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274 - Norman Finkelstein: Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, and the War in Iran

274 - Norman Finkelstein: Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, and the War in Iran

Robinson's Podcast vor 5 Monaten

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Norman's Upcoming Book, Gaza's Gravediggers:
https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/

Norman Finkelstein received his PhD from the Princeton University
Politics Department, and is best known for his research on Israel
and Palestine. Norman also appeared on episodes 192, 218,
228, 244, and 250, where he addressed the facts and fictions
generated by the Israel-Hamas War, October 6th, allegations of
genocide and apartheid, Hezbollah, the Holocaust, and more. In
this episode, Robinson and Norman discuss Trump, Netanyahu,
Putin, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and more. Norman’s new book
is Gaza’s Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High
Places (OR Books, 2026).

Norman’s Website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com

OUTLINE

00:00 No Investigation, No Right to Speak

02:15 Why the War with Iran is Unjustified

09:07 Israel Violated Article II of the UN Charter

13:44 Will the Iran War the End the World in Nuclear War?

21:03 Why Trump Is Underestimating Iran

30:55 How Israel and the United States Tried to Deceive the World
About Iran

38:27 Is Israel’s Mentality “Homicidal”?

44:43 What’s Less Justified: Putin’s War on Ukraine or
Netanyahu’s on Iran?

01:00:00 More on Ukraine

01:12:31 What Should We Make of Joe Kent?

01:21:00 More on Kent

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD
candidate in the Law School.