Norman Finkelstein
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I'm so touched by your solicitude for international law.
I'm so touched by your solicitude for international law.
Unfortunately, 15 judges disagree.
Unfortunately, 15 judges disagree.
Unfortunately, 15 judges disagree.
Even though I agree, I've thought about it a lot, and I agree with Muin's analysis. I'm not really in the business of punditry. I'd rather look at the historical record where I feel more comfortable, and I feel on terra firma. So I'd like to just go through that. I agree and I disagree with Muin on the 1973 issue.
Even though I agree, I've thought about it a lot, and I agree with Muin's analysis. I'm not really in the business of punditry. I'd rather look at the historical record where I feel more comfortable, and I feel on terra firma. So I'd like to just go through that. I agree and I disagree with Muin on the 1973 issue.
Even though I agree, I've thought about it a lot, and I agree with Muin's analysis. I'm not really in the business of punditry. I'd rather look at the historical record where I feel more comfortable, and I feel on terra firma. So I'd like to just go through that. I agree and I disagree with Muin on the 1973 issue.
After the 1973 war, it was clear that Israel was surprised by what happened during the war. It took a big hit. The estimates are, I don't know what numbers you use, but I hear between 2,000 and 3,000 Israeli soldiers were killed during the 1970s. It was 2,500? Yeah, 27 number. Okay, so I got it right. I read different numbers. That's, you know, it's a very large number of Israelis who were killed.
After the 1973 war, it was clear that Israel was surprised by what happened during the war. It took a big hit. The estimates are, I don't know what numbers you use, but I hear between 2,000 and 3,000 Israeli soldiers were killed during the 1970s. It was 2,500? Yeah, 27 number. Okay, so I got it right. I read different numbers. That's, you know, it's a very large number of Israelis who were killed.
After the 1973 war, it was clear that Israel was surprised by what happened during the war. It took a big hit. The estimates are, I don't know what numbers you use, but I hear between 2,000 and 3,000 Israeli soldiers were killed during the 1970s. It was 2,500? Yeah, 27 number. Okay, so I got it right. I read different numbers. That's, you know, it's a very large number of Israelis who were killed.
There were moments at the beginning of the war where there was a fear that this might be it. No, no, there wasn't, there wasn't, there wasn't. This is nonsense.
There were moments at the beginning of the war where there was a fear that this might be it. No, no, there wasn't, there wasn't, there wasn't. This is nonsense.
There were moments at the beginning of the war where there was a fear that this might be it. No, no, there wasn't, there wasn't, there wasn't. This is nonsense.
I can't tell you if he was hysterical or not. No, he was. I wasn't in the same room with him. But I'm just saying, let's not bog down on that. The war is over, and when President Carter comes into power, Carter was an extremely smart guy, Jimmy Carter, extremely smart guy, and he was very fixed on details.
I can't tell you if he was hysterical or not. No, he was. I wasn't in the same room with him. But I'm just saying, let's not bog down on that. The war is over, and when President Carter comes into power, Carter was an extremely smart guy, Jimmy Carter, extremely smart guy, and he was very fixed on details.
I can't tell you if he was hysterical or not. No, he was. I wasn't in the same room with him. But I'm just saying, let's not bog down on that. The war is over, and when President Carter comes into power, Carter was an extremely smart guy, Jimmy Carter, extremely smart guy, and he was very fixed on details.
He was probably the most impressive of modern American presidents, in my opinion, by a wide margin. And he was determined to resolve the conflict. On the big scale, on the Arab-Israeli scale, on the Palestinian issue, he wouldn't go past what he called a Palestinian homeland.
He was probably the most impressive of modern American presidents, in my opinion, by a wide margin. And he was determined to resolve the conflict. On the big scale, on the Arab-Israeli scale, on the Palestinian issue, he wouldn't go past what he called a Palestinian homeland.
He was probably the most impressive of modern American presidents, in my opinion, by a wide margin. And he was determined to resolve the conflict. On the big scale, on the Arab-Israeli scale, on the Palestinian issue, he wouldn't go past what he called a Palestinian homeland.