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* Neo-Marxist leftists, who senselessly invoke [[Godwin's Law]], frequently make outlandish Holocaust comparisons. For instance, progressive leader [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] compared strict border policies in the [[Trump]] era to the Shoah, a remark condemned by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.<ref>Steinbuch, Yaron (June 24, 2019). [https://nypost.com/2019/06/24/us-holocaust-museum-denounces-aocs-concentration-camp-remarks/ US Holocaust museum denounces AOC’s ‘concentration camp’ remarks]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 11, 2023.</ref>
* Neo-Marxist leftists, who senselessly invoke [[Godwin's Law]], frequently make outlandish Holocaust comparisons. For instance, progressive leader [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] compared strict border policies in the [[Trump]] era to the Shoah, a remark condemned by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.<ref>Steinbuch, Yaron (June 24, 2019). [https://nypost.com/2019/06/24/us-holocaust-museum-denounces-aocs-concentration-camp-remarks/ US Holocaust museum denounces AOC’s ‘concentration camp’ remarks]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 11, 2023.</ref>
*Norman Finkelstein: invoked classic antisemitic stereotypes, praised Holocaust deniers, and justified [[Hezbollah]] targeting civilians.<ref>
Alan Johnson, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180903062833/https://fathomjournal.org/denial-norman-finkelstein-and-the-new-antisemitism/ Denial: Norman Finkelstein and the New Antisemitism], August 2018.
Mapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays. (2023). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BUTREAAAQBAJ&pg=PT102].
[https://honestreporting.com/norman-finkelsteins-anti-israel-rhetoric-given-center-stage-in-biased-gaza-report/ Norman Finkelstein’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric Given Center Stage in Biased Gaza Report]. Chaim Lax, ''Honest Reporting'', January 18, 2024.
<blockquote><small>In the past, Finkelstein has also invoked [https://web.archive.org/web/20180903062833/https://fathomjournal.org/denial-norman-finkelstein-and-the-new-antisemitism/] classic antisemitic stereotypes, claiming that “Jews are over-represented in the media” and “Jews are tapped into the networks of power and privilege” in the United States.
In 2020, Finkelstein even went so far as to assert [https://www.thejc.com/news/norman-finkelstein-praises-holocaust-denier-david-irving-at-pro-corbyn-group-meeting-ogne1mz1] that Holocaust deniers should not be considered antisemites and praised renowned Holocaust denier David Irving as “a very good historian” who “produced works that are substantive.”
When it comes to internationally recognized terror organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah, Finkelstein has gone on record as justifying their actions against Israel.
In a 2011 interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20131006204354/http://palestinechronicle.com/old/view_article_details.php?id=16783], Finkelstein said that “it is impossible to justify terrorism” but, one sentence later, stated, “I do believe that Hezbollah has the right to target Israeli civilians…until Israel ceases its terrorist acts.”
In the same interview, he denied that Hamas uses human shields. [https://honestreporting.com/foreign-journalists-acknowledge-hamas-human-shields-tactics/?swcfpc=1].
In response to Hamas’ brutal invasion on October 7, Finkelstein’s initial response was to say that the attack “warms every fiber of my soul.”
Two weeks later, as the full gravity of the attack was becoming more known, Finkelstein said it was difficult to “morally evaluate” those who committed the atrocities and also called into question certain aspects of the massacres themselves.
Along with venerating terror organizations, Finkelstein has referred to Israel as a “Jewish supremacist[sic] state,” accusing it of practicing apartheid.
In the past, Finkelstein has also referred to Israel as a “lunatic state” and accused it of committing a “holocaust” during its defensive military operation against Hamas, Cast Lead, in 2009.</small></blockquote></ref> Described by renowned historian "a notorious distorter of facts."<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/norman-finkelstein-benny-morris-and-peace-not-apartheid/ Norman Finkelstein, Benny Morris and Peace not Apartheid] - CAMERA.org.<blockquote><small>
Norman Finkelstein cites Israeli historian Benny Morris as an example of someone who agrees with Jimmy Carter's apartheid analogy. Morris makes clear that this is not true, describing Finkelstein as "a notorious distorter of facts."</small></blockquote></ref>