resolution entitled 'Peaceful resolution of the Palestine conflict.' Every year, the vote is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/every-year-the-united-nations-general-assembly-votes-on-a-resolution/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/as-one-israeli-said-it-s-a-big-mistake-for-israel-to-say-it-won-the/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [Why should these Palestinians, who have lived in Jerusalem for hundreds of years, be evicted from their homes so that Jews from Brooklyn can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/why-should-these-palestinians-who-have-lived-in-jerusalem-for/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about that. While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/i-think-israel-as-a-number-of-commentators-pointed-out-is-becoming-an/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [Personal convictions are not politics. Personal convictions, if they become the subject of a group conviction, they become a cult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/personal-convictions-are-not-politics-personal-convictions-if-they/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/i-earn-i-m-not-i-don-t-want-to-claim-i-m-a-scholar-of-great-stature/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/they-ve-israel-lost-the-battle-for-public-opinion-they-claim-it-s/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/i-no-longer-say-i-m-unemployed-i-say-i-m-unemployable-it-s-different/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [Israel has been a stage on which American Jews have played out their fantasies of toughness - often from Martha's Vineyard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/israel-has-been-a-stage-on-which-american-jews-have-played-out-their/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [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, i.e., when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/mainstream-jewish-intellectuals-became-pro-israel-after-the-june-1967/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

> [As Israel becomes like South Africa, it's increasingly becoming a pariah state, being excluded from culture at large.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-finkelstein/as-israel-becomes-like-south-africa-it-s-increasingly-becoming-a/)

[Norman Finkelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-finkelstein/)

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