“My parents often wondered why I would grow so indignant at the falsification and exploitation of the Nazi genocide. The most obvious answer is that it has been used to justify criminal policies of the Israeli state and US support for these policies.” Has BeensStatesUsedGrowsParentAnswersSupportPolicyObviousCriminalsJustifyGenocideExploitationNaziIsraeliIndignantFalsification Author:Norman Finkelstein
“The Zionists indeed learnt well from the Nazis. So well that it seems that their morally repugnant treatment of the Palestinians, and their attempts to destroy Palestinian society within Israel and the occupied territories, reveals them as basically Nazis with beards and black hats.” WellsSeemsBlackSocietyIsraelHatsTreatmentOccupationTerritoryDestroyingPalestinianNaziPalestineRevealingAttemptingIsraeliBeardZionistDestroyersBlack Hats Author:Norman Finkelstein
“War is not a means to an end, it is the end, whereas politics is merely the hiatus between wars.” MeanWarEndsMeans To An EndHiatus Author:Norman Finkelstein
“International law says people fighting for self-determination can use force in order to achieve their independence.” PeopleSelfUseLawOrderFightingForceAchieveDeterminationIndependenceInternationalSelf DeterminationInternational Law Author:Norman Finkelstein
“They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians” UsedFightingHeroPalestinian Author:Norman Finkelstein
“There is a fundamental principle. People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their country from invaders who are destroying their country. That to me is a very basic, elementary, and uncomplicated question.” PeopleCountryPrinciplesFundamentalsDestroyingFundamental PrinciplesInvadersUncomplicated Author:Norman Finkelstein
“Apart from my parents, every family member on both sides was exterminated by the Nazis.” ParentSidesMembersConcentrationNaziBoth SidesFamily Members Author:Norman Finkelstein
“I like the days when all the filmmakers had was a film roll, a camera and a gangster. The Mack Sennett comedies were all like that. They'd create little teams to go out and shoot films.” LittlesFilmComedyTeamCamerasFilmmakerGangstersMack Author:Michel Gondry