"I Could Not Condemn": Norman Finkelstein on Hamas, History, and Moral Reckoning
Norman Finkelstein is one of the West’s leading anti-Zionist scholars. The son of holocaust survivors, he has spent his life studying and critiquing Israel’s assault on Palestine, decades before it became socially acceptable to do so in the West.Yet despite having dedicated his career to it, by the day before Hamas’ attack in October 2023, Norman had all but given up on the cause of Palestinian liberation. His most recent book on the subject had sold 370 copies. When news of the attack arrived, Norman knew people would want to hear from him. He wrestled with what to say, eventually coming to…
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