Norman Finkelstein on the Insane Racism of Israeli Society and the Plan to Erase Gaza

About this episode

Norman Finkelstein discusses the racism of Israeli society and the implications of the plan to make Gaza unlivable.

Norman Finkelstein is one of the leading scholars of the Israel-Palestine conflict and author of the new book Gaza’s Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places. He joins Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss Israel’s plan to make Gaza unlivable, the racism of Israeli society, Tony Blair and Trump’s colonial “Board of Peace,” why he refuses to condemn Hamas, and why he argues that governments, human rights organizations, and international legal authorities have helped enable the Gaza genocide.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan J. Robinson

Guest: Norman Finkelstein

Topics covered

• Israel-Palestine conflict
• racism in Israeli society
• Gaza
• colonialism
• human rights
• genocide

Keywords

• Israel
• Palestine
• Gaza
• racism
• genocide
• human rights
• Tony Blair
• Trump
• colonialism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gaza’s Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places

Places: Gaza, Israel

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