International Law And Israeli Propaganda

Norman Finkelstein Interviewed on Danish TV



"Hamas is not obliged under international law to accept the legitimacy of the state of Israel." Video posted November 19, 2009 English is spoken 35 seconds into the video Transcript Norman Finkelstein: Hamas is not obliged under international law to accept the legitimacy of the state of Israel.



If you go back for example 1947 Gandhi said he'll accept the reality of Pakistan, but he would never accept the legitimacy of the state of Pakistan.



Hamas is not expected to be held to a higher level of diplomacy than Gandhi..



Gandhi said: 'Pakistan is a reality which I'm forced to accept, but I don't accept it as legitimate.' And that's the same position of Hamas. They said we'll solve the conflict on the June '67 border.



Adam Holm: 'This is what makes Jerusalem unwary of Hamas because they keep saying how can we have a neighbor which doesn't recognize our legitimacy.



Norman Finkelstein: But you see the problem is; listen to yourself,.. your own language..



You're just spouting Israeli propaganda..



Why are you saying 'Jerusalem'?



East Jerusalem is occupied Palestinian territory under international law, that was the ruling of the International Court of Justice since July 2004, and if you look at the Goldstone Report that just came out a month ago, they refer to East-Jerusalem as occupied Palestinian territory.



But now you've given over Jerusalem to the Israelis..



You're just repeating Israeli propaganda; they have no title under international law to east Jerusalem



Adam Holm: But speaking about my Israeli propaganda, which I'll refute, but anyway. | More Click on "comments" below to read or post comments Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. See our complete Comment Policy and use this link to notify us if you have concerns about a comment. We’ll promptly review and remove any inappropriate postings. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

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