Norman Finkelstein at UWM

Thanks to the approximately 250 people who attended Tuesday night's event on the Israel-Palestine conflict. We hope to have the entire lecture available online eventually. For now, a few clips:

Norman Finkelstein at UWM, 3/25

* March 25, 2008: Norman Finkelstein, The History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict and the Coming Breakup of American Zionism *

On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, Norman Finkelstein will be speaking at 7pm in the Ballroom of the UWM Student Union. Admission is free and open to the public. Norman Finkelstein has a doctorate in Political Science at Princeton University and he specializes on Jewish related issues, particularly the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is a Jewish scholar whose parents both survived the Holocaust and he has taught at Brooklyn College , Rutgers University , Hunter College, New York University, and most recently, DePaul University . He received media attention recently when he was denied tenure at DePaul University , and this incident has raised the question of academic freedom in American Universities. In the last year he has been lecturing around the world on the Israel-Palestine conflict and he is an advocate for the Two State Settlement.Finkelstein has written five books, including Beyond Chutzpah, The Holocaust Industry, and Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict.

Additional information about Mr. Finkelstein is available at his website: http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/.

This event is being sponsored by Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society, Muslim Student Association, Students for Justice in Palestine and SLAC. Additional information and updates are available at http://www.sdsmilwaukee.org/.

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