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The InnerView meets esteemed American political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein at his home in New York City. Finkelstein discusses why he was compelled to write his latest book, “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!” on why he believes modern identity politics, cancel culture and being “woke” are insincere and ineffectual vehicles for true change that have been co-opted by the status quo. The child of Holocaust survivors, Finkelstein is best known for his staunch criticism of Israel and tells Imran Garda how it feels to be labelled a holocaust denier and self-hating Jew. Finkelstein also addresses his fall from grace within some Palestinian circles after taking issue with the BDS movement. 00:00 Intro 01:10 New Book - ‘I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!’ 02:40 The Bernie Sanders phenomenon 06:35 What is ‘Identity politics’? 09:58 Why the super-rich donate millions of dollars to politicians? 11:34 On Black Lives Matter 12:53 Rosa Luxemburg – True left-wing figure 15:00 A self-hating Jew? 18:30 Earning respect 23:20 The choice. Fame and fortune or truth and justice? 24:06 Former “rockstar” of the Palestinian solidarity movement Subscribe: Livestream: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Visit our website:
