Norman Finkelstein
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Norman Finkelstein's book, GAZA: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, is now
#1
on Amazon's Middle East bestseller books
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If I re-enroll in college as a freshman, will Ben Shapiro then agree to debate me?
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Okay, Mr. Ben Shapiro, if I wear a bib and diaper, will you then debate me?
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It is now 24 hours since Israel invaded al-Shifa hospital. No sprawling Hamas command-and-control center. No arms caches in the tunnels. No secret passageways. No nothing except: DEAD BABIES IN INCUBATORS WITHOUT FUEL.
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It is reported that Israel is about to invade al-Shifa. Don't be surprised if it finds copies of Mein Kampf in the incubators.
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Make no mistake about it. In order to stifle dissent from Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, the Jewish billionaire class has launched the most concerted assault on academic freedom in the history of our country.
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I was supposed to debate a person named "Destiny" this evening at 6:00 pm. He agreed that Briahna Joy Gray would moderate the debate. Ms. Gray accepted. I provided Mr. "Destiny" with references so as to help him along in the debate.
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The Jewish billionaire class has declared: WE WILL DESTROY ANY STUDENT, FACULTY, OR ADMINSTRATOR WHO DENIES ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO COMMIT GENOCIDE!
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Israel committed another large-scale massacre in Gaza today. The pretext was that it was targeting a Hamas mastermind of the October 7 massacre. But if Israel was taken by surprise on October 7, then how does it know who masterminded the attack?
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In Order to Make the Debate with Boy Wonder Ben Shapiro Fair, I Herewith Declare that, So Long as I Get Equal Time, He Can Bring Along Jordan Peterson and Shmeulay Boteach
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Ackman: Jews don't plagiarize; only schwarzes do! Jewish billionaire William Ackman was angry that Harvard students opposed genocide in Gaza. He was angry that Harvard president Claudine Gay didn't suppress the students' First Amendment right to speech and assembly. He then…
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Never to Forgive! Never to Forget!
Israel -- and the Biden administration -- justified the suffocation of infants in al-Shifa incubators by asserting that a ramified Hamas command-and-control center was located beneath the hospital (see Israel's image below).
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Short Thread:
(1/3)I have been repeatedly asked in recent weeks why I won't debate a person named Ben Shapiro. If he has produced a body of scholarship, I've not read it and, if has a podcast, I've not watched it.
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Ben Shapiro Agrees to Debate Gaza against...
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It's been 10 hours since Israel entered al-Shifa hospital. It was touted to be a pinpoint operation. The IDF knew exactly where the sprawling Hamas command-and-control center was located, as well as the entranceway to the center from inside al-Shifa.
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He called my scholarship "atrocious" so I anxiously awaited this challenge. But then Mr "Destiny" disappeared. I guess this debate wasn't our -- you guessed it -- destiny.
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Judging by its headlines, the New York Times is of the opinion that students chanting "From the river to the Sea, Palestine will be free" pose a more lethal threat to civilization than Israel's stated policy of extinguishing all sentient life in Gaza.
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We need more time.
"The official said that soldiers had found weapons and evidence of a militant headquarters, but declined to provide further details and said that proof would not be provided until after the raid had ended." (NY Times)
It takes time to plant evidence.
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Ben Shapiro's Final Solution:
"If you believe that the Jewish state has a right to exist, then you must allow Israel to transfer the Palestinians and the Israeli-Arabs from Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Israel proper. It's an ugly solution, but it is the only solution." (Ben Shapiro,…
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The other day I participated in a debate with Israeli professor Benny Morris and That Thing Called Destiny. They mocked the notion that Gaza was verging on famine.
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THREAD:
Crime and Punishment
Patrick Kingsley writes in the NY Times that Israel "had yet to present much evidence" that al-Shifa contained a Hamas command-and-control center.
No, you stupid fuck: it has yet to present ANY evidence.
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After watching US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood raise his hand in support of Israel's genocide, I was reminded of a fine passage in W. E. B. Du Bois' biography of John Brown.
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A world-historic confrontation is now unfolding as South Africa exhorts the ICJ to deliver an emergency ruling on the imminent genocide in Rafah. 1/2
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ASSASSINS
The media reported today in shock that Israeli snipers killed two Christian women inside a church in Gaza. But is that news? Israeli snipers routinely kill unarmed civilians. Here's a sample of unarmed Palestinian civilians killed by "specially trained" Israeli…
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The Nazi Princess
Ursala von der Leyen, a German citizen, is president of the European Commission. She has of late lustily embraced Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
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NEWS FLASH: IDF Discovers Saddam's WMD Hidden in al-Shifa Basement. An IDF spokesman stated: "It's clearly labeled in black-and-white: SADDAM'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION."
