Who is Norman Finkelstein?

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Norman Gary Finkelstein (born December 8, 1953) is an American political scientist and author, specialising in Jewish-related issues and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular. A graduate of Binghamton University, he received his Ph.D in Political Science from Princeton University. He has held faculty positions at Brooklyn College, Rutgers University, Hunter College, New York University, and most recently, DePaul University, where he was an assistant professor from 2001 to 2007. In a decision which aroused widespread controversy, Finkelstein was denied tenure at DePaul in June 2007, and placed on administrative leave for the 2007-2008 academic year, his single course having been cancelled. He stated that he would engage in civil disobedience if attempts were made to bar him from teaching his students. On September 5, 2007 he announced his resignation after coming to a settlement with the university on undisclosed terms.