Norman Finkelstein
American political scientist
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| February 2025 | Norman Finkelstein was harassed by Betar, a right-wing pro-Zionist group known for targeting pro-Palestine activists, while on the street. The group referenced the 2024 pager attacks in Lebanon during this incident. |
| February 2025 | Norman Finkelstein was harassed by Betar, a right-wing pro-Zionist group known for targeting pro-Palestine activists, while on the street. The group referenced the 2024 pager attacks in Lebanon during this incident. |
| 2024 | Pager attacks occurred in Lebanon, which were later referenced during Finkelstein's harassment. |
| 2024 | Pager attacks occurred in Lebanon, which were later referenced during Finkelstein's harassment. |
| October 2023 | After the Hamas attack on Israel, Finkelstein wrote a controversial statement about the event, which he later explained was based on initial reports that only 50 Israelis had been killed. |
| October 2023 | After the Hamas attack on Israel, Finkelstein wrote a controversial statement about the event, which he later explained was based on initial reports that only 50 Israelis had been killed. |
| May 2023 | On Glenn Loury's podcast The Glenn Show, Norman Finkelstein publicly criticized 'wokeness', calling it a 'lucrative scam' and 'intellectually worthless', specifically targeting the speaking engagements of Ibram X. Kendi and Angela Davis. |
| May 2023 | On Glenn Loury's podcast The Glenn Show, Norman Finkelstein publicly criticized 'wokeness', calling it a 'lucrative scam' and 'intellectually worthless', specifically targeting the speaking engagements of Ibram X. Kendi and Angela Davis. |
| 2022 | Published book 'I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It' with Sublation Media in Portland |
| 2022 | Published book 'I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It' with Sublation Media in Portland |
| October 2020 | Finkelstein published an extract from his upcoming book 'Cancel Culture, Academic Freedom and Me' on his website, arguing that Holocaust denial should be taught in universities, potentially by a Holocaust denier, as a means to 'inoculate students' against such views. |
| October 2020 | Finkelstein published an extract from his upcoming book 'Cancel Culture, Academic Freedom and Me' on his website, arguing that Holocaust denial should be taught in universities, potentially by a Holocaust denier, as a means to 'inoculate students' against such views. |
| July 2020 | During an online discussion with British activists, Finkelstein controversially described Holocaust denier David Irving as 'a very good historian' and criticized the expert witness evidence against Irving from Richard J. Evans. |
| July 2020 | During an online discussion with British activists, Finkelstein controversially described Holocaust denier David Irving as 'a very good historian' and criticized the expert witness evidence against Irving from Richard J. Evans. |
| 2019 | Published book 'I Accuse!: Herewith A Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt That ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Whitewashed Israel' with OR Books in New York |
| 2019 | Published book 'I Accuse!: Herewith A Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt That ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Whitewashed Israel' with OR Books in New York |
| January 2018 | Published 'Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom' with University of California Press in Oakland, California |
| January 2018 | Published 'Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom' with University of California Press in Oakland, California |
| 2016 | Norman Finkelstein publicly stated that his criticism of the BDS movement may have resulted in him being excluded from the pro-Palestinian debating circuit. |
| 2016 | Norman Finkelstein publicly stated that his criticism of the BDS movement may have resulted in him being excluded from the pro-Palestinian debating circuit. |
| January 7 2015 | Norman Finkelstein publicly commented on the Charlie Hebdo shootings, expressing a controversial perspective that criticized the Charlie Hebdo staff while simultaneously condemning their murder. |
| January 7 2015 | Norman Finkelstein publicly commented on the Charlie Hebdo shootings, expressing a controversial perspective that criticized the Charlie Hebdo staff while simultaneously condemning their murder. |
| 2014 | Taught at Sakarya University Middle East Institute in Turkey, adding an international dimension to his teaching experience. |
| 2014 | Published two books: 'Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assaults on Gaza' and 'Old Wine, Broken Bottle: Ari Shavit's Promised Land', both with OR Books in New York |
| 2014 | Published two books: 'Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assaults on Gaza' and 'Old Wine, Broken Bottle: Ari Shavit's Promised Land', both with OR Books in New York |
| 2014 | Taught at Sakarya University Middle East Institute in Turkey, adding an international dimension to his teaching experience. |
| 2012 | Published two books: 'Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to an End' and 'What Gandhi Says About Nonviolence, Resistance and Courage', both with OR Books in New York |
| 2012 | Published two books: 'Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to an End' and 'What Gandhi Says About Nonviolence, Resistance and Courage', both with OR Books in New York |
| 2011 | Published 'Goldstone Recants. Richard Goldstone renews Israel's license to kill' with OR Books in New York |
| 2011 | Published 'Goldstone Recants. Richard Goldstone renews Israel's license to kill' with OR Books in New York |
| 2010 | Published 'This Time We Went Too Far: Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion' with OR Books in New York |
| 2010 | Published 'This Time We Went Too Far: Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion' with OR Books in New York |
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