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Stop the Presses! Hamas Militants Have Day Jobs!
Let’s assume the horrible, awful, godforsaken worst: several of the 3,000 Hamas militants involved in the October 7 attack worked in UNRWA. Others no doubt worked in hospitals, bakeries, banks, and schools. (1/3)
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THREAD:
The Whores of War
A hospital houses society’s most vulnerable and defenseless.
If an army can get away with targeting a hospital for annihilation, then it can target the entire population with impunity.
Al-Shifa is Gaza’s flagship hospital.
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Senator Schumer erupts in rage after reading in Times that there were "32 babies in extremely critical condition remaining" at Al-Shifa Hospital. "I just don't get it," Schumer fumed, "Didn't I say STRANGLE them?" Schumer's father was an exterminator.
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WHORE OF WAR
New York Times correspondent Patrick Kingsley reports that Hamas has built up to 450 miles of tunnels in Gaza. He knows this because Israeli officials told him. FACT: The total tunnel length of New York City’s famous sprawling, ramified subway system is 443 miles.…
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If any substantial group is planning a sit-in action to close down the GENOCIDE ENABLERS at the U.S. Mission to the U.N., count me present. I would gladly be the first of 1,000 persons to get arrested.
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THREAD:
The Truth behind Biden's Visit, the Hospital Massacre, and Biden's Lie:
1. Hezbollah and Iran stated that unless Israeli attacks on civilians ceased, they would intervene;
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My first night off since October 7. Dinner yesterday with John Mearsheimer.
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SIMPLE TRUTHS: Behind the contrived hysteria at UNRWA lurks Western fury at the ICJ decision; If Israel is plausibly guilty of genocide, then the “enlightened” West stands guilty of complicity in genocide; (1/)
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UN Special Representative Pramila Patten states in her report that her mission viewed fully 5,000 photographs and 50 hours of footage of the October 7 attack supplied to her by the Israeli government and available in open sources. This digital evidence, from every conceivable…
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Posted on Bill Maher's Instagram Page:
You lost! We won! Get used to it! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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As the IDF busily loads al-Shifa hospital with "Hamas weapons," the New York Times prepares its headline: "Conflicting evidence ...."
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Overheard by person seated next to Ben Shapiro on Amtrak speaking into his iPhone
"Mommy, he called me stupid."
"Don't cry, Benny. You'll always be a Jewish genius to me."
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The Most Magnificent Sight on God's Earth (Organized by Jews)
⚠️ HAPPENING NOW AT NYC'S GRAND CENTRAL STATION: THOUSANDS OF JEWS AND ALLIES HOLD AN EMERGENCY SIT-IN, DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. WE'RE TAKING OVER THE GRAND CONCOURSE. WE'RE REFUSING TO ALLOW A GENOCIDE BE CARRIED OUT IN OUR NAMES. CEASEFIRE NOW! NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE! ⚠️
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ALL OUT FOR GAZA! Hope to see you at Washington Square on March 2.
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Human Rights Watch reported already as far back as two decades ago (2002) that tanks in The Most Moral Army in the World ran down a wheelchair-bound Palestinian hoisting a white flag:
"Fifty-seven-year-old Kamal Zghair, a wheelchair-bound man who was shot and then run over by…
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The Hospital Bombing: What is the US Afraid of?
It’s so simple to resolve the mystery of which side committed the atrocity:
(1) Gaza is a tiny place. US intelligence was intensively monitoring the area. Why doesn’t the US simply publish its satellite imagery?
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Targeting Hospitals
A hospital is the bedrock and ultimate symbol of Humanity. Israel's open, systematic targeting of Gaza's hospitals leaves no room for doubt: it has embarked on a barbarian war of total annihilation in Gaza.
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Norman Finkelstein and Mouin Rabbani to provide commentary on historic Gaza Genocide case at International Court of Justice. Stay tuned for details.
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There's shock that Israel killed three civilians -- as it turned out, Israelis who had been taken hostage -- carrying white flags. But killing civilians carrying white flags is standard operating procedure of the SS (Satanic State).
See
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STARVE OR LEAVE
Let’s cut to the chase: of course Israel deliberately targeted the WCK relief convoy. Not only do all the material facts point to this conclusion. There also aren’t any grounds to doubt it; the heavy burden of proof falls on Israel to demonstrate that it was not…
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IDF POSTS FIRST VIDEO FOOTAGE OF HAMAS TORTURING HOSTAGES BENEATH AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL
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Norman On Gaza: “They have the right to hate the people who destroyed their lives”
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LEX FRIDMAN ASKS: DOES ISRAEL TARGET CIVILIANS?
