Norman Finkelstein Speaks in Edmonton

[Wassouf10]

People dont understand that people like this man N.Finkelstein will go to history as one of the few people (credit to them all you all should know which people) that stood up and defended this bizaree "conflict" which it really isnt. It is a colonial project, a zionist project about terrorizing and ethnically cleanse another people. Its happening in front of our eyes and the level of lies you face when you study this is scary, how can people defend Israel, seriously? This is a holocaust in work.

[takethetimetoday]

@Wassouf10 nice post

[ahmed337799]

I love you mr Finkelstein.

[MrRodde76]

världen vet vad Israel håller på med, och snart kommer en vändpunkt där världen kommer att bomba Israel från jorden, läs historia , I varje land där judar har funnits har de förstört , flera hundra länder har slängt ut dem. i hundratals år, det finns en orsak till att de gör allt för att förvränga historia. 9/11 och bomber i London , , jag vet att krig inte är lösningen, men utrotning av palestinier får inte fortgå, Och Israel måste avväpnas, hundratals atombomber är riktade mot Europa

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

Great video! Thanks for uploading, @mixedblessing. It's so refreshing to hear actual truth, for a change. I'm a huge admirer of Norman Finkelstein, especially given the fact that his family has suffered the wrath of Zionism and Nazism, two peas in the same pod, and it hasn't affected his ability to see things objectively. God Bless and Peace.

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

ISRAEL is the TERRORIST STATE! IMO, the Balfour Declaration is a crime. What right did Britain have to be there in the first place? What right did Britain have to give away another people's homeland? Israel's position is that it's acceptable to antagonize Palestinians to the point where they retaliate. But when Palestinians retaliate the News cameras are Johnny on the spot, accusing Palestine of terrorist attacks, the only weapon available to them, BTW. They have been raped in every way.

[meznahhh]

Nine people are Zionist obviously!

[meznahhh]

Nine people are Zionist obviously!

[freenational]

The Israelis have made Zionism such an ugly word. More ugly than Apartheid. Our children will look back at history and say Zionism is just as bad as Nazism.

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

@freenational IMO, Zionism is far worse than Nazism. At least the Nazis didn't try to pretend to be something other than a hateful,racist "party". The Zionists create a situation that causes their victims to retaliate, then when their victims react to their crimes the Zionists scream "racism" and "terrorist" as though THEY are the victims. They are cowards and the world is finally waking up to their criminal nature. They must be defeated or the entire world will victim to their criminal nature.

[freenational]

@Dr1Canuckchuck It is strange to me that the US, supposedly the most advanced country in the world could be taken in and manipulated by the Israelis. America congress continually approves taxpayers money to sponsor and even commit American troops to fight for Israelis cause. You can be sure the next war America will fight will be in Iran even when Iran have no issues with the Americans.

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

@freenational I see what you're saying, but America and Israel are driving toward the same goal - Global Zionism. They are in league with one another and always have been right from Israel's creation in 1948. Kissinger, both G. Bush boys, Clinton, Brzezinski, Obama, etc have all sung the praises of a New World Order in countless speeches over the past 20 years. What do people think they're really talking about? Do they forget Hitler used the very same term?

[Redcarpet01]

@Dr1Canuckchuck In regards to a GERMAN world order, yes.

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

@Redcarpet01 Do you really believe that Hitler would have stopped at Germany? He didn't call what he was doing a "German World Order", he called it a "New World Order", just like all the rest are doing today. He just played his part in establishing an apparent need/desire for a United Nations - the future One World Government. The first attempt at a UN (after WW1) failed - Hitler finally convinced the nations of the world that a UN was necessary to maintain peace. He played his part beautifully.

[Redcarpet01]

@Dr1Canuckchuck He meant a German-led Europe, yes. And no, he didn't beleive in international institutions.

[emotionalinvalid]

@Dr1Canuckchuck Hitler played his part beautifully?! At the cost of tens of millions of lives! the real problem was the neutrality act in the US that prevented the production and sale of arms to any nations, not the least of which those in Europe. We could have got out of the depression and prevented at least the european theater of ww2, by arming the Poles, French, UK, et al. Don't laugh at the Poles. They beat the red army in 1922. Even in thier complacency and old arms gave nazi's fight.

[Dr1Canuckchuck]

@emotionalinvalid Ya, I meant he played his part beautifully from the perspective of the people desiring a United Nations - or One World Government. The apparatus is now established for a One World Governing body, if Hitler hadn't done what he did there would still be no United Nations and the apparatus for a One World Government would not have been established. So, from the perspective of the Marxist One World Government ideologues he played his part and did so beautifully, that was his purpose

[rms16006]

@freenational because Isreal the ZIONIST "false or fake Jews" OWN america, decide who the presidents will be ..it goes further then just us helping Isreal its very deep and semi complicated.

[emotionalinvalid]

Norman Finkelstein is one of the most courageous, honest and important persons of our age.

