Norman Finkelstein: Will Israel manipulate Trump?

In this extended interview, Norman Finkelstein, the political analyst and author who has studied Palestine and Israel for decades, speaks to us about the fate of the Palestinian people.

Finkelstein gives a frank take on how Israel, along with the Trump administration, will continue and accelerate its plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinians in the area between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.

Over the course of the discussion, Finkelstein speaks about how the current ceasefire is just a temporary respite.

We also discuss the feasibility of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza elsewhere, how Jordan and Egypt will react, what it means for broader Israeli and Arab normalisation, international law and Israel’s record of trying to evade international justice, and the tenuous position of the current president of the International Court of Justice, Julia Sebutinde.

Finkelstein also reflects on his family, and why he chose to dedicate so much of his life to study and advocate for justice.

UNAPOLOGETIC is a show that unapologetically looks at the life, times and views of some unapologetic and not so unapologetic humans. Hosted by Ashfaaq Carim