Robinson’s Podcast #274 - Norman Finkelstein: Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, and the War in Iran

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Norman Finkelstein received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department, and is best known for his research on Israel and Palestine. Norman also appeared on episodes 192, 218, 228, 244, and 250, where he addressed the facts and fictions generated by the Israel-Hamas War, October 6th, allegations of genocide and apartheid, Hezbollah, the Holocaust, and more. In this episode, Robinson and Norman discuss Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and more. Norman’s most recent book is I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It! Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom (Sublation Media, 2023).Norman’s Website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.comOUTLINE00:00 No Investigation, No Right to Speak02:15 Why the War with Iran is Unjustified09:07 Israel Violated Article II of the UN Charter13:44 Will the Iran War the End the World in Nuclear War?21:03 Why Trump Is Underestimating Iran30:55 How Israel and the United States Tried to Deceive the World About Iran38:27 Is Israel’s Mentality “Homicidal”?44:43 What’s Less Justified: Putin’s War on Ukraine or Netanyahu’s on Iran?01:00:00 More on Ukraine01:12:31 What Should We Make of Joe Kent?01:21:00 More on KentRobinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.comRobinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.