I really, really admire Norman Finkelstein. Here is a man, a Jew, living in America, who is so outspoken and vocal on his criticism of Israeli oppression, murder and greed that De Paul university - where he taught for 6 years - denied him tenure because of pressure from influential Jewish groups. Yet, Finkelstein continues to stand strong and brave and tell it like it is.
He visited Lebanon on Monday, 7th January, and some of the things he said - such is my respect for his opinion- made me even more proud to be in favour of Hezbollah. He addressed a crowd of people in Qana, making a brief statement in which he expressed his horror, shame and disgust at what he called an "American war for American interests". He then went on to say about Hezbollah: "They are fighting to defend their homeland, they
are fighting to defend the independence of their country, they are
defending themselves against foreign marauders, vandals and murderers
and I consider it to be genuinely an honor to be in their
presence".
A humble and compassionate man, and a true visionary in this era of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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