Norman Finkelstein: The “Big Lie” about Gaza Is That The Palestinians Have Been the Aggressors

democracynow.org - Extended interview with scholar Norman Finkelstein, author of the new book, “Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom.” The book has just been published as Israel is facing a possible International Criminal Court war crimes probe over its 2014 assault on Gaza, which killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, including over 500 children.
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[@amarrevolver4452]

Imagine this is 5 years ago and the same thing is happening and people really got a short memory

[@emerald7857]

They keep quoting October 7th like it’s the beginning. & using it to align with 9/11 in terms of sentiment.

[@janeking6125]

Bibi Naziandajewtu

[@bobwieland8998]

@@emerald7857 more often it is used and compared to the Holocost

[@someoneno1]

Not really a short memory ..it's called ignoring and highlighting a certain event and time to support their gcide

[@RogerLewis-ey2tt]

​@@janeking6125 Nah, Zionazis aren't real Jews. But fact.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Israel calls this genocidal behavior, “Mowing the Grass”. What could be more despicable?

[@nikhilraghunathan9970]

@@lars1701again U and the other pigs who support this oppressive occupying regime can say whatever u want. Your time will come

[@lars1701again]

Nikhil Raghunathan no it won’t, with God on your side who can stand against you? How many wars against Israel do you scumbags have to lose to get it through your head to leave Israel alone?

[@nikhilraghunathan9970]

Marc P. Whatever u say. I’m not even arab. Give the Palestinians equal rights and there won’t be any wars. Israel’s goal in 2006 was to destroy hezbollah once and for all. Did they succeed? Your IdF are cowards who can only fight children. Israel can take as much money as they want from Uncle Sam and oppress as much as they want, in the end oppressors never win. All empires fall and you will Be no exception.

[@nikhilraghunathan9970]

Marc P. Yes I am a one state solution kind of guy. One state with equal rights for all. Not a Jewish majority at any cost like you want you fucking racist piece of shit. They were offered their own state when they were the Majority and stil offered less than half of the land. Would you accept that? As for Gaza many of those settlers were transferred to the West Bank and Gaza is still under blockade by land air and sea. It has been established by Israelis own historians than the land was ethnically cleansed of Arabs. I don’t want Jews to leave the land but I do want one state with equal rights for all and if you have a problem with that then you’re a racist scum bag. Like I said don’t worry your apartheid state which intentionally kills children will fall and one state is inevitable . Just a matter of time. Now I’ll give u the last word because there’s no point debating racist filth like you. Fuck you and fuck the IDF. You probably don’t even have any roots in the Middle East and yet claim that land as if you’ve been there for centuries LOL. I can’t wait till hezbollah fucks u up once again. Have a nice life.

[@lars1701again]

@@robertbrowne7880 Okay there pal, BDS has shown how anti-Semitic it is but don't worry you'll be able to cloak it forever due to Israel not going anywhere :)

[@basabissov]

I can't believe that this interview was 5 years ago. The Palestinians suffered for 75 years.

[@ironandzinc]

It's a clear case of FAFO

[@orsuhk1234]

YOU ARE CORRECT. THE BLATANT LIES HAVE BRAINWASHED HUMANITY, ESPECISLLY THE GUULIBLE WEST AND THE CRROKED RULERS. PALESTNIANS HAVE SUFFERED FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS. THE JEWS WERE SETTLING IN PALESTINE SINCE A WINK AND A NOD BROM THE CROOKED BRITAIN AND BALFOUR DECLARATION. THEY BECAME AGGRESSIVE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE WAR AND MASSACARED, RAPED AND PILLAGED PALESTINE VILLAGES, CONTINUED THE ATROCITIES TILL NOW, AND THEY HAVE THE NERVE AND THE GALL TO PLY VICTIMS.

[@tonyrios9668]

These conversations have been happening a lot longer than that, including by Finkelstein. This interview was the same year the Right to Return March happened where hundreds of Gazans were slaughtered and thousands were wounded by IDF snipers. On Finkelstein specifically, he regularly had discussions about Gaza and Palestinians on college campuses and this also isn't his first book on the subject. Glad you've joined the cause.

[@Padraigp]

Didn't realise it till I hear the comments ....

[@collins48lc]

What Palestinians the Jews Palestine is the name given by the Romans when they ruled over the Jews It was originally called Judea which means land of the Jews. Jews have lived in that region for almost 4000 years and Islam has only existed for 1,400 years It's Jewish land and always has been

[@stompthedragon4010]

And here we are 5 years later, and it is apparently worse.

[@donodono2287]

Apparently? No; glaringly.

[@ScorpionTrail]

Key word: apparently

[@selfreflection2117]

Thank you Norman Finkelstein. Oct 7th 2023 happened because Israel has always been the aggressor!

[@ScorpionTrail]

So you're okay with beheading babies and killing civilians like animals? Also, Israel gives gaza power, food supplies, water etc,. Your oppressor sure does provide most of everything you depend on.

[@rwaleed99]

His voice, his face, his whole way is music to my ears!!!! I truly appreciate this man

[@mildredmartinez8843]

Me too. What a beautiful man.

[@shadowcastorg]

Fink.Epstein is a self loathing Jew who sold out his people for money.

[@intihayati]

May Prof Norman be protected for his TRUTH 😢😢😢

[@MK-hh1vo]

Wow! 5 years later; I thought he was referring to the current 2023 Gaza/Israel situation!!! I kept wondering why he was referring to the former US president, and then I checked the posting date of this video! This man was on point with *everything* he said. Amazing work Democracy Now!

[@monsieurgolem3392]

Wash, Rinse, repeat.

[@magdatheuns1566]

Horrific how the Goldberg Report was repressed by Nethanyahu.

[@michelled.4874]

"Wow! 5 years later; I thought he was referring to the current 2023 Gaza/Israel situation!!! I kept wondering why he was referring to the former US president, and then I checked the posting date of this video! This man was on point with everything he said. Amazing work Democracy Now!" Yeah, I agree. He was damn right from the beginning.

[@dandurban9123]

@@magdatheuns1566 I think it was the Goldstone Report; Goldstone was a South African Jurist who investigated and produced the Report.

[@dianebohn8423]

Wow, he tells the truth 5 yrs ago and worse now people do not want to know the truth❤

[@kirkdougherty8690]

I simply adore Norman Finkelstein for his brilliance, his sense of justice, his meticulous scholarship, and his charming delivery so evident in this interview.

[@DomAtaGlance]

Charming delivery? What? LoL

[@ryanpaul1403]

He's a self hating Jew with MASSIVE stockholm syndrome. I would debate him any time he'd like.@@DomAtaGlance

[@nicolecastrogiovanni385]

Came here from watching all of his other interviews because I am learning so much about what is going on right now. He definitely has a lot of passion about this topic. Brilliant man

[@aquamatch]

Again, Brilliant!!!

[@reenzetto]

@@ryanpaul1403they’re all self-hating when they call out Israel’s atrocities. GFY!

[@geraldineboyd202]

Unbelievable, I had to do a double take. This interview took place 5 years ago!!!! Thank you do much for posting this

[@H_A_L_7]

Exactly that’s why I was thinking are they really rockets or just big firecrackers, nobody mentioned it, so I thought it must be me. They used to have big firecrackers I thought they had upgraded

[@aerogain]

incredible

[@aidapa25]

Big Israeli lies through Israél’s propaganda machine

[@monsieurgolem3392]

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[@couldbe8348]

He’s too legalistic

[@CaptainJackSparrrow1]

A man of honor and integrity. Standing on the side of justice, even if this means isolation from your own community. All my love and respect to him. He will go down in history as one of the most righteous men of his time. ✊🏽👏🏼

[@collins48lc]

He's lying Read the Hamas Covenant

[@CaptainJackSparrrow1]

@@collins48lc Some of us are too well-versed on this topic to fall for your Hasbara BS. It doesn't work. In fact, I think you'll be hard-pressed to find it work on anyone these days. ✌🏼

[@savvybytes3748]

@@collins48lc 🤡

[@motaku7525]

​@@CaptainJackSparrrow1 Actually the original Hamas charter or whatever had clear, classic antisemitic language, and on official levels they have generally been supportive of regaining all of Palestine for its (mostly non-Jewish) pre-Zionist inhabitants. But they have also made peace feelers toward Isr. which were generally rebuffed, obeyed ceasefires or pauses in fighting which Isr. generally broke first if I'm not mistaken, and in any case, no words on a piece of paper can justify Israel's campaigns of mass murder. In fact I am beginning to think that it's all directed to forcing the Palestinians out of Gaza - i.e. complete ethnic cleansing of an inconvenient people. And I think the Gazans know this, and know that if they exit the borders in response to Isr.'s terror campaign, they were never be allowed back in. So I pray they can be steadfast: "sumud."

[@dgreen659]

I have to buy his book as well.

[@omarqoudmoussi8752]

Do you remember Rachel corrie ? It's time to bring this crime back to light.

[@Internetdev]

Histoire cruelle. Israël n'a jamais reconnue ses fautes. Elle tentait d'empêcher la démolitions d'une maison de palestiens à qui des israëliens volaient la terre. L'histoire de Shireen Abu Akleh est toute aussi dramatique. Elle était une voix des palestiniens, détestée des extrêmistes israëlien (=> Netanyahu) Celle d'Aaron Bushnell, militaire américain de 25 ans s'est immolé dimanche 25 février ... Je pense que personne ne le connait en France, alors que le même fait qui s'était produit en Tunisie avec le marchand embullant a fait le tour du monde - Mohamed Bouazizi En cherchant son nom, je suis tombé sur le cas d'un footballer Tunisien qui a fait le même geste mais il est anonymeen France en tous cas : Nizar Issaoui, 35 ans, qui était sans club après avoir évolué au sein de plusieurs équipes de l'élite et des divisions inférieures, s'était immolé le 10 avril par le feu dans la localité de Haffouz dans la région de Kairouan (centre). Ce 14 avril, son frère annonce son décès. (2023)

[@RogerLewis-ey2tt]

Some Israelis remember the day of her death, eating pancakes on "Pancake Day". Just saw video about Israel bombing the USS Liberty in unmarked jets to try and get us to start a war with Egypt. And now trying to get US to fight Iran. Why is Israel our "ally"?

[@ausendundeinenacht1]

Do you remember Rachel corrie ? Around mid Twothousands , no? she was irish, if i rember right(?)

[@Internetdev]

@@ausendundeinenacht1 Ecrasée par un Bull-Dozer parce qu'elle voulait empêcher des colons de détruire la maison d'un paletinien. La fausse justice Israëlienne n'a jamais reconnu le crime. Comme Sheerin Abu Akley, assassinée alors qu'elle était connue et portait tout les signes et protections d'une journaliste. et récement, 2 vidéos de palestiniens assassinés (1 sur une plage , 3 sur un terrain plat où ils avançaient mains levées sans présenter le moinre danger) L'abominable crime en plusieurs étapes des membres de Central Kitchen (ONG qui assure la nouriture sur des terrain de guerre) Les véhicules étaient connus et coordonnées avec l'armée israëlienne, après chaque assassinats, les centrale kitchen ont demandé à l'armée israëlienne d'arrêté de les viser (l'armée IDF leur a fait croire qu'elle arrâterait mais elle a continuer de jouer avec leurs drônes tueurs) Les drônes qui emmettent des pleurs d'enfants la nuit, pour attirer dehors des palestiniens et les assassiner. Cette guerre est le scénario d'un film d'horreur plus dégueulasse qu'un Terminator

[@Dienohmite]

That sweet, innocent, courageous young lady. Smh where is the Hollywood movie about her? They did one about a figure skater who assaulted another skater.

[@avewinters]

He couldn’t be more right - with the atrocities happening in Palestine right now, I think we’re all looking for answers about how the people with the most power are failing at upholding democracy

[@KP-uc1ez]

People may hold such power, with such a lack of accountability, only in the absence of democracy, be it political or economic. As the common people wise up, The mask will continue to slip. All eyes on Gaza. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@gnozza8683]

You'll never see this man on the mainstream media.

[@FirstName-ii2lp]

He's everywhere now thank God

[@christianblattler6518]

MSM are only telling bs or lies or both

[@rasoolkilani3170]

@@FirstName-ii2lp Yeah, being called a "self-hating Jew" by Jew-loving Europeans. Crazy world

[@GordonBoyland-ux8tx]

IF YOU WATCH MAINSTREAM MEDIA YOU ARE AS BRIGHT AS A 2 WATT BULB.?

[@OytaInfoShorts]

Are you still alive dear

[@mariaa6918]

Norman is absolutely outstanding....what an education

[@PrincipalDBA]

5 years since this video. It has not sunk in for me. It echoes what is currently happening.

[@ananda111]

Impressive to watch this very essential interview on 05/24/2024... when we were unable to stop the massacre of the Palestinian people. Professor Norman Finkelstein, a beacon for us, on behalf of these people in total and unbelievable suffering. Stay strong, Dr. NF! Thank you, DN!

[@nilecrocodileRobyn]

This guy is honest. How refreshing!

[@iwanwillemse7703]

Refreshing???? hes been doing it for decades now itsjust someo are so dry no refreshment will change their drought into clear cool see through honesty

[@nicomoreno5028]

​@@iwanwillemse7703Are you saying that he's not being honest?

[@ryanpaul1403]

He's 100% putting up blinders about his Palestinian friend's deathcult religion@@nicomoreno5028

[@rez_tu]

This video has aged so well. Today we see this and understand what’s happening is not new.

[@celienat9369]

Yes. Nothing changes when it comes to Palestine. IT has always been the same news all my life time. since we haven't lived the 1948 Nakba ethnic cleansing, we have been living it now for the last 8 months.

[@marinamarley956]

It is a new low for Isfail

[@rashidtayidi8370]

Dr. Finkelstein is extremely knowledgeable and great presenter of facts and events in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Thank you Amy for your wonderful interviews .

[@na1950]

Let each of us buy professor Finklestein's book called Image and Reality for $22 to support him for his human endeavor. Ordered my copy today !

[@god_servant663]

Thank you. We should support good people❤

[@cosmesanchez17]

Norman was sounding the alarm ⏰ and no one listened

[@OldSkool249]

Crazy to come back to this today.. nothings changed

[@veronicasanacion]

When you think that this is still pertinent, in October 2023.

[@samluca1244]

Obama said "that the power disparity between Israel and the Palestinian is so staggering." Israel is tremendously powerful while the Palestinian is almost powerless at the face of Israel's occupation. For the past 10 years Hamas struck Israel with 35 thousand rockets and could only muster 69 Israeli deaths. Israel besieged Gaza and for just a span of 4 days. several thousands Palestinians died with greater number of them civilians and children. We don't glorify death regardless of the exchange of human lives involved. The point is, how could the Palestinians be the aggressors when they are just reacting to the daily violence perpetrated by Israel agaisnt them? 75 years of oppression could make someone resorts to things that could be labeled as despicable. There must be balance in the narratives.

[@ironandzinc]

FAFO .. you know what that means.

