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Showing videos filed under: norman finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein: Results, Not Rhetoric
July 8, 2010Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussing their countries' foreign relations resembles two lovers discussing their future together. Though they have squabbled in the past over trivial things (things like settlement expansion that most other countries deem flagrant violations of international law), their July 6th meeting at the White House showed that their "unbreakable bond" cannot be shaken.Norman Finkelstein, Immigration, and Who Fights and Why?
July 7, 2010Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussing their countries' foreign relations resembles two lovers discussing their future together. Though they have squabbled in the past over trivial things (things like settlement expansion that most other countries deem flagrant violations of international law), their July 6th meeting at the White House showed that their "unbreakable bond" cannot be shaken.Norman Finkelstein & Huwaida Arraf: Israel's Attack
June 1, 2010On Monday, Israeli commandoes boarded ships in the "Freedom Flotilla" attempting to bring humanitarian aid to residents of still-blockaded Gaza. The aggressive response by Israel turned deadly, with at least nine activists killed. The international community has reacted with shock and outrage; protests have erupted around the world outside Israeli embassies, with protesters even teargassed in Paris. Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a meeting with President Obama and headed back to Israel to do damage control, and Turkey, from where the flotilla departed, has recalled its ambassador and issued a travel warning to its citizens.The F Word: Anger over Israel Hurts U.S.
June 1, 2010After Israel's latest act of aggression, it's not just the Arab world that is outraged. And it's not just Israel they're outraged at.Richard Falk, Huwaida Arraf & Norman Finkelstein on the Freedom Flotilla
June 1, 2010On Monday, Israeli commandoes boarded ships in the "Freedom Flotilla" attempting to bring humanitarian aid to residents of still-blockaded Gaza. The aggressive response by Israel turned deadly, with at least nine activists killed. The international community has reacted with shock and outrage; protests have erupted around the world outside Israeli embassies, with protesters even teargassed in Paris. Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a meeting with President Obama and headed back to Israel to do damage control, and Turkey, from where the flotilla departed, has recalled its ambassador and issued a travel warning to its citizens.Norman Finkelstein: Too Far This Time?
March 18, 2010Recently, we featured the documentary American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein, a documentary about scholar and professor Norman Finkelstein's struggles with the larger intellectual community--and the U.S.'s Israel policy.Stephanie Miller, Norman Finkelstein & Queer the Census
March 18, 2010Are we, maybe, possibly, going to see an end to the endless health care debate this weekend? With recent reports saying Dennis Kucinich has decided to vote for the bill, signs are pointing to yes. But without a public option, is this really health care reform we can believe in?American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein
February 11, 2010Norman Finkelstein is a controversial figure: the son of Holocaust survivors called a self-hating Jew for his response to Israeli and US policy over Palestine.In this new documentary, filmmakers David Ridgen and Nicholas Rossier follow him around the world in pursuit of his principles. We look forward to having Finkelstein and the filmmakers on the show soon.Iran's Movement, David Corn and Sex Ed in Utah
February 10, 2010Not long ago on GRITtv, Hamid Dabashi told us that the Iranian protests are turning into a civil rights movement with long-term potential for change. As opposition leaders call for more protests and the Ahmadinejad regime executes those who speak out against it, Obama ramps up calls for sanctions over nuclear enhancement.
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