American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (2009) on Netflix

NR20091h 24mBiography Documentary History

Norman Finkelstein, a son of Holocaust survivors, is an American political scientist who argues against Israeli foreign policy. Impassioned critics and supporters contest his views.

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Some label him a lunatic and a self-hating Jew, while others see an inspirational revolutionary. Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, an author and a son of Holocaust survivors. He is an ardent critic of Israeli foreign policy. The documentary follows him around the world as he speaks about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Middle East, among impassioned critics and supporters. DePaul University declined to grant him tenure.

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The documentary American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein was invited to join the collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences library in June 2010.