[@474fsde]

@@ironandzinc? I don’t know. I’m interested

[@soumimukherjee5090]

​@@ironandzincplease elaborate

[@orsuhk1234]

IT IS UNBLEIEVABLE THAT STONES AND HIGH TECK TANSK, SOPHISTICATED 21ST CENTURY WMDS ARE COMPARED WITH STONES BY TEENAGERES. THE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS COMPARISON HAVE NO BRAINS. 100 YEARS OF DISPOSSESSION, STEALING, RAPE AND DEHUMINSATION OF A WHOLE PEOPLE IS UNCONSIONABLE AND ABHORATN. I DO NOTKNOW HOW THE WORLD CAN RELMAIN SILENT AND BECOME UNINDITED CO-CONSPIRATORS. IN THIS INSTANCE SILENCE IS A CRIME. WE SHOULD ALL SPEAK UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR TAX MONEY IS USED TO COMMIT GENOCIDE AND ATROCITIES BY THE WEST AND U.S.A.

[@tiahenry4743]

Obama doesn't give a damn about the Palestinians. If he did he would have done something about it.

[@magdalenaackermann5724]

keep living man till 300, a wonderful man fighting for truth

[@danajacobs9097]

I can't believe im just now hearing this. I cant believe this went on for so long. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I'VE BEEN FOOLED half my life. Smh

[@neviamuktar]

We all have even us minorities arent safe they coming for us relocate out of this hell

[@geraldmantel4955]

All Amerikans have been fooled to some extent. Imagine financing some idiot's self-absorbed New World Order for 80 years, and not even realizing it!

[@marycharles7320]

Remember, he had been arrested two times by the NY police in Oct 2017. But he never wavered and continued the struggle despite his personal difficulties.

[@GordonBoyland-ux8tx]

I WONDER HOW NO ONE HEAR HAS NOT MENTIONED JULIEN ASSANGE DOING TIME IN BELLMARSH PRISON FOR TELLING THE WORLD ABOUT THE BIGGEST TERRORIST ORGANANIZATION IN THE WORLD THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. WHY HE ONLY TOLD THE TRUTH 12 YEARS IN JAIL WITH NO CONVICTION SOME DEMOCRACY RIGHT THERE FOLKS THE TRUTH HAS NEVER BEEN TOLD ALL OF HISTORY IS MADE UP LIES GUARANTEED.

[@elizabethwallace-donnelly.2356]

Love this Man ❤🇮🇪💚

[@deniseallemandou793]

I don't know how you feel when listening to this great gentleman. For me I have tears coming out, I love his speechs, I love this kind of man. God bless you Mr Norman Finkelstein ❤

[@ryanpaul1403]

God isn't real and you are an idiot.

[@debrajanecollins]

He is the only person I trust right now. I wish he knew that. I hope he knows it and I wish he would start a newspaper or a news channel. Like somewhere we can truly have current events without the biased propaganda bullshit that is so thick in today’s media!

[@qarulxira8697]

U r not alone I have listened to him n Amy n zinn n the likes n rashid khalidi n Edward said for more than 20 yrs n felt alone with humanity… but u r not alone come along pls

[@deniseallemandou793]

🙏

[@hmmmmmmminteresting]

I feel disgust over this piece of garbage human being

[@davlia4920]

Norman Finkelstein is an amazing man. In all these years he has never lost his integrity, his commitment and compassion, he stands for what is truly right and just. He is a gift from God to Humanity, as part of the humane race we should stand with him to save the Palestinian People.

[@malic1950]

Norman Finkelstein is a human being with heart and mind balanced...a rare gem

[@YallaMiami]

When you hear him talking, you just come into a realization that we have no Democracy in our country.

[@shaurya890]

I have seen so many Jews like Hercsh, Sachs and him talk on behalf of the victims and that is amazing!!

[@janakjodhan7982]

Tell the world where do Israel resources come from to support all its war crimes.

[@reverendbarker650]

Yeah his admiration for Hamas makes him a veritable prince. Whispered in Gaza - Their Leaders Are Rich Part of what stokes Gazans’ bitterness, according to “Hisham,” is the ostentatious behavior of Hamas leaders. “Nowadays, it’s not an occupier who is killing me,” he says, but rather Hamas, which imposes crushing taxes, leaving Gazans in abject poverty, while its officials have “land, businesses, and vast sums of money.” Hamas imposes a heavy tax burden, collecting roughly $30 million per month from already be-leaguered Gazans. These taxes fund a largely opaque budget, even the purpose of which is secret. Yet Hamas “offers few services in exchange, and most aid and relief projects are covered by the international community,” reports AP. Mohammed Agha, a gas station owner feeling the pinch, lamented, “Before Hamas, 1,000 shekels (about $320) a month was enough for a family to get by. Now, 5,000 isn’t enough because they tax the citizens.” Meanwhile, despite outwardly projecting an air of austerity, Hamas officials and their families live in relative luxury. In 2009, Hamas political bureau chairman Ismail Haniyeh declared, "Our hands are clean. We do not steal funds, hold real estate, or build villas." Yet in recent years, Haniyeh’s son has become widely known in Gaza as “Abu al-Aqarat [Father of Properties]” for extensive real estate holdings made possible by his father’s influence. Earlier this month, Palestinian journalist Lara Ahmed reported that Haniyeh has laundered several million dollars among his extended family. As Palestinian journalist Akram Atallah observed that “Hamas as an authority has been exposed,” he said. “The people found out that its leaders live much better than they do.” Gazan youth sometimes respond to such information with dark humor. Last year, local activists launched a social media campaign drawing attention to Hamas financial impropriety, titled "Our Hands Are Clean." A recent poll by The Washington Institute found not only that large majorities of Gazans “are frustrated with Hamas governance,” but also that 84 percent of Gazans prioritize “internal political and economic reform over foreign policy issues.”

