Norman Finkelstein Discusses the Trajectory of His Life and Work from Early Childhood to the Present

 Sat 9:00 pm +00:00, 4 May 2024  

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This interview is exceedingly humble and frank; full of insight into the life and mind of a man and academic who has devoted 42 years of his life to uncovering  the plight of the Palestinian people, who now feels tired and uncertain how much more he can contribute. However, as seen in the comments, a large audience are exceedingly grateful to him, and extraordinarily appreciative of what he has given to the world.  

Activist, writer and public intellectual Norman Finkelstein speaks candidly about his early upbringing in New York City — raised by parents who were both Holocaust survivors — and how that has led to his tireless pro-Palestinian solidarity work, including his “forensic scholarship” of Israeli criminality and the related abuse of Holocaust memory. Towards the end of the discussion, Finkelstein offers important though difficult advice to those who embrace “the values of truth and justice,” which — as he alludes — are ideals that do not come with any significant personal “reward”.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdRk7Wptjg