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… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace. — 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
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, i.e., when… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
As Israel becomes like South Africa, it's increasingly becoming a pariah state, being excluded from culture at large. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