[@nsagoogle9581]

​@@reverendbarker650very long winded comment to justify your calls for genocide. Keep trying, the support for Israel and peoples resilience to their propaganda is growing with each failed attempt.

[@st55723]

Wow.. this is pure gold from 6 years ago

[@sweetiepie4328]

Sad thing is .... the algorithm will only show what people videos that they relate to or side with because that's what they are viewing. I see this but my family won't and they are catholic that support Israel. I stand with palestine as a Mexican revert to Islam. Those are my brothers and sisters in islam, they are fellow humans & OUR brothers and sisters under God All mighty!

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

Maybe you could share the video with them.

[@mshtysf4646]

Just so you know brother. You are not alone in this struggle. May you be strong. May the struggling muslims win. Allah knows best.

[@mannixisle]

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare - Mark Twain

[@watsonmil]

To: mannixisle, .... Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain ) was/is one of my favorite Americans. He was indeed a genius.

[@aquamatch]

Wow, what a quote!

[@sarahannferrigan]

Who is here in 2024? Finkelstein was right then and he is right now.

[@Hermothersdaughter665]

Norman Finkelstein is the reason why I'm pro Free and independent palistine.

[@pogolaugh]

This started autoplaying for me, didn’t even realize it was 6 years old until I saw your comment.

[@IB4UUB4ME]

Me neither and it auto played from something else I was watching and I assumed it was current. 🤦‍♂️

[@YouTuber-vc6td]

We need more people like Finkelstein in the World!

[@galbeeri8360]

we really don't

[@ryanpaul1403]

Finkelstein is a parasite drifter that hasn't done an honest day's work in his life.

[@jeannedarc7533]

@@galbeeri8360 Yes, we certainly do now more than ever!

[@AniFam4]

I was watching it a whole thing and Just realized this was an interview from 6 YEARS AGO.

[@drewhunkins7192]

Finkelstein is a treasure. I remember about 20 years ago devouring his book "The Holocaust Industry." What an astonishing and poignant read that is.

[@jakerobert3118]

That was a life changing book for me.

[@drewhunkins7192]

@@jakerobert3118 Same here. Such a stark eye-opener.

[@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos]

Denial is what druggies and liars have as a defense.

[@delwendebeogo5068]

This guy is a fake

[@drewhunkins7192]

@@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos I know, right. Dershowitz is such a Z ionist apologist.

[@sharps8726]

God bless him man. Those who speak the truth i have much respect for.

[@owenoneill1303]

God bless him,he is a lefty like george Galloway but I love them both.

[@reverendbarker650]

I cannot respect a guy who whitewashes Hamas as he does. Gaza • 1/30/23 Whispered in Gaza - We Need a Mature Government In recent years, observes Fadi, Gazans have discovered that “the Palestine which Hamas wants to liberate is not the same Palestine which we as Palestinians were expelled from. … There is now an entire people there - and that, a people, and Israel as a whole, which the Palestinians actually need.” While Hamas makes it “extremely hard to talk about peace,” Fadi believes that “if we could engage the outside world, it would be possible for Palestinians in Gaza to regain their humanity. … [and] in recognizing that life has value, they’d see the humanity in Israelis too.” Hamas often claims that victory is imminent. Last year, Hamas politician Kanaan Abed declared, “The State of Israel will be history. Palestinians outside Palestine: Prepare your papers. You will return to Palestine after the liberation.” Many Gazans see a different reality. As one young Gazan struggling to provide for his family told the Economist, “My life is like a TV screen with no picture.” Rather than open up new spaces for Gazans, Hamas hems them in still further. As noted earlier, in 2021, after Gazan activists held a series of Zoom conversations with Israelis to discuss the possibility of peace, Hamas arrested several of them. Hamas’s armed wing declared in a statement, “Normalization in all its forms and activities is treason, a crime, and religiously, nationally, and morally unacceptable.” The group’s leader was imprisoned and tortured, according to the AP. Omar Shakir, Israel-Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, noted that the incident reflects Hamas’s “systematic practice of punishing those whose speech threatens their orthodoxy.”

[@Padraigp]

Hes probably only alive because he seems nutty.

[@Padraigp]

​@@reverendbarker650hamas are radical nuts. Werent they raised in Lebanon in the refugee camps chanting every day in the schools there death to isreal etc. Its hard to know he seems a bit nuts. Surely we have satellites that can look at a missile and see the magnitude..he says only one house was demolished? I never heard that. But like we really have no clue its good to get this guys perspective considering the horrific volume of isrelai what washing being peddled on every corner. I mean if you don't respect whitewashing hamas then hopefully you don't respect anyone who whitewash isreal.