[JohnnyRock2000]

It may become difficult to maintain this deterance policy with a united and enraged 300 million Arabs surrounding Israel.

[Prophet4YAHWEH]

Man, I LOVE Prof Finkelstein! He's such a great scholar who has a big heart! May God YAHWEH bless him!

[irishrebelalert]

Man is a legend

[416ishm]

A time will come when with the help of Allah the jews will be defeated, this prophecy will come true. We need to wait and make duas. Is it difficult to deal with or stop the Jews lies and manipulation of the genaral public but Allah will. Let the Jews rejoice, but when that day comes, they will be silenced.

[abuhalab1000]

God Bless this Man

[SuperiorHuns]

I RESPECT THIS MAN ! He says the TRUTH !

[crysis4real]

Im a Muslim & I 100% Respect Dr Norman Finklestein; The Words he utters is the TRUTH!! The Worlds Media Owns by the Jews; will NEVER Let You Hear or Talk about Dr Norman Finklestein as they see him as Aspiring Rebellion which is Against their Zionist & Ruthless Regimes. The Holocaust Looks Like Childs Play Compared to what is happening in Palestine NOW!!

[barbarza]

1987 antifada --- started by whom?

Well, it explains all. Even better explained by Shlomo Ben Ami (also to be found on youtube).

[alecrebel]

@barbarza

What a misinformed remark! Ben Ami is just another talking head from hell! Do you think people are so stupid so as to keep falling for this sort of BS!

Freud's reality principle appears to be missing in your wolrdview. Israel is a colonial landgrab operation run by thugs and the Palestinians are at best 2nd class citizens within Israel (see Shlomo Sand's book) or simply cannon fodder in the OTs (see Goldstone Report),

Finkelstein is 100% correct in his assessments!

[barbarza]

No doubt there are PLENTY of Jews who do not live in Israel and FROM A DISTANCE they stand behind Palestinians. Truth is that Palestinians do not have ANY claim to this land. WORSE, even their own people confirm it --Professor Sheikh Abdul Hazi, teacher of largest mosque in Italy.

See for yourself: "WHO HAS A CLAIM TO JERUSALEM" on youtube.

And Palestinians being the best 2nd class ---well, ask MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF, son of HAMAS founder and ISLAMICBROTHERHOOD. Also on youtube.

[alecrebel]

You are mixing the Jerusalem issue with the rest of the territories ... See the many UN resolutions that Israel ignores and see the World Court decisions that Israel also ignores.

Bottom line: Israel has a legal right to it's pre-1967 terrirories ... Not more! The rest is just theft by heavily armed bullies and settlers who behave like supremacist freaks; and this is criminal!

[barbarza]

So far, Gaza and rest of muslims all reach beyond their territory, since their hideous religion drives them against anything not of them.

Now, since we are within 5 yrs till the Messiah, Jesus Christ comes back to Jerusalem, I cannot imagine muslims' horror seeing Him.

God Himself confirmed that He is His BELOVED SON, and yet, islam in error assigns this to a dead guy, aka murderer and pedophiliac. What an example! Deepest hell keeps him there forever since FOR SURE his deeds have no excuse.

[alecrebel]

@barbarza

Buddy, you're in lalaland, Anyone with an inlking of morality would disapprove of what is going in the OTs. There are clear and grave violations of international law (i.e., the law of the planet), human rights abuses galore and hideous WAR crimes. All this is covered up/attenuated by spin in the media and sold out politicians.

You are seemingly a christian. How can you stand for this? There is something wrong with you.

Moreover, many palestinians are christians BTW!

[alecrebel]

@barbarza

You seem to enjoy focusing on old books rather than more realistic reasons for this conflict (i..e., land theft, murder by snipers, bulldozers, phosphorous and flechettes, daily humiliation, apartheid-like conditions, lies, spin, etc.), why not then decorticate the Talmud. If the Coran makes you tremble and shiver, the babylonian will make you vomit after reading what it says about Christ and his mother. My point: there are legitimate reasons to this mess. No need to invoke books.

[barbarza]

Mosab Hassan described the realistic reasons of Palestinians --- very plainly, Hamas orchestrates hatred. And who are these? ----- ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS. BTW, quran is diabolical invention. It causes arabs their atrocities to others.

And are Palestinians Christian? Undoubtly, because GOD Almighty reveals Himself to those who seek. Alike, to Jews who recognized Jesus Christ as Messiah finally.

Just as Jesus said to Palestinian woman at the well: "Salvation comes from Jews"... not muslims' side.

[alecrebel]

You are a very confused and ignorant person. Instead of imputing hate onto an entire group of people, perhaps you should ponder on your own hate and bigotry which is evident.

That's a good one! Pure fabulation!: When did Jews recognize JC as Messiah?