In the course of a recent debate, moderator Lex Fridman posed the question, “Do you think there is a policy, top down from the IDF to target civilians?” (from the official transcript). Both Mouin Rabbani and I answered in the…
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THREAD:
Let the Circus Begin!
Patrick Kingsley of The Times reports:
"In a video filmed at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, a military spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, showed about 10 guns, ammunition,
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The Evidence Is In!
The New York Times states today that Israel has justified the killing of 11,000 people in Gaza "in part by Hamas’s decision to hide its military fortifications and command centers inside civilian infrastructure like Al-Shifa."
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Israel has been waging a unique war of extermination in Gaza. By openly, blatantly and flagrantly targeting Gaza's hospitals, it has crossed a negative threshold of barbarism.
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What the Nazis Did to the Warsaw Ghetto after Jews Dared Resist the Nazi Ubermenschen
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Job Listing Just Posted on Craig's List
Needed Immediately: Tunnel diggers with experience excavating under hospitals. Call 1-800-TelAviv
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Hanging Out with Bill Maher
Last night I had a dream. Like MLK’s dream, it was about Justice. But it wasn’t about white supremacy. It was about Jewish supremacy. It was about Bill Maher. He was in a courtroom. Like Julius Streicher at Nuremberg, he was being prosecuted for…
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Bill Maher: In Search of a Nun
An undergraduate at Harvard rang me up yesterday. He's trying to organize a debate on Gaza. The problem is, no faculty at Harvard is willing to debate me. Imagine!
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The Jewish billionaire class has declared war on our nation's universities: Either you support Israel's genocidal war or we will destroy you!
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IMBECILE ALERT!
I posted this morning that, even if Hamas members implicated in the October 7 attack worked for UNRWA, all it would prove was that Hamas members had day jobs. Not even Israel purports that UNRWA was privy to their alleged membership.(1)
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Senator Schumer Reacts to News That Ten More Babies Died in Al-Shifa Incubators
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Israel Only Targets Hamas!
Israel keeps saying--and the media dutifully echo--that it is targeting Hamas. But if it didn't have a clue that Hamas was for two years plotting the October 7 "operation" --
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The world's eyes have been glued on the IDF operation. And yet. And yet. The IDF hasn't yet released a single photo of Hamas' Pentagon. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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The Jewish billionaire class must be stopped. The student body at University of Pennsylvania must boycott classes from Day One of the Spring semester until and unless President Magill is reinstated.
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Diogenes: In Search of an Honest Man
I have received scores of emails wondering why I don't debate this, that, or the other person. Here's a partial inventory of what happened:
A representative of Piers Morgan contacted me. I agreed. He never got back
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Can Human Rights Watch Be Trusted?
The Biden administration rushed to second Israel’s allegation that Hamas was responsible for the al-Ahli hospital massacre.
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A reign of terror has descended upon college campuses. The Jewish billionaire class wants to stop students from opposing genocide. The burning question now is: Will the students stop these rabid Jewish supremacists?
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Israel Built Them But Now Can't Find Them
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak just told Christiane Amanpour that the Hamas "bunkers under al-Shifa hospital were originally built by Israeli constructors." Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay. But then, why can't the IDF now find them?
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News Flash: Terrorist Attack Foiled!
Israel just dropped a two-ton bomb on the Hague during the ICJ hearing on Israel's genocide in Gaza. The Israeli government stated: "There was a Hamas command-and-control center in a Hamas tunnel beneath the Court chamber. Two top Hamas…
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Super-Genius Ben Shapiro Exposes Anti-Israel Lies (
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Ben Shapiro asserts that “In 1917, the British promised the Jews the entire area of Palestine.” (at 1:41)
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European Commission president Dr. Ursula von der Leyen denounces ceasefire:
"How will I be able to continue my experiments on dead babies?"
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Netanyahu Dresses in Black to Honor His Ancestors
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NEWS FLASH!
Patrick Kingsley reports in today's Times that "after many hours of searching the hospital grounds, the IDF has finally located the Hamas command-and-control center hidden beneath al-Shifa hospital. The evidence (pictured below) is irrefutable."
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NEWSFLASH: Entering Secret al-Shifa Passageway, IDF Discovers Kim Kardashian Blow-Up Doll in Hamas Jacuzzi
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The Jewish billionaire class is amassing a war chest in order to shield Israel on the web by "getting ahead of the narrative" on Gaza. Here's an idea: if "getting ahead of the narrative" is their goal, they should post this picture everywhere under GAZA:
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COME ONE, COME ALL! JOIN THE JEWS FOR BABY-KILLERS MARCH!
