Norman Finkelstein: podcast appearances and interviews

Norman Gary Finkelstein is an American political scientist and activist known for his research on the politics of the Holocaust and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Born in New York City to Jewish Holocaust-survivor parents, he graduated from Binghamton University and earned his Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University. Finkelstein has held faculty positions at several institutions including Brooklyn College, Rutgers University, Hunter College, New York University, and DePaul University. Although he was granted tenure at DePaul University in 2006, the university administration did not tenure him, leading to his resignation following a settlement with the institution. Finkelstein gained prominence in 2000 with the publication of his book The Holocaust Industry, in which he argues that the memory of the Holocaust is exploited to shield Israel from criticism. He is a critic of Israeli policies and its governing class, which has led to his being barred from entry to Israel for ten years in 2008. Finkelstein has described Israel as the 'Jewish supremacist state' and characterizes its treatment of Palestinians as akin to apartheid. His personal accounts and scholarly work often draw parallels between Palestinian suffering under Israeli occupation and the atrocities committed by the Nazis. His most recent publication, Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom, published in 2018, further explores issues surrounding Palestine and Israel.