American professor and
outspoken critic of Israel policy, Norman Finkelstein has been
arrested in Israel. Finkelstein arrived at Ben Gurion international
airport near
Tel Aviv to visit the Occupied Territories. He was immediately
detained and told that he is banned from Israel "security" grounds
according to his attorney.
This type of ban is typically for a
10-year period. Finkelstein is
expected to be deported this week. Finkelstein is one of the
most prominent academic critics of Israel’s occupation of the West
Bank and Gaza.
Norman G.
Finkelstein
Finkelstein is Jewish and the son of Holocaust survivors. He
is best known for his books, A Nation on Trial: The Goldhagen
Thesis and Historical Truth and The Holocaust Industry:
Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering.
Finkelstein's recent arrest shows
the ever-expanding limitations on freedom of speech within so-called
"democratic" nations.
Check Prof. Finkelstein’s Website for updates.