Latest Norman Finkelstein Quotes from Interviews

• The justice of a war basically refers to the question whether there is a right to attack in the first place. Justice in a war is concerned with whether the fighting happens in accordance with the international laws of war.

  Norman Finkelstein

  War, Fighting, Justice

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• State terrorism - and yet the Israeli invasion Goldstone investigated is still commonly referred to as the Gaza War.

  Norman Finkelstein

  War, Terrorism, Gaza

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• As one Israeli said, "It's a big mistake for Israel to say it 'won' the war, when there was no war. There were no battles...no military enemy in the field."

  Norman Finkelstein

  Military, War, Mistake

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• American Jews are overwhelmingly liberal. By "liberal," I mean, basically, support for the rule of law, support for human rights, support for peace; and on all those counts - rule of law, human rights, peace - Israel's record has become indefensible.

  Norman Finkelstein

  Mean, Support, Human Rights

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• As Israel becomes like South Africa, it's increasingly becoming a pariah state, being excluded from culture at large.

  Norman Finkelstein

  Culture, South Africa

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• There are many issues, as everyone knows, in the United States on which public opinion leans very much to the left of elite policy, but that's because public opinion hasn't been turned into a political force.

  Norman Finkelstein

  Political, Opinion, Policy

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• Public opinion in the United States has shifted significantly, not just outside but also within the Jewish community.

  Norman Finkelstein

  Community, Opinion

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

• There's no question that public opinion is changing, and if you're a person of the left, your goal is presumably to try to mobilize public opinion to affect elite policy; and I think now there are unusual, unprecedented opportunities to do so.

  Norman Finkelstein

  Opportunity, Thinking, Goal

  Fuente: www.guernicamag.com

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