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

May 31
1h 55m

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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.

🇵🇸 Gaza's Gravediggers: https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/

0:00-9:20 Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza

9:20-20:12 Israel’s objectives in Gaza

20:12-41:41 The racism of Israeli society

41:41-45:55 Why oppressors see themselves as victims

45:55-50:18 The Cherokee removal and Palestine

50:18-1:04:21 Why this has always been Israel’s plan

1:04:21-1:25:08 Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and the right

1:25:08-1:32:34 Trump and Tony Blair’s “Board of Peace”

1:32:34-1:47:18 Who are Gaza’s gravediggers?

1:47:18-1:55:18 Refusing to judge anti-imperial atrocities in isolation

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