Norman G. Finkelstein: ‘This Time we went too far’ - Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion. OR Books, New York, 2010 (www.orbooks.com)

Ever since disregarding Noam Chomsky’s warning more than 30 years ago that “expos[ing] the American intellectual community as a bunch of frauds” would lead to his destruction, Norman Finkelstein has continued to court [...]

A European country that scapegoats a Semitic people, persecutes defenders of human rights by stripping them of employment, and denies freedom of speech to Jews: surely a description of Germany during the Third Reich?
Yes, but unfortunately also a description of Germany at the outset of the 21st century.
In the wake of German Chancellor Merkel’s craven speech [...]

As a classical musician involved in pro-Palestinian activism, I frequently encounter the assumption that I am an unconditional admirer of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO). My reservations on this score tend to produce shocked disapproval: How could I not enthuse about such an idealistic project, particularly since it was co-founded by the late Edward Said, [...]