[xJones]

This interview had a lot of background infighting that the average American doesn't know about. Re-reading it, near the start Finkelstein was hinting at plagarism and Dershowitz was hinting at a libel lawsuit. And then at the end:

MY GOODMAN: I'm looking at page 256 of Morris book.

NORMAN FINKELSTEIN: Phase two now same one as you. You're talking about . . .

AMY GOODMAN: About 2,000 to 3,000 Arabs fled their homes.

NORMAN FINKELSTEIN: The difference between 2,000 and 3,000 and 200,000 and 300,000. You could check this many times, Mr. Dershowitz. But you are really going to have to pay the $10,000. I hope you allow me to earmark it for Jenin.

I misread the ending the first time around, I guess. Dershowitz had quoted Morris's book correctly and Finklestein still insisted that was inaccurate, after the quote on Page 256 of Morris's book was read by the interviewer, or whatever....

It is an important point to Israelis that they weren't chasing hordes of Palestinians out of the newly declared state in 1948 as has been accused by Arabs, while it can be easily proven that Arabs chased hundreds of thousands of Jews out of their countries during that time. For once I'm on Dershowitz's side, although he did come across as a windbag during most of the interview.

[therut]

Somehow on my Dish TV somer new channels have popped up ---one is FSTV. It is pure lefty,communist propaganda. They show hours and hours of pro-palastenian video,labor union groups in south amercian countries, and GLBT "NEWS". I saw this interview the other night and I have to say this guy who was to be discussing the book of Dersowitz did nothing but go on a diaribe aganist the book but never discussed one of its thesis. I thought he was a kook. He spoke in a monotone voice and had the facial expressions of a wax mask. I actually felt sorry for Dersowitz for once.

[Mr. Mojo]

But you are really going to have to pay the $10,000. I hope you allow me to earmark it for Jenin. - Finkelstein

Finkelstein would like few things more than sending a fat check to the PLO, as he not so subtly suggested.