Two headlines in today's New York Times: "Dozens of Babies at al-Shifa Hospital Are at Risk without Electricity for Incubators"; "Jewish Groups to Rally for Israel on Washington Mall"
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How strange...
The Times just reported:
Mahmoud said people had described to him efforts by the Israelis to search on the lower floors. “They are digging and excavating and breaking tiles and looking,” Mahmoud said.
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Dr. Finkelstein speaking to students at Columbia University on Friday, April 19. He will be giving a formal presentation at Columbia's SIPA school on Monday, April 22.
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From the Bowels of Hell, the Satanic Hordes Strike Again
I read in the morning paper that Israel is now obliterating the "terrorist hotbed" of Shuja'iya. It is among the most densely populated neighborhoods in Gaza.
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Apart from the obvious that he was a monster, my only strong memory of Henry Kissinger is that I lost all respect for Zsa Zsa Gabor when she dated him
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Breathtakingly Brilliant Ben Shapiro Exposes Lies about Israel (
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Ben Shapiro states that in 1922 “the British government announced in a White Paper that the Transjordan area, 70% of Palestine, would be sliced off and made an Arab state. That would become Jordan.” (2:00)
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Booby Journalists
Israel has shown journalists a hole in the ground at al-Shifa hospital. Is it a tunnel shaft? The jury is still out because—the Times credulously reports—the IDF “fearing booby traps, had not ventured down the shaft at the hospital.” (17 November)
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THREAD:
Natural Superiority of Women?
Brainy hunk Jordan Peterson was interviewed by Piers Morgan about Gaza. He confidently stated that “This is a last ditch attempt by the Iranian mullahs to use the Islam against Jews story to prop up their own dismal reign.
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(3/3) The ball is in Mr. Shapiro's court. I am told that
@MikhailaFuller
has expressed an interest in moderating such a debate.
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Job Well Done, Patrick Kingsley
The NY Times' Patrick Kingsley dutifully promoted the Hamas "command-and-control center" hoax to justify Israel's denial of fuel to al-Shifa.
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My thoughts on this proposed debate below
I would like to host an Israel-Palestine debate, and to do it well: 3-5+ hours, in-person, focused on exploring ideas & history, with empathy, rigor, and respect. Please suggest people who could represent each side. Reply below and/or vote in this form:
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Bill Maher, the Cabaret Comic
Bill Maher is a throwback to the third-rate Berlin cabaret comics who mocked the Jews: “Isn’t it time those smelly Jews in Warsaw finally take a SHOWER?” (Wink! Wink! Ha! Ha!)
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Happy Days Are Here Again!
Even as Gaza heads toward mass famine, the New York Times manages to bring cheery news by Isabel Kershner. The only qualifications of this “reporter” – apart from taking excellent dictation from Israel hasbara (propaganda) officials – are that she…
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While listening to his audience explode in guffaws as Bill Maher declared victory over the terrorized people of Gaza, I was reminded of another hilarious monologue:
"One thing I should like to say on this day which may be memorable for others as well as for us Germans: In the…
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Norman Finkelstein EVISCERATES Alan Dershowitz Over Lying, Hypocrisy & Plagiarism
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What Ben Shapiro "No's"
Today I was interviewed by a Swiss podcast. The presenter sought my reply to a recent video by a Mr. Ben Shapiro, in which he exposes "lies generally propagated by the Left" about the Israel-Palestine conflict. ()
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(2/3) (I was once forwarded an interview he did with Andrew Nell on BBC, which, if nothing else, was quite entertaining) However, I am open to debating anyone on the situation in Gaza.
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Bill Maher: "You are a defeated people! Sieg Heil!"
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So what? UNRWA employs 13,000 Gazans. The miracle would be if none was in Hamas. This “story”—even were it true—was obviously contrived to distract from the ICJ decision and punish UNWRA (2)
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History repeating itself
"The Arabs of the Land of Israel have only one function left to them -- to run away."
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (October 1948)
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Unlikely Feminists
According to this morning's New York Times, "a U.S. official said publicly that Hamas reneged on an agreement to release all female hostages. A Hamas official said it considered some of the remaining female hostages to be soldiers."
Wouldn't feminists agree…
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A representative of something called "Destiny" contacted me. He never got back.
I was supposed to debate Shmeuley Boteach. It didn't happen.
I invited Ben Shapiro to debate me. He's not said yes. Stupid as he is, Mr. Shapiro is not THAT stupid.
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MORON SPECIALIS
I have been challenged on one—and only one—point in the Lex Fridman debate. Here is the relevant excerpt from the official transcript. I have filled in the legal term that I used and placed it in upper case:
STEVEN BONNELL (03:17:58) I don’t know if you used…
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