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Insofar as Zionism sought to solve the Jewish question, it must be reckoned not just a failure but a catastrophe: Israel is the main cause of anti-Semitism in the world today.

Norman Finkelstein

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Norman Finkelstein
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: December 8
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