[@josephcaruso7815]

Please invite Professor Finkelstein back to the program.

[@cecileroy557]

He's been on A LOT since Oct. 2023.

[@jacedjohnson3541]

This was 5 years ago??? Holy shit. No wonder the tables are turning now

[@agnikollias6678]

He has been telling the truth for more than 20 years!!!!

[@aissatfaty7335]

Mais c'est depuis 1948 sauf que Israel a défendu toute voix qui ne rapportait pas ce qu'ils veulent à savoir la propagande que les palestiniens sont des animaux humains et eux sont des démocrates et c'est dure de savoir que c'est l'inverse qui est sur le terrain. Les palestiniens veulent récupérer leur terre volée c'est tout. Quel est le pays qui renoncerait à sa terre et se laisserait coloniser, enfermé sans pouvoir sortir ni recevoir du monde car tout les passages sont controlés par Israel même la quantité de nourriture qui rentre chez les palestiniens. Alors dîtes moi qui accepterait depuis plusieurs générations, alors moi je vous dit non je ne me tairais jamais j'aurai aussi combattu les gens qui m'enlève ma dignité et ma liberté.

[@IB4UUB4ME]

Because of social media, TikTok, etc… and young people.

[@bosnianlady10]

He said his book would be revisited one day. He was right.

[@alicejyi4705]

He saw this coming !!

[@flyktning9097]

Give Norman the nobel price. Nobody in history has deserved it more !! No bias - no lies - no inacuracy. In a league above all others. Heck... give him every freaking price there is! I want to tell Norman - (if you know him relay this message) - "Norman, you made me regain faith in human nature. When I heard you speak - i realized inteligent humans actually exist." Inteligens concured your desire to leak emotions. Impressiv !! Thank you Norman. And stay alive! Dont let them kill or silence you.

[@tashalorm4313]

The Nobel Peace Prize is overrated. Since, the king of the drones (Obama ) had the Nobel Prize it doesn't mean jack.

[@Padraigp]

Omg what about ghandi?

[@Suzi195]

Finklestein captured exactly the pain of the Palestinians.

[@uzmaali9746]

It is as if he had predicted the future. What we are witnessing now did not happen in a vaccum.

[@davidfoxtail4793]

He didn't predict the future, he said what was going on there over and over again.

[@motaku7525]

@@davidfoxtail4793 That's what Uzma meant... in describing the past, he 'inadvertently' predicted the future. Sad.

[@alexhage8092]

This man deserves his flowers while he's still with us.

[@reereeasia333]

Still relevant and still no accountability as we continue to witness the decades of corruption and propaganda. We are grateful for you, Professor.

[@Stylelss]

This video need a 1000 times more views.

[@countbless3360]

Life is not black and white. Norman Finkelstein paints the gray most accurately and with little prejudice.

[@asmaasaber2946]

The interview was 6 years ago 😮?? It seems like Israel has always enjoyed the lack of accountability and impunity.

[@IB4UUB4ME]

That’s why they are so brazen right now.

[@mohamedmonem9653]

"The people of Gaza don't wear their suffering on their schedulers" that broke me!

[@bc5127]

Eye popping😠 why is the World not seeing what is happening to the Palestinians. We are Allowing this and it's unforgivable.

[@yousufleads]

This could be a video in 2024

[@celestesmith6060]

0r 2014...or 2004...or 1994...or 1984...or 1974...or 1964...or 1954...or 1948...it's been going on for so long...and the press never reported it except from the "Evil Terrorists vs Brave, Noble Israel" angle.

[@alicejyi4705]

So right, that means NOTHING has changed if it's not getting worse.. The Palestinians have spent another 1O years or more in terror and those lives have been murdered under no charge.

[@RobSmith-rn3ie]

I don't always agree with him on everything but Norman's inciveness and intellectual honesty is greatly appreciated here.

[@ShorabHossain]

What a profound insight. Mainstream media will never shine his light. Thank you for speaking the truth.

[@cecileroy557]

They are now!

[@Thiscannotbetruebutitis]

Professor Finkelstein, it is now six years after you gave this interview. The world changed. We can verify that your main arguments are true with our own eyes because the Internet changed. You might have not known back then, but you will be one of the most important historiansof our times. This will not happen because of people your age but because of the generation Z.

[@judyrantissi4932]

Thank God we have someone who speaks the truth.

[@blmetal65]

As usual, Dr. Norm Nails It!

[@owenoneill1303]

NOTHING outshines truth.

[@n33rdy]

6 years ago, I've been living under a rock 😞💔

[@juliewake4585]

This is brilliant. His comment towards the end about anti-Semitism is very much on point, even more so nowadays. Any support for Palestine from many famous people effectively means they are denounced and lose their jobs.

[@kazman2105]

Amy Goodman!! You are amazing and equally courageous to let this man speak the truth and bring it in front of the world. God bless you.

[@jilldent5514]

Amy Goodman is a liar and puts out Pallywood videos. Those Gaza kids are HAMAS 18-20 yr old so dont believe a terrorist org that kills gays.

