I have included Norman Finkelstein on this site several times, most recently a review of his book Beyond Chutzpah. He was recently interviewed by Pacifica radio:
“Objectively, those who support the rights of Palestinians, in my opinion, they have a very formidable arsenal. Theres large numbers of reports, there’s information, there’s very reputable mainstream organizations which have been completely supportive of the Palestinian rights. Not to mention that the International Court of Justice, the most authoritative judicial body in the world, voted on all crucial questions – they voted in support of the Palestinians, Palestinian rights. They declared the settlements illegal, they declared the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention, they declared its inadmissible for countries to acquire territory by force, they declared that the wall was illegal, they declared that all member states of the United Nations are duty-bound to enforce the decision of the International Court – I mean, this was a spectacular victory for the Palestinians.”
“Any other movement, any other leadership would have capitalized on it, and probably, I think – you can never prove these things – with sufficient will, they could have stopped construction of the wall. But there was no leadership, there was no mobilization, and there was all of this, I think, unwarranted and self-serving despair and claims that we cant do anything. In fact, a lot could have been done that wasnt done. But I don’t think it’s accurate to blame it on objective circumstances, and I dont think its accurate to blame it on a uniform, homogeneous consensus that was against the Palestinians. It’s just not true.”