norman finkelstein is a classic anti-semite. invokes the oldest stereotypes against the jews if he were not a jew that is she i don't think he is a jew he is as someone once put it he's jewish only on his parents' side. if he were not a jewish person or a person of jewish heritage with a name like finkelstein nobody would have any doubt that he was an anti-semite it's only because he's jewish sometimes i feel for the self hating jews the secular jew hating you good to be critical of israel. many israelis are critical of israeli policies and many israelis or. anti zionist even i have no problem with people challenging and critiquing zionism israel israeli policies i would never call a person merely did that anti-semitic what people say does goes well beyond that. thank. you israel question whatever you feel about the justice or injustice of the establishment of the state of israel whatever you think about that that's a historical question there is not a current political question all of the palestinians are the palestinians intit

fighting visionary by others will follow the journey of the controversial american academic norman finkelstein. i would not say i was an absolutely top form you do great for media now as an opportunity to grab on a couple things like what was the last question about palestinian terrorism well i thought i answered that well you getting line is you know be in the media to marshal the focus and house and karen bennett you know is really charismatic i mean i think it's a question of priorities i spoke for two hours we're going to people showed an enormous amount of tolerance and then me speak for two hours and therefore i have an obligation to let people have their say no i'm saying things which deeply upset many people in the audience if they controlled themselves for two hours and showed me their respect and i have an obligation to let them lead out their feelings and thoughts and complain about immediately get this done i don't want to be i don't want to use the media i don't like expressions like that i don't want to success which is based on ruthlessness a success that's based on. the victory

the victory of scoundrels and no one in a copy of the i need to speak you know said norman finkelstein is profiting from the holocaust just like the industry that you criticize and using the memory of his parents to profit off as if it was when you think about him well. it's a strange way to profit to lose your job and be thrown into exile in the place where you have don't want to be after fifty years of living in new york it's an odd sort of profiteering right end up living in chicago and. losing my job i can say i was a happy household my mother she always tries to derive lessons. from what she experienced she was always analyzing what happened she thought that you know in the camps you saw the secret of human nature there was another disco song which you all know i will survive and i will survive is about oh one man whose boyfriend you know dumps are a lead singer and she's. out some violence my mother love the song she didn't know the lyrics she just knew the refrain and the rest frame for her was the war sorrow. players. during. the years. last night i spent several hours several

time up next it's the second part of our special report on the controversial american academic norman finkelstein and he's been a cold and self hating jews by some in a street fighting visionary by others we explore his journey around the world as he tries to negotiate a voice among his supporters and critics that's next here on r.t. . i'm not saying i was an absolutely top form but you did great on the comedian now as an opportunity to grab on a couple things like what was the last question about palestinian terrorism well i thought i answered that well you're getting light is you know be in the media smart with a focus and house and terror and then if you know israeli cares i mean i think it's a question of priorities i spoke for two hours we're going to people showed an enormous amount of tolerance and then me speak for two hours and therefore i have an obligation to let people have their say no i'm saying things which deeply upset many people in the audience if they controlled themselves for two hours and showed me their respect and i have an obligation to let them lead out their feelings and

you're listening to worldview from chicago public radio and we've been talking today with norman finkelstein assistant professor of political science at the paul finkelstein it's always had a controversial ads but the controversy never ends in his conflict with harvard's alan dershowitz he began in a democracy now radio program several years ago when he alleged that dershowitz his book a case for israel was plagiarized more recently dershowitz is not one campaign against illegal themes can you get a call the president of the call university has about the middle of this month to the side of that was dr finkelstein he's a faster to paul university who might get his tenure on tuesday if the university allows and but how can people like this be changing our children in the class of us thanks for joining us i've got to start a file somewhere things that i know you're a ten year old. had you become too hot for american academia the american association of university professors has been watching. the demise of the american higher education of the ministrations. you know why don't you get rid of my

coming up for you later on today about one of america's most controversial political scientist norman finkelstein the film gives a balanced portrait of a man called a self hating jew on one hand and a street fighting revolutionary by others his quick tracer of a was in store for. my married mother did not like we're going to become. rich and free. and she was very cool for the. chief job our lives frankenstein's monster. we don't have the problem. every. effort is made. on the palestinian or in the european side to negotiate in. to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war call me. so long as you have no fear calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history but you mention a few words about jewish culture labyrinth and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. that's coming up here on our t.v. from moscow later today. now it's been dubbed the birth of international law the first trial of senior nazis in the german city of nuremberg sixty five years ago tw

made it to america's mainstream media despite the huge success of his books and all profile of norman finkelstein and the unspoken critic all this round and thumb of holocaust survivors. library mother did not write with her because. there's a phrase. and she was very good to the. chief though. artless frankenstein's marks. we do have the problem. every. effort is made. by the palestinian or the european side to negotiate in. to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war for. so long as you have no. calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history when you mention a few words about jewish culture laboratory and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. now it's been dubbed the birth of international the war the trials of thing in all things in the german city of near in bags sixty five years ago twenty two objects of the as hollow as face the tribe you know made up of representatives from the something unique in the midwest great britain and from this. the

it to america's mainstream media despite the huge success of his books so now a profile of norman finkelstein the outspoken critic of israel and the son of holocaust survivors. library mother did not write with her become. cruise afraid. and she was very good for the. chief though. i was frankenstein's monster. we don't have the problem but every. effort is made. by the palestinian or in the european side to negotiate an end. to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war probably. so long as you have no fear calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history but you mention a few words about jewish culture happening and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. it was dubbed the birth of international law or the trials of senior nazis in the german city of nuremberg sixty five years ago to mark the anniversary of tribunals museum has been opened in germany presenting the fall history of the hearings of his riff and often has been following the opening ce

we bring you a special report about one of america's most controversial political fine tooth norman finkelstein the film like of the balance portrayed of a man called a felt hating do by some on a street fighting revolutionary by authors his a quick thinking. my grandmother did not write with her because. there's a phrase. and she was very good to the. chief though. are with frankenstein's monster. we do have the problem. every. effort is made. by the powers still new orleans european side to negotiate an end. to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war probably. so long as you have no. calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history but you mention a few words about jewish culture lapidary and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. now it's been a century since the death of world renowned russian writer leo tolstoy the author of celebrated novels war and peace and our look at him and is being remembered throughout the country not just a writer tol

>> this is the result where, you know, when norman finkelstein came to israel and he was detained inthe airport over a year ago, he could apply for israeli citizenship, and then they had to give it to him. they wouldn't let him in as a tourist. but would he apply, no, he had to get it because he was jewish. i have no problem with the fact that israeli is open to any jew in the world to come and join it, us. i have a problem when it is only officials. israeli had absorbed in the last 10 years 1 million russians. half of them were not jewish. nobody claimed that this in dangers the jewish nature of the state of israel. when it comes to the right of the return of the palestinian, this is -- don't you dare even to mention it because this will destroy the state of israel. so i would have liked to have seen two, i don't think that all 59 palestinians will come back, would like to come back. it will be impossible by the way. i don't think this is the case. but part of them, rather than half a million non-jewish russians, whatever, heard about israel before, why only because they are russian