[@christinegivens9048]

I love Amy Goodman. What an excellent interviewer/presentor.

[@evettekatz3429]

She sold out to nwo.

[@user-rp4ot3gr5r]

Well enjoy her, she is still waiting for you after 5 years!!!

[@IB4UUB4ME]

@@evettekatz3429explain your self with evidence not propaganda rhetoric. Not saying your wrong but it’s hard to believe anything anyone says these days

[@lokpg13]

Finkelstein is the leading intellectual on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

[@rubygreta1]

He is the leading asshole.

[@qaarulxiram4077]

Ivan Olvera yes. He is.

[@DJKRUEZ]

Eric K why is he because he speaks sense ...something you haven’t got

[@richieroma]

yeah and you are.... eric k.....er i'l go with norm thx

[@semsemeini7905]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL> Clown.

[@ruthokelley5833]

This interview is ripping my heart out…💔

[@sanctuary70]

I LOVE THIS MAN'S HEART AND MIND, HIS FIGHT . OH THAT OTHERS WOULD LEARN FROM HIS EXAMPLE HUMANITY. Great interview.

[@virvisquevir3320]

Love to the Palestinian people... they are not whiners... their day will come...

[@lars1701again]

Their day will come when they accept Israel as a country and work with them instead of against them

[@richardlorych9868]

@@lars1701again they've accepted israel as a state, the problem is nitinyahoo isn't interested, he wants a greater israel from the euphrates to the medeteranian!

[@lars1701again]

Richard Lorych you sure? Hezbolah the ruling party in the Gaza Strip still has the destruction of Israel in its charter

[@richardlorych9868]

@@lars1701again you must be confusing hamas with hizbolah, hamas was democratically voted in by palestinians, hamas has renounced the destruction of the israeli state as a goal!

[@lars1701again]

www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-assures-critics-israels-destruction-still-a-goal/

[@futsal1958]

"I believe in memory. I believe these things should be remembered. It’s the only-it’s the only thing you can do for the dead, you know, is to remember them."

[@veronicaleija4575]

Many Many Thanks to professor Finkelstein and Amy.

[@mso2703]

My gosh! This is 6years ago but everything sounds (war narrative) and looks (iconic grieving mom’s at the book’s front) so much like 2024

[@fatimamelicio7980]

A verdade vem sempre a tona🌼🌟🌍🌟🙏

[@elateybmohamed8576]

Thank you so much to all of you. Thanks for making the truth known.

[@BrianSheppard]

Just saw this was from 6 years ago... what does that say to the "it started on Oct 7th" crowd?

[@josephthomasjr.6551]

Norman is, yet again, superlative! The man is truly a national treasure. Would that we had many more of his like!

[@jaynesimmons2403]

What a truth speaker. I commend you

[@hahajaz1]

Thank you, Norman, for sharing the truth. I hope more people join the quest for uncovering the truth and ending the reign of this apartheid state.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Fascinating interview thanks to all involved and of course Amy and Normon.

[@lwhite4623]

This is quite enlightening and disturbing. I thought I knew the history between Palestine and Israel. I have been wrong. Thank you.

[@hawaiiancane1]

Thank you Norman Finkelstein. You are brilliant, gifted and honest

[@LittleOrla]

A walking encyclopedia and the ability to think critically.

[@rallypojken]

Norman, the brave and beloved!

[@Ayame-_-64]

You have been through so much. And have doubted yourself. But you have helped many with your integrity.

[@jullietmburu9672]

Wow... So relevant even though it's half a decade later... Truth never dies, nor does it change

[@jean-paulmichell8959]

Finklestein is a brave, truthful man. No wonder you never see him on MSM.

[@mr.turdlybird4387]

Holy shit this is from 6 years ago

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

A brilliant thinker, an incredible human being and a model that ALL of us should to be like. They say evil prevails when good people do nothing. By that standard, Norman is a superman. Thank you Mr. Finkelstein for your work and your courage. I'm sure he's been black-listed from all the MSM, but then again so has Chomsky. Both heroes.

[@reverendbarker650]

Hes not being honest, Hamas is a bloody awful restrictive, fundamentalist religious organization and those of us on the left should not be acting as if they have noble intentions Gaza • 1/30/23 Whispered in Gaza - My Struggle is Through Communication “Zainab” would like the world to know that “there’s a false stereotype that Palestinians in Gaza love rockets and wars.” While pro-Hamas media works to “instill a thirst for blood” in the youth, her struggle is to tell Israelis and Palestinians alike “that I’m a human being here in Gaza - not a beast, a terrorist, or a lover of weapons - because in the end, weapons won’t get us anywhere.” Hamas rhetoric calls for Gazans to serve as cannon fodder. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar memorably told Palestinians, “Everybody who has a gun should take it, and those who don’t have a gun should take a butcher’s knife, axe or any knife they can get… from satellites, the entire region should be seen engulfed in fire.” Last month, the head of the Hamas Women’s Movement gave an interview describing the culture of “martyrdom-seekers” that Hamas fosters, in which “a girl sets out only one thing on her mind - to meet her Lord by means of her blood and body parts.” She added that “most kindergartens [in Gaza] belong to our sisters in Hamas. Children are raised from a young age on this culture … From infancy, children are nurtured to love jihad, to want to meet Allah.” The many Gazans who oppose this worldview are forbidden to say so. Any attempt at civil peacemaking is met with harsh repression. In 2020, when a group of Gazan peace activists held a Zoom meeting with Israeli counterparts, several were arrested, beaten, and charged with “betrayal.” Unsurprisingly, as one young Gazan woman told NPR, “most Gazans have stopped believing in Hamas and the others… they don’t feed us, they don’t provide anything. How can we build a future with these guys?” Ali El-Jeredly, an unemployed 28-year old Gazan, put it more directly: “I want work more than rockets.”

[@screechingwind114]

Yes Isralis Aggression being Supported by so Many... Serial Rapists are Supported and Cheered, Given Money here in America ..ask 45 about it...

[@Padraigp]

I have no idea what he's saying he seems sort of nutty and rambling and going on tangents referencing people I'm lost.

[@mariliaoliveira7438]

Six years ago? Really??? OMG

[@vasimajeddy6572]

The voice of the voiceless- Norman Finkelstein, Gideon Levy, Max Blumenthal. Stay Blessed

[@shoaibmalik6622]

+Miko pelad

[@Mauricio.Solorzano]

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST INTERVIEWS I'VE WATCHED IN A LONG TIME!

[@barbaragraceful]

So appreciate Amy's work, takes courage these days to stand up to empire. Thank you.

[@stir-tha-chili]

This video is for anyone who claims Israel was attacked

[@mshuk1495]

one of the most genuine, honest and kind human being. This man's integrity is what I aspire to have.

[@satanking35]

Love Norman Interviews like these is why I am subscribed to Democracy Now thanks Amy love from Kashmir

[@markmarsh27]

is the hashish in Kashmir as good as they say it is?

[@markmarsh27]

There's NOTHING "Covert" about YOU, you slimy Hasbara MAGGOT. .... The Most "Backward Religious Culture" in Human History is the one the teaches its people to believe they are "God's Chosen," and that they are a higher species than other cultures. .... THAT Religion has caused more evil and suffering than any other that has ever existed. ... you evil piece of SHIT.

[@markmarsh27]

I DID NOT SAY that you were "a Jew." .... I said you were a Zionist you stupid troll. ... a Zionist is anyone programmed like a simple robot to hate Muslims for NO REASON other than to mindlessly support the racism behind Zionist War Crimes in Palestine. .... you pathetic fucking moron.

[@markmarsh27]

.... I did not say a SINGLE WORD about "the "Judith" Faith, (I think you mean Judaic Faith). .... I'm talking about Zionists who are White Supremacists masquerading as Jews..... The Illegal Occupiers of Palestine are no more Jewish than an Islamic Jihadi is Muslim. .... But why explain this to YOU? .... You're an indoctrinated robot with no fucking CLUE what's happening around you or any comprehension of what you're PRETENDING to talk about. .... fuck off you stupid rodent..

[@ToDie4r]

hehe yeah Hasbarists are so easy to notice they all spit the same shits all over again :)

[@TrinidadJamesWoods]

Nowhere else in the world is an apartheid state tolerated. The Balfour declaration stated that Palestine must be treated as an equal state, which has never been the case. Israel protests the violence carried out by Palestinians, but this would not be the case if they were not treated so horribly.

[@amania9254]

The man of truth, salute! Thanks for being honest and caring.

[@hamonryechinaski180]

He's spot on about Hamas (and PA). Israel effectively targeting and eliminating (one way or another) anybody who has leadership skills or appears like they'd got charisma, intelligence to effectively galvanise Palestinians and be acceptable to the West, is their biggest achievement.

[@Nocturtl]

I watched this whole video not realizing it was posted 6 years ago. Wtf

[@DonnaMcFadden]

Excellent!! Very informative! My thanks to both of you!!👍❤🇨🇦

[@Watch_Dog_World]

Emmy Goodman You are one of my favorite heroes !!

[@jimheath4973]

I,ll buy your book Norman ol boy , my hope is that you’ll be listened to and believed very soon

[@MIKELOGIN75]

Why is it so hard to be honest and fair and brave like this man, God bless everything you do in life,i don’t care if i die after listening to this man ,he made me open my eyes and see clearly

[@DeathB4Dishonor2300]

I am doing research on these topics because I was oblivious to what was happening in the Middle East. How do you feel about the recent activities going on over there? I didn’t know the complexity of this conflict, here in America the news we receive is so biased. When I found out about the war I had to start researching for myself.

[@MIKELOGIN75]

You need to hear what Roy Casagranda says in his lectures,you wil understand all the current politics and wars

[@DeathB4Dishonor2300]

@@MIKELOGIN75 ok thank you I will check it out.

[@slimdd]

Mr Norman Finkelstein you are a breath of fresh air in these trying times. You truly are a hero for what you are doing. I appreciate you deeply.

[@DeathB4Dishonor2300]

This was years ago, and the same thing is still happening right now with the same players except they removed Obama from the scene. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@tiphaniethomas]

Great reporting! Thank you