Wtf is going on here??????!!!!!!

Eating on mic :(

Why would the fact that he currently "teaches" mean his points or arguments are more valid? If a university hires you, does that NECESSARILY mean a higher level of credibility, particularly in politically contentious fields? I mean, professors have been hired that think the holocaust didn't even happen.

The place sounds like a lunatic asylum. ...What a low class audience.

And this are University people?....What a shame!

I suppose that is the reason of no troll found. Populists "care" about popular stuff!;)

Finkelstein should have just said. "There were essentially three questions there, and let me answer them in brief: do I teach full time? No. Do I think it says anything about my "character"? No. Is it a relevant question? No. Can we have the next questioner please?" If he wanted to it could have been a good chance to talk about celebrated academic frauds like Dershowitz, but again, not relevant to the topic.

You shouldn't stop taking your pills!

What happent Zionistic trolls? Nothing to comment? Yea, now start spoute insults and completely made up scenarios against her! And against myself! Or complete nonsenses since I just got you!

what a joke.

Everytime I see a Muslim Woman dressed like the young lady in this video, I get nervous that some bigot is going to verbally or physically attack her.

I would like to see a debate between Dr. Finkelstein and Dennis Prager.

"700 000 Jews were expelled from Middle East" 1 Jews were NEVER expelled from middle-east before they tried to take control of the states 2. There are still hundreds of thousands of Jews living in Middle-east 3. Last time i checked there were 25,000 Jews in Iran alone and most of them are unwilling to go to Israel and completely support Iran govt's official stand on the Israel-Palestine 4. Examples from the history will not Justify the acts of terrorism committed by the Israeli govt 5. GO FIGURE

7 years old palestine kid throw a rock 'kill that terrorist!' A Israeli tank grinding 7 years old kid 'what a hero!' yeah FUCK LOGİC ! keep going brothers

An intellectual giant

the IDF commandos afraid of the big burly the crazies jihadists armed with kitchen knives & sling shots...lol....

Dr. Norman Finkelstein is a remarkable human being and he dare to speak the truth. Shame on the Muslim world esp their leaders who "boot lick" the zionist and the West for their own survival. Those who critized him knows that he speak the TRUTH. PEACE NOT WAR.

@Jack72824 Don't avoid the issue. You are well aware we were not discussing whether or not Finkelstein is able to remain calm under pressure. I just presented the facts as they relate to the points that you raised. The fact remains that Finkelstein does support the targeting of civilians, and anyone researching Finkelstein with a 'liberal and open spirit' will reach exactly the same conclusions that I did. Your outlook is at best simplistic and your argument has neither truth nor credibility.

@nevernohijab How could I or anyone else destroy the reputation of Dearth O' Wits? He's a plagiarist, a merciless advocate of torture, and a shameless, vicious, relentless bully. That's his reputation, and he created it all by himself. Suchar is weak and venal, as we saw when Dearth O' Wits bullied him so publicly and so relentlessly four years ago. What "reputation" did Suchar have before that humiliation?

@nevernohijab Your assertions are nonsense, and nothing more than the repetition of Israeli government propaganda. Your blithering about "23 vaast territories" is not only absurd, it is dishonest; you know perfectly well, as does the rest of the world, that the Palestinians ' home is PALESTINE. Unfortunately it's been illegally occupied by a brutal invader for the last 44 years.

@nevernohijab Someone (probably Alan Dearth 0' Wits) wrote that for Suchar, who was and is a notoriously weak and venal man.

@moovershaker "Obsessive demonization"? Anyone watching this in a liberal and open spirit would not think that; Finkelstein is meticulous, scholarly and fair-minded throughout this. Even when those angry, spluttering Israeli state supporters shout, boo and interrupt him, he remains polite and considerate. After all, as he points out to the fury of the disrupters, people watching can judge clearly which side has truth and credibility.

@Jack72824 Well Finkelstein's obsessive demonization of not only Israel, but also of non Israeli Jewish organizations involved with fighting antisemitism, inevitably leads to a rise in antisemitism. On the the second point, yes I'm afraid he does support attacks on civilians, sometimes referring to it as 'Belligerent Retaliation'. He doesn't hide it - so I guess you and 'everyone else' will just have to do some research.

@moovershaker What you're saying about Finkelstein is almost completely wrong. He's not anti-Jewish, and doesn't support attacks on civilians at all. You're a shameless liar, but I'm sure everyone else has worked that out by now.

thank you mr. finkelstein for this nice speach from germany!

