Norman Finkelstein has consistently criticized Israeli policies in Palestine and the use of the Holocaust for justify support for Israel. In early June, DePaul University denied him tenure, despite a positive recommendation by the faculty committee and the personnel committee.
Robert Jensen is a professor of journalism at the University of Texas in Austin. He talks about the particulars of Finkelstein's case and the pressures on faculty in today's political and economic climate. >> get more info [5]
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[1] http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/redeye
[2] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/artist/robert_jensen
[3] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/title/denial_of_tenure_for_norman_finkelstein
[4] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/genre/blues
[5] http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/25/1446/
[6] http://www.coopradio.org/redeye
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