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...surprised and disappointed to see The Crimson publish a story about Norman G. Finkelstein’s demonstrably false accusations against me without the reporter having called me to respond to these charges. I know that The Crimson, like other reputable newspapers, has a policy of giving the targets of an attack an opportunity to respond for purposes of the story. Had I been called and told that The Crimson planned to publish Finkelstein’s accusations of perjury and fraud, I would have reminded the reporter that Finkelstein accuses virtually every pro-Israel writer of these literary crimes...
...NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN...
Controversial DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein told Harvard Law School (HLS) students yesterday that the Israel-Palestine conflict has been sensationalized and that one of their professors is a plagiarist.Many irked listeners repeatedly disrupted the lecture, creating a tense atmosphere. Several people heckled, shouted rebuttals, and held florescent posters protesting Finkelstein’s stated views. One disturbance even forced him to stop speaking temporarily. Finkelstein said that he hopes to enlighten college students with his interpretation of the current situation in the Middle East. “[I’m trying to] pierce through all the misinformation...
DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein, who sparked an impassioned quarrel two years ago when he accused Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz of plagiarism, will make a controversial appearance on his opponent’s home turf tomorrow to deliver a speech on the Israel-Palestine conflict.In an interview last week, Finkelstein said that he plans to present a summarized version of the introduction to his latest book, “Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History.” In the book, Finkelstein decries what he calls...
...extremely generous.” He said that Israel’s strategic interests, along with moral imperatives, demand a rapid resolution of the conflict with Palestinians. Opening his remarks, Dershowitz criticized the Harvard Law School group “Justice for Palestine” for inviting Norman G. Finkelstein to speak on campus Thursday. Finkelstein, a professor of political science at DePaul University, has angered many Jewish groups with his controversial positions on Israel and his criticisms of the way the Holocaust has been presented. Praising Harvard’s tradition of “rational dialogue?...