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 that it's a self hating jew he's certainly a jew hating you good to be critical of israel. many israelis are critical of israeli policies many israelis are. anti zionist even i have no problem with people challenging and critiquing zionism israel israeli policy i would never call that person merely did that anti-semitic what people say does goes well beyond that. thank. you is real 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 palestinian

to cross-talk relations between american jews in israel i'm joined by norman finkelstein in new york he is a political analyst and author of the new book knowing too much why the american jewish love affair with israel is coming to an end in washington we have daniel pollack he is the co-director of government relations for design this organization of america and in amman we have rabbani he is a an independent writer an analyst specializing in policy in affairs and the arab israeli conflict all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want norman finkelstein you have a new book knowing too much why are american jews. falling out of love with the state of israel as you claim in your book. i think there are basically two reasons the long term factor is that american jews are basically liberal since nine hundred since the 1930's for example american jews have consistently voted democratic in the us presidential elections and for example in the last presidential election about them about eighty percent of american jews voted for barack obama which

you're listening to worldview from chicago public radio and we've been talking a day with norman finkelstein assistant professor of political science at the paul i think you'll see it's always had a controversial ads but the controversy never ends in his conflict with harvard's alan dershowitz it began in the 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 all university has about the middle of this month to decide and when i was dr finkelstein these are festered to paul university who might get his tenure on tuesday if the university allows and by people like this be teaching our children in the class of us thanks for joining us i'm going to start off by asking where things stand in your a ten year old old westie have you become too hot for him. and i think the american association of university professors has been watching. the demise of the american higher education of the ministration simply unilaterally you get r