War is not a means to an end, it is the end, whereas politics is merely the hiatus between wars. Norman Finkelstein More Quotes by Norman Finkelstein More Quotes From Norman Finkelstein As one Israeli said, "It's a big mistake for Israel to say it 'won' the war, when there was no war. There were no battles...no military enemy in the field." Norman Finkelstein military mistake war There are many issues, as everyone knows, in the United States on which public opinion leans very much to the left of elite policy, but that's because public opinion hasn't been turned into a political force. Norman Finkelstein policy opinion political I would not have stayed at a university if it told me upfront that a condition for me getting tenure. my views have to be filtered through Catholic values. I would consider it a betrayal of my parents' legacy. Norman Finkelstein betrayal parent views Given the nonsense that is turned out daily by the Holocaust industry, the wonder is that there are so few skeptics. Norman Finkelstein nonsense holocaust wonder I'm politically on the left, no question about it. I oppose sweatshops, I oppose exploitation of labour in the third world. Norman Finkelstein sweatshops exploitation world Every victory of Hezbollah, I celebrate. Norman Finkelstein hezbollah celebrate victory The Holocaust industry has always been bankrupt. What remains is to openly declare it so. The time is long past to put it out of business. Norman Finkelstein holocaust long past 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. Norman Finkelstein jew holocaust way There's no question that public opinion is changing, and if you're a person of the left, your goal is presumably to try to mobilize public opinion to affect elite policy; and I think now there are unusual, unprecedented opportunities to do so. Norman Finkelstein goal opportunity thinking The justice of a war basically refers to the question whether there is a right to attack in the first place. Justice in a war is concerned with whether the fighting happens in accordance with the international laws of war. Norman Finkelstein fighting justice war State terrorism - and yet the Israeli invasion Goldstone investigated is still commonly referred to as the Gaza War. Norman Finkelstein gaza terrorism war Public opinion in the United States has shifted significantly, not just outside but also within the Jewish community. Norman Finkelstein opinion community As Israel becomes like South Africa, it's increasingly becoming a pariah state, being excluded from culture at large. Norman Finkelstein south-africa culture Each of the various tactics that have been tried to get Israel to budge.. nonviolent resistance, legal accountability, BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions).. has had some measure of success. Norman Finkelstein accountability israel success Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace. Norman Finkelstein accomplish want war Goldstone has done terrible damage to the cause of truth and justice and the rule of law. He has poisoned Jewish-Palestinian relations, undermined the courageous work of Israeli dissenters and-most unforgivably-increased the risk of another merciless IDF assault. Norman Finkelstein risk law justice You know, frankly speaking, money just doesn't figure largely in my world view. Norman Finkelstein figures views world I earn - I'm not - I don't want to claim I'm a scholar of great stature, but I have made a certain reputation for myself, I've published several books, I've never been able to get a permanent teaching job. Norman Finkelstein teaching jobs book I focus on my work. If I let myself get distracted by the insults and slanders I wouldn't get anything substantive done. Norman Finkelstein insulting focus hard-work When I was a young man, my mother said to me, 'You can't be a communist without being a militant atheist.' So I had to be a militant atheist because I wanted to be a communist. Norman Finkelstein atheist mother men
