Norm Finkelstein Accuses Benny Morris of Holocaust Denial on Piers Morgan

Penn State Poll Findings on Israeli Society

• 📊 A recent Penn State University poll indicates that a significant majority of Israelis hold views supporting the forced expulsion of