Norman Finkelstein

The veteran scholar spoke with rabble.ca about Israel and Palestine, prospects for a two-state solution, shifting public opinion amongst North American Jews, and the threat of a war against Iran.

Information received through a freedom of information request has revealed that Conservative MP David Sweet intervened to help obstruct a lecture by Israel-Palestine expert Dr. Norman Finkelstein.

Author Norman Finkelstein takes aim at the recent Washington Post opinion piece by South African jurist Richard Goldstone and says there isn't a scintilla of new evidence that can warrant it.

Dr. Finkelstein is well known and highly respected for his principled criticisms of Israel's policies toward the Palestinians. He should be allowed to speak in Hamilton.

Dr. Norman Finkelstein was in Ottawa as part of a cross-Canada lecture tour organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. He spoke with Dax D'Orazio before a lecture at Carleton.