Norman Finkelstein! Thanks for posting. Hope to see Norman speak one day in person. I have watched at least 50 or so of his talks on youtube. He will never be silenced.

@BLIDKIN No, I don't think so. I think your argument ran out of steam so you are trying to find a way out. Understandable but I'm afraid it ain't gonna wash. You are what is known as a 'useful idiot'. I don't mean that to be offensive. I believe you are genuinely a well intentioned person but, lets say - a little naive. It's wise to know your subject before entering into debate. I'm sorry to be patronizing - but you kind of brought it on yourself. Good luck to you.

@BLIDKIN We are not 'almost in agreement' and you haven't dragged anything out of me. There is no 'blind spot' or inconsistency in either his views or mine. You can not separate the man from his views when those views are of an extreme nature. His overall assessment of the situation 'over there' is absolutely consistent with his overall twisted vision. He is a cheap pseudo-intellectual propagandist and my views are indeed a personal attack. I'd much rather see him exposed - than 'Shut up'.

@BLIDKIN Shut him up? see where this leads? What are you on about?! My comment was straight forward so don't change the subject. This has nothing to do with right of free speech. he has the right to say what he likes, and so do I. Some one who supports genuine peace movements in the Middle East (of which there are a few) I would consider a good person. Someone supporting the murder of civillians for political ends, I consider to be a despicable person. Finkelstein falls into the latter category.

Yes - a truly despicable man. No wonder even his own Mother - whom he adored, despaired of him.

@ISEL333 Didnt you cease to be the chosen people after straying from God's path? Dont the scriptures make this clear?

@gatecomingdown You obviously weren't there nor did you watch the video because, being that I was actually in the vicinity, I know for a fact he had no trouble speaking after the small difficulties with the mic and that the event went off without a hitch. I'm sorry that a small politically-themed student group (not the AV club) can't control sudden and random technical difficulties in a building they don't own. Maybe you can pray to God that it doesn't happen when you have him, which you won't.

@Cwestlov hahaha were you the organizer of the talk?

Lot's of bad Karma this guy has.

@ISEL333 Lets pretend for a fraction of a second that your version of history is the "truth history" as you put it. Does that then justify the apartheid state that is israel? That is all Dr. Finklestein argues. History aside, the actions and policies of israel and america promote worldwide unrest/uneasiness. Are you picking up what I'm laying down?? BTW I accidentally voted up your reply...CAN SOMEONE DO ME A HUGE FAVOR AND UNDO THAT.

IHH a human right organization that's funny. almost as funny as the never ending delays and now hunger strike of the current flotilla which is dead in the water in Greece. i love gyros and the movie 300. long live Greece may your economic woes pass soon.

This is what used to happen at Noam Chomsky's talks on Israel.

Thank you for posting. Dr. Finkelstein is a boss.

@ISEL333 Trolling for injustice does not pay. Unless you are involved in some kind of PsyOp. I am an atheist by popular definition. The opiate for the masses created by your alleged ancestors no longer keeps me sedated. believe what you want but KNOW THAT.

@derfla5 True, but they justify the religious crap more than you know. They always say Palestine isn't even a country and Jerusalem belongs to us I've heard it from Zio's a dozen times

It's not about the land. Israel is basically a strategic fort in frontier(oil) land. Poor schmucks got planted there by (american made) UN because some fairy-tales written by their alleged ancestors corroborated their story. The real innocent people are the palestenian arabs who happened to be on this cursed piece of real estate.

@ISEL333 I learned in religious studies that according to the bible/quran/torah, we humans are all "gods children"...but he lets some enjoy planet earth while others suffer....amazing how that's cool and dandy

are parts 6 and 7 missing?

@russianpaul77 . Nah. Those obnoxious little brats need their butts kicked

@Uncle99B it's tempting, but i believe finkelstein's response to be the correct one. stay calm and rational and let the other side make fools of themselves. getting angry only feeds into their bullshit.

Let these treasonous Israeli Firsters go live there or face prosecution here

@russianpaul77. Somebody ought to kick their rude asses

@AndrewMann552. Of course the questioner and the hostile audience members knew that the Dersh got Fink fired. Why is it they think their dishonesty will carry the day

The usual ridiculous attack by Zionist supporters. Use pressure to get professors who do not tow the Zionist line fired; then question their academic integrity by pointing to their having been fired.

Finkelstein in fine form. Thanks for hosting him and for posting these videos.