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“There is no way a non-Jew could say what I did in 'The Holocaust Industry' without being labelled a Holocaust denier. I am labelled a Holocaust denier, too.”

Quote by Norman Finkelstein

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Norman Finkelstein

Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist known for his research on Israeli politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His work focuses on Israeli settlement policies, the Palestinian refugee issue, and U.S. policy in the Middle East. more

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