The christian paslestinians were most likely christian before Islam arrived in the area. Christianity precedes Islam (640 AD). Moreover, you should read Shlomo Sand: The native palestinians are the descendants of the Jews of the Bible.

[barbarza]

Nothing is evident, but pro islam people are swift with 'race' card or 'dicrimination' card. Typical tools, but ineffective. I know the Palestinian game deal, and poor people this and that.

The fact is that Jews did recognize JESUS CHRIST as Messiah. Their number is larger than of those who keep in the past dimension of judaism.

Now, since native palestinians are descendents of the Jews, why Palestinians don't settle with Jews?? Well, ISLAM is POISON.

[inshallah08]

re:barbarza

am guessing you are athiest!?

[barbarza]

DEFINATELY NOT acknowledging satanic mimicking himself under Allah.... he oppresses women.....how ironic, as Satan was told by GOD ALMIGHTY that WOMAN's seed will crush his head....so true! JESUS CHRIST born out of woman, SON OF GOD ---UNCREATED, UNIQUE WHO EXISTED BEFORE ABRAHAM and CREATED whole earth, CAME in flesh to die as ADHA/atonement for people's sins.... NOW, BECAUSE OF HIM< there is NO SCALE OF GOOD & BAD deeds compared..... READ INJEEL as IT IS WORD OF GOD.

[panzertrance]

I really hope you are joking, but if you are serious you are definitely perpetuating the idea that women really shouldn't attempt to learn...

[thoughtprovoking31]

@barbarza you stupid woman, if he died for sins why do you baptise babies to purify them from the original son? why does bible contradict itself, and tell stories of incest and adultery, story of king david, lot , and many more, WORD OF GOD IS PURE AND CLEAN NOT FILTHY PUTRID STORIES YOU COULD NOT GVE TO A CHILD TO READ.

[barbarza]

@thoughtprovoking31 catholics and muslims are the same --- religions of fear--both talk BRIEFLY about Jesus, THE MESSIAH, but DENY HIM in its works. And Bible does have these stories to point toward human sins so we can learn from it by JESUS example. Mohamhed showed NO GOOD example as he was known murderer and PLOTTER against Mecca. Likewise, I would NEVEr give any child to read koran-----ONLY NEW TESTAMENT--INJEEL! This is where the Truth is!

[barbarza]

..why they baptize babies? BECAUSE catholicism is NOT christianity --- they have appearance of it. Easily deceives, just like islam. They have Pope, you have mohamhead/mahdi. JUST PEOPLE.

Jesus said: "No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded." John 10:18

----READ INJEEL and LEARN FINALLY.

[thoughtprovoking31]

@barbarza so letting a child read ezekiel is appropriate to you, or incest , some mother you are, children are to be protected not abused by reading such filth in the bible, Islam revers all prophets without exception and know him to have been the messiah, read luke chapter 24 it tells you JESUS WAS A PROPHET. WHAT YOU HAVE IS PUTRID FILTH MAN MADE . GOD WOULD NOT CONTRADICT HIMSELF.YOU DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL INJEEL .

[barbarza]

Ezekiel talks about annihilation of islamic states--GOD is fed up with lies that satan infiltrated in FLESHLY children of Abraham. Yep. Ishmaelites that instead of flocking to JERUSALEM ONLY, they picked a FOREIGN PLACE of Mecca ....and a man Mohamhead who is against JESUS... Mohamhead is ultimate USURPER...changer of established laws, times and places..... SATAN TRIES TO DO IT---- and it is islam only that AIMS at Jews. The nation that brought GOD's message.... Islam is satan's tool.

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@barbarza There is a problem with this whole talk of Ishmaelites. The Palestinians also descend from Isaac as well as Ishmael since they were in many cases Jews who converted to Christianity and Islam. There is a lot of myths behind the whole Middle East. I am sure you are not aware that Hebrew is technically a Canaanite language the people that supposedly the Hebrews vanquished. The Hebrews are partially Canaanite. No evidence exists of a Nazareth during the time of Jesus's birth.

[DuBarryFilms]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS The Palestinians are actually the Phillistines..a fact covered up by language barrier and intentional design...that should clear up a few things for you.

And NO we are not Canaanite and you are wrong about Nazareth

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@DuBarryFilms The Phillistines lived in Gaza and Ashkelon in Palestine. They didn't live everywhere in Palestine. The Canaaanites lived everywhere in Palestine. The Palestinians are more Canaanite and Aramaic than Phillistine. More Gazans have Phillistine blood than people from say Nablus. As far as Nazareth, there is no evidence it even existed until after Jesus was born. It could have existed at that time, but there are no records of it.

[DuBarryFilms]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS That is NOT true and you know it..btw I am a Jew and you mislead somewhat deliberately..Jesus was two thousand years ago remember..I was born in 1967! Philistines are NOT the Caananites and any Palestinians answers Ana Phillistinie when asked where they are from..get real and stop with the 9th commandment breaking..karma calls inconveniently-

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@DuBarryFilms No, it's true and I know it. You read what I wrote correctly.

Is there any problem with your reading comprehension. You stated that

the Palestinians came from the Palestinians. This is not quite correct.

The Phillistines lived in what is southern Israel/Palestine, not in the areas outside of it. This simply from the history books and ancient maps. Go consult the books. Also, some Palestinians have Jewish ancestors. They converted

to Christianity and Islam.

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@DuBarryFilms The Hebrew language is a Canaanite language. Ask a professor of Hebrew and see what he tells ya. I have studied some Hebrew. It is speculated that a portion of the Jews are connected the Canaanites. At least, the language is. Beyond that, we don't know, but the language is definitely a Canaanite one, but the Hebrew script came from the Assyrian-Aramaic type script. I did study some Hebrew. I am into languages.

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@DuBarryFilms The history of the Jews and Palestinians is kind of complicated.

They are both mixed with different Indo-European and Semitic tribes and both have Jewish ancestors. You said that Hebrew has nothing to do with the Canaanite language, but you know the Shema prayer as all Jews should. Shema Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu... Adonai comes from the Canaanite word Adon.

The Greeks took their Greek god Adonis from Canaanite-Phoenician. Read it, you are missing a treasure of history.

[2paclove2]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS listen it is simple not complicated just like the kuwait iraq thing kuwait belonged to iraq and it departed then when iraq wanted it back they got kicked in the ass so why does israel have the right to take back a land which they lived in before 1000s of years ?

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@2paclove2 I know the Iraq situation. It's different. Only part of Northern Kuwait ever belonged to Basra not all of Kuwait. Second, Kuwait is a recognized United Nations country. Israel is recognized but not on the 1967 borders. People who followed the Jewish religion lived in Palestine, of course. Palestinians also almost all have ancestors who used to follow Judaism and Semites. Why shouldn't their rights be respected and have a state on the 1967 lands? It's the law.

[2paclove2]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS what law un is a zionist making,you and i know that,the jewish people come for shelter in palestine and then they declare it their country how is that going to work just like norman said you come with your bible and a gun and you say this is my land well the quran sayes that the jews were explled from that land and are not allowed back in so now what,it is all been planned a long time

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

@2paclove2 The Jews were not expelled from the land. They speak Arabic, and they are called Palestinians. They changed their religion from Jewish to Muslim, but they are still there. They changed their religion to stay on the land and changed their language to Arabic. Palestinians are Mustaarabin or Arabacized. The Jews in Europe didn't run. Some were expelled, but many stayed. The problem is not religion. It's the Zionist nationalists.

[2paclove2]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS in islam they were expeled,you dont count palestinians that were jews and became muslim or christian even me and you had jewish ancestors,it is all about the prophecy they want to reach the golden age islam says that they wont reach,the will be near but not reach it

[2paclove2]

@QUINTUSMAXIMUS so if it was just about land they could have taken any land in the world but the say that they have to rule the world from israel and the messiah will apear but islam says they will rule the world and their messaih will be the antichrist and jesus will come and kill him

[thoughtprovoking31]

@barbarza VERSE 19 TO BE PRECISE.

[barbarza]

HOW ALMIGHTY GOD would LET HIS WORD be changed by people?? YOU MUSLIMS MOCK GOD when you say so. BLASPHEMING HIM for YOUR SHORTSIGHTNESS.

Jesus is WORD OF GOD -- this muslims believe but TOTALLY OVERLOOK John 1:14 "WORD BECAME FLESH"-MORE, they totally do not connect: "In the BEGINNING WAS WORD and WORD WAS with GOD, and WORD WAS GOD"

People claimed that Jesus was prophet, muslims alike, and yet, Jesus said in Luke 24:70 "I AM SON OF GOD"...Read INJEEL E*N*T*I*R*E*L*Y...not just what u like.

[barbarza]

Respond to this video...verse 19 only talks about what people/Jews were thinking between themselves --- and they did NOT recognize Jesus as they ALWAYS await political Messiah.

THEY FORGOT that Messiah had TWO DUTIES: he is called LAMB and LION.

Lamb because of spiritual dimension, and Lion because of ruling/political dimension when He soon comes back to Jerusalem.

There will be no mosque there, nor temple. And ALL doubters: Jewish, Muslims, atheists will SEE HIM who HE REALLY IS....

[thoughtprovoking31]

@barbarza EUROPEAN ASHKENAZIS HAVE NO ANCESTORS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, THEIR ANCESTORS WERE CONVERTS NOT OF HEBREW DESCENT, wow your stupid.

[Canada1953]

I love the comment on "OUR" prime minister! EXCELLENT!

[CreateStatic]

all of the sympath for the jewish hallacaust has been absorbed by the palastineans. No wonder God has condemmed the jews.

[amnah10000]

I love this man, I wish I was there, I would laugh at that stupid chick crying for no reason. They're killing my people daily in Palestine and the holocaust had nothing to do with them yet they get killed and kicked out of their homes daily.

[Ferngal]

Kurtlane's rambling goal is character assassination of Finkelstein. He just makes it up as he goes along. A troll?

Finkelstein dispels well-worn mythologies surrounding Israel. He powerfully explains Israel's motivations for its massacre in Gaza- mostly to do with power and creating fear in the Arab populace.

Go Norman. You are an inspiration. You are not afraid to tell the truth even at great personal cost.

[sintabon3]

@Ferngal For years , the PalestinianS have been firing thousands of rockets into Israeli towns , targeting, killing , injuring & traumatizing Israeli civilians & most of all children.

The PalestinianS are the agressors , Israel has the right to defend itself.

The PalestinianS chose Hamas , in other words , they chose Jihad , terror ,death & destruction. They only have themselves to blame. Hate is self-destructive.

[dunesofsilence3]

He doesn't condone any of the groups actions. This issue is a matter of syntax. The order in which who attacks. You steal someone's nation, you will suffer resistance until you return what you have stolen. You have to have a high iq to even understand the israeli/palestinian issue or at least understand who had the weaponry to destroy who?

[warmperson2007]

Yes Finkelstein is rational. He is even super rational. Everything he says is so logic and well formulated. The problem is that the situations he is dealing with are not solvable by rationality alone. With Finkelstein's approach Israel would not be anymore.

[Syphex]

@warmperson2007 you are absolutely right. 

[Kurtlane]

Finkelstein is not irrational, nor is he necessarily hateful. He is like a spokesman for a tobacco company who denies that smoking is harmful because his money and fame depend on it. He has found a pretty niche for himself, a sinecure, where he can make his money and earn prestige among the naive, leftist, and Jew-hating by demonizing his own people or attacking the only Jewish country. And always covers himself with "I am Jewish myself" and "my parents went through Holocaust."

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

"[Finkelstein is] poison, he's a disgusting self-hating Jew, he's something you find under a rock." - Leon Wieseltier

My hunch is that Finkelstein doesn't hate Zionism at all. He's all pretence, and he's making money and fame. In a weird way, Zionism is feeding him.

[Kurtlane]

A few more things about Finkelstein:

He is a popular speaker among German neo-Nazis. Ingrid Rimland (wife of Ernst Zuendel) referred to him admiringly as the "Jewish David Irving"

In return, he praised David Irving as "a good historian!" and as having "made an indispensable contribution to our knowledge of World War II."

He has been fired by Brooklyn College, N.Y.U., and several other schools for incompetence, mental instability, and abuse of students.

[Kurtlane]

Norman Finkelstein. Habitual liar, attention seeker, and the filthiest professor of all. Speculates on the memory of his parents (who lived through the Holocaust) everywhere he can. Has been fired by Brooklyn College, N.Y.U., and several other schools for incompetence, mental instability, and abuse of students.

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

Peter Novick (University of Chicago): "many of [Finkelstein's] assertions are pure invention. ... No facts alleged by Finkelstein should be assumed to be really facts, no quotation in his book should be assumed to be accurate, without taking the time to carefully compare his claims with the sources he cites"

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

Prof. Omer Bartov (an authority on genocide) called "The Holocaust Industry" "a novel variation on the anti-Semitic forgery, 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' ... brimming with indifference to historical facts, inner contradictions, strident politics ... indecent ... juvenile, self-righteous, arrogant and stupid"

When Fubkelstein spoke at Yale on Nov. 10, 2005, he said, "In academia, you can say anything as long as it is footnoted."

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

From his April 28, 2005 lecture at University of Buffalo: "...the protagonist in the novel, Exodus, was named 'Ari', which is short for 'Aryan' - an example of the Jew's true intent and Jewish racism. It is the whole admiration for this blond haired, blue eyed type." (Total nonsense. Ari is short for 'Ariel', from Aryeh - Hebrew for lion.) In the same lecture said, "In the last fifteen years, there has not been a single death attributed to anti-Semitism in Europe." (Another nonsense.)

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

Praised David Irving as "a good historian!" and as having "made an indispensable contribution to our knowledge of World War II."

Finkelstein often seems to be reasonable. He talks about the way "we reasonable and rational people" think. However, people who claim to be reasonable and rational, and even seem to be, aren't necessarily that way.

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

He called Dean Elana Kagan of the Harvard Law School "an Eichmann-like bureaucrat," then added, "Were my mother still around, ... she would have taken the first train to Cambridge and - just as she did with the Nazi guards from Maidanek when confronting them at the postwar trial in Dusseldorf in 1979 - called Kagan a whore to her face and then throttled her."

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

Another example is the mud-slinging fight into which he dragged Alan Dershowitz. First he called Alan Dershowitz "Adolf Eichmann" and accused him of expressing "Nazi moral judgments." Later he commissioned cartoonist Latuff to make a cartoon published on the Website indybay.

(cont.)

[Kurtlane]

The cartoon, titled "Dershowitz Hard at Work," shows Dershowitz at an "Israel peep show" masturbating with a rapturous look on his face as he views live film from Beirut of dead Lebanese. It was accompanied by an article written by Finkelstein titled "Should Alan Dershowitz target himself for assassination?"

This is not the worst of Finkelstein. The worst is his support for Hezbullah. But it should be enough. So how come he still enjoys such credibility and support after this?

[the81kid]

WingThaiJ:

In the Gaza "War" ("Shooting Fish in a Barrel" would be more appropriate) about 10 Israelis died, while over 1,200 Palestinians - mostly civilians! - were killed. but you blame the Palestinians. because Israel does no wrong, and is never responsible: "annexing" their land, stealing their resources, harassing their citizens, "regrettably" killing civilians.

nobody says Hamas are good guys, but don't call a spade a bucket: Israel kills over 100 times as many.

shame on you

[bananito2]

its good that you bother with that snake: WingThaiJ

but remember he is another futile attempt to create dissent about Israel (another kike patrolling account)

Fuck Israel

I think Finkelstein will be killed but certainly he will give to heaven to provide the humanity with this clearness of mind.

Fuck Israel

A righteous Jew

[the81kid]

@bananito2

yes, but dude, let's remember peace not war. fighting killings with more killings is just wrong, plus it never works.

[Ulenvir]

those who defend israel and israeli crimes against humanity are either ignorant and manipulated , or genuinely evil and actually enjoy these crimes .

[northsideparker]

@Ulenvir Those who support Israel are actually anti Semitic and against Arabs...because Arabs are Semites as well.

[alecrebel]

@ulenvir

You forgot one important category: the "sold out" variety: The entire US congress short of a few decent elected officials who seem to disappear quickly once they've expressed their views, the US president, most european politicos, and the US mainstream media).

[Viking241]

Freedom for Palestine! Death to the Israeli fascists!

[786mercy]

Isreal are destroying palestine with terror, bombs and genocide. They have literaly wiped a counrty off the map. This war is not the recent massacre, but this massacre has been going on for decades.

Why is the world blinded by Isreals evil regime. Zionism is an evil plan and will only unfortunalty increase anti semitism.

Free Palestine

[WingThaiJ]

Sorry, you're victim of propanda.Israel & the palestinians would have no reason not to have peace if it weren't for Hamas. Usee then enter Gaza after Israel leaves Gaza& start rocketing israel&expect Israel to do nothing? Every chance Hamas gets,they throw away because they openly state they don't want peace.They make $selling&buying arms.Arab colleagues of mine know better because they R living here in a free society to acknowledge true info&they feel bad 4those who believe Al Jazeera lies

[alecrebel]

@wingthaiJ

Sorry! You're either hasbara or a misinformed sheeple. Israel does not want peace. Rather, it wants land that does not belong to it and it is ready to kill for it. Hamas is irrelevant and just an excuse! Today, it's Hamas. Tomorrow, it will be something else. As they say in French: Toutes les raisons sont bonnes!

[sintabon3]

@786mercy See Hamas Charter or the former PLO Charter , simple.

Apparently ,you don' t have half of the intellect required to draw a parallel between Hamas or any other Palestinian Islamic terrorist organization and Nazism .The Nazis' s objective was the systematic extermination of all the Jews in Europe & they would have wanted to do the same in Arab countries with the help of their buddy Al Husseini.

Zionism means the right for the Jewish people to return to their National Home : Israel.

[YeiTomohisa]

He's just too awesome, he gots a nice sense of humor and at the same time is probably the most knowledgeable guy on this issue.

[AhazAlford]

You know, I think Norman is brilliant but his entirely one sided perspective makes me doubt his academic integrity.

[alecrebel]

@ahaalford

No! It is your ingrained bias which makes you doubt his academic integrity. Freud's relaity principle applies here! Questioning Finkelstein's academic credentials just makes you feel better in fantasyland!

[CharlieWhitesWig]

Nice Cardigan Dr.Finklestein.

[Elberiver11]

to Mrs. Mixedblessing: I saw your video about George Galloway banned from Canada. You are a fantastic lady, i thank you and I think you are doing a great job.

More and more Jews should be couraged like you and raise their voice, and distance themselves from the criminal system of Zionism. Zionism actually harms Jewish people, and it harms the whole world.

I am half Jewish half German, and i can ensure you that a lot of what you have been told about Germany is a LIE.

[AhazAlford]

Im German too, but I dont think the world has a very negative view of Germany. Anyway, I feel that Zionism is unfairly demonized. Its a bit like the Islamic tradition of Jihad. As far as Norman, I think hes intelligent but I also think he intentionally tries to confuse people. I also think hes very arrogant and has a tendency to try to silence opposition by discrediting every historian who doesnt agree with him. He calls them frauds and calls documented historical facts mythology."

[Elberiver11]

Israel receives more financial aid from the USA than all of Africa together.

Makes you wonder whether the Rothschild Family (biggest bank, trillionaire, factual owner and creator of Israel) are suffering of starvation ? More then Africans?

We are all being mislead by our Media and Government, EVERY day.

PS:

Finkelstein called Israel, in another interview, a "Satanic state". Now, if a Jews has words like this for Israel, what must Israel appear to the Palestinians? Think about it.

[AhazAlford]

Israel receives about 3 billion dollars in foreign aid (that is including mutual military investments,) from the United States. Iraq receives about 20 billion dollars every year. But Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign aid since 1948.

[WingThaiJ]

And we gain benefit from Israel that no other country in the middle east provided. We are gaining life saving medical devices and people who want to boycott them should include these devices & others like it in their boycott. So make sure when you are sick and ailing, you ensure you don't use their products; see how long you live.

[jamilghani]

What a selfish person you are. You will tolerate killing of innocent unarmed people in Gaza by the wretched Zionists in order for you to get your medicine to prolong life. Is such a life worth living? And further if Israel did not exist, every human will start to drop dead all over the world. Is that it? Nice try, but it is a load of bullshit.

[WingThaiJ]

Never ceases to amaze me when I hear people like you say such crazy things.If Hamas was not hiding weapons in mosques, in hospitals and schools and making bomb factories in neighborhoods, etc.there would be no civilian casualties.U fall into their trap because they intend to have palestinians killed just so people like you can say 'how bad the Israelis are.'If you genuinely cared about the palestinian people, you would go after the real culprits, those preventing peace such as Iran backed Hamas.

[jedimasterbooboo]

@WingThaiJ They have a right to a revolutionary movement.

[WingThaiJ]

By your logic, Israel should just let Hamas attack them at any time they want, whever they want and Israel should just sit there and do nothing. Israel doesn't have a policy of attacking civilians, they RETALIATE, just like Roosevelt and Churchill did in WW2, the only difference is that Israel is the only country Humane enough to give people a chance to get out with their lives when they RETALIATE from being attacked by sending 1000's of text message, flyers & phone calls.

[alecrebel]

@wingthaiJ

WHAT ARE YOU ON? I don't mean to be rude but I'm just wondering what sort of medication you take because it clearly affects your judgment ... Or, perhaps you're just not too smart ... The issue is one of basic morality and criminality.

[TARASTWO2]

ISRAEL are SQUATTERS living of AMERICAN WELFARE in PALESTINE. MR. PRESIDENT STOP THE CHECKS

[WingThaiJ]

You have a distored view of history, these people never had the land to begin wit &they never called for a homeland until AFTER the 1967 war.ISRAEL is the ONLY country in the midde east to supply the WORLD with LIFE SAVING MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTIONS & They help Fight World Hunger; now consider how much the USA gives to the other middle east countries; what does the world get for their investment? NOTHING BUT TERROR, BOMBS & when Israel defends itself, They are criticized. Yes, Israel can defend

[amnah10000]

Shut up, Israel is a fake state.

[foketesz]

When I was a teen, this kind of thinking was "revolutionary left-handedness" in my country (Argentina), then run by the military. It is refreshing that, as I suspected at the time, it really had been clear mindedness all along. And some people consider him anti semitic. What a low blow! Cheap, actually, because this guy has titanium balls. No kick to the groin could harm him, but rather the kicker's boot.

[ha22aaw]

i really wish to meet Dr finklestien and shake hands with him .. this man is writing history by this .. i really hope that one day i'll be able to say the right thing even if it opposes my belief or people .. i'd die for such a moment of beeing fair and free :)

[bapyou]

0:30 Edmonton is "close to California"? I admire Dr. Finkelstein's scholarship and his stance on the situation in Israel is heroic. But he needs a geography lesson!

[mixedblessing]

I think he was being sarcastic, LOL!

[bapyou]

"sarcastic'? Hmmm. Maybe. Difficult to say. Anyway, thanks for posting this. Dr. F's talks are always edifying.

[AhazAlford]

I think he's a liar, but I admire his intellect. And yes. Geography lesson.

[bapyou]

Finkelstein is a liar? About what?

[AhazAlford]

Well, a lot of things. Even in this speech hes being deceitful. See, his theory, is his own. Most historians agree with what he called the mythology, but he immediately discredits them and instead of presenting the argument says things like, this is not controversial, or its clearly documented, just to silence and discredit anyone who would oppose his one sided perspective. In all history has anything been as black and white as he likes to make this look?

[bapyou]

"Even in this speech hes being deceitful"

About what? So far you've offerred only generalities. Can you be specific? Take one example and tell me where you think he is deceiving his listeners. You should debate him if you have an opposing view.

[AhazAlford]

Hit me up with a PM and we can discuss more. One example: When he discussed the 1967 war he refers to accepted historical facts as mythology. Instead of arguing why he feels its incorrect he claims his opinion as a statement, as if it were fact, even though most scholars disagree with him and accept that as historical fact based on documented evidence. I would love to debate him, but thats not quite possible for me. I'm still a pol sci student, no one big like big bad Finky.

[nilesmoney]

The preambular paragraph of UN 242 states it is "ILLEGAL" to acquire territory through war. The world court has stated Gaza and palestine are occupied territory, not "disputed" territories. Every year, the UN general assembly, (not american poli-sci professors) votes on a resolution to restore the borders along the line prior to the June 1967 war. The vote, is ALWAYS nearly unanimous. The entire world "for", and the US and Israel against. Please respond to this specifically please.

[gorgeoushammer]

Excellent. I saw him give this talk in another city. He is truly great.

[t0kt0k]

Awesome! How do you upload hour-long videos, anyway?

[justicenoapart]

The facts are there clearly presented by Norman Finkelstain. It is the US that pour money to israel the cause of Israel prepotency. But hopefully this will stop sooner rather than later ( just as g.w.bush used to say)

VivA palestine

[blueskies1972]

This man is amazing.  To describe him as a genius is an understatement.

[ssumb]

There is something warm and comforting about truth when it is clearly spoken.

In fact, decades of lies put forward by the West with regard to this issue at great cost and effort are completely pulverized in a wisp of a moment.

[nuhasalem]

what a guy, God bless him

[Liberty4awl]

You can make your voice heard by boycotting israel. Check the numbers on the bar code on every product you buy. If it starts with 729 it was made in israel.

BARCODE BEGINNING WITH 729=NO BUY

[ANTIDALLARD]

Thanks for this posting. I only discovered this man 2 days ago and have been enthralled. This lecture has moved me almost to tears, I kid you not...I thought .I was alone in my outrage, and despair over the people of Gaza, with whom I have no physiacal, or cultural linkage. only as a fellow human being with young children, can I identify with them. This man is now MY hero. ....Organise.. I will...

[Naima1217]

My 16 year old daughter attended the lecture and told me how amazing it was.

It's sad that we don't see this isn't reported on in mainstream media.

Thank you Paula for uploading this and for all your support. Very much appreciated.

[juliaisafilmbuff123]

We need to hear this on the mainstream media. Our news in the USA is horribly pro-Israel.

[AhazAlford]

CNN released pollywood footage of supposed Israeli aggression. Reuters and New York times both published fake/edited photos to slander Israel. CNN falsely reported Israel broke the cease fire and although they reported the UNs claim that Israel hit a UN shelter in Gaza they didnt report that the UN later recalled that claim and stated that the shelter was only hit by debris from a nearby explosion and that nobody IN the compound was killed, though some were injured.

[WingThaiJ]

These people here have a BELIEF SYSTEM to preserve. They don't actually care about the truth, they are like Hama's tail, being wagged by them. Amazingly Hamas is responsible for having the palestinians killed which means Hamas tactics of firing & storing weapons in civilian areas, etc.. is working.The obviousness of Hamas damage to palestinians is so obvious, yet these people here CHOOSE to ignore this to preserve a belief system.

[romaromina]

Great lecture

in italy we have only one reporter that specks the truth like Norman Finkelstain

and he as been abandoned from all the Italian media. the only cans for him tu peak is you tub.

Is name i Paolo Barnard he hade lecture of the conflict but not at the university but in small club.

The italian government never peak about the real trouth

[rockfieldstone]

bravo finkelstein.we need more like you.LONG LIVE PALESTINE!!

[Mjhavok]

You can't fool all of the people all of the time but you can fool enough of them to run a government and massacre a people.

[ThoughtProcess1]

Thank so much for uploading this!

[Sw0rdD]

Informative. Thanks a lot

[ZIONAZISLAYER]

This should be required viewing in every American classroom. There is just so much disinformation and omission in the US media and mainstream political discourse (with dems as bad if not worse than repubs) seeking to delegitimise & dehumanise Palestinians despite being The OCCUPIED & DISPOSSESSED while defending the ILLEGAL OCCUPIERS!!! This is one of the worst injustices of our time and I am just so grateful for Finkelstein's searing articulation of the brutal truth behind barbaric zionism.

[Cyrustheking]

he´s a HERO.

now this is a real jew

[Adeelicious121]

Norman G. Finkelstein IS Satan.

[Dhoudinpalestine]

Norman G. Finkelstein is a brilliant and courageous human being who is not afraid of speaking truth to power, at some person cost to himself.

[arunachala1008]

great upload, thank u :)

[juliaisafilmbuff123]

Great lecture!

[proudlebanese30]

I LOVED this lec! hes awesome:) my hero lol

[wndsrf]

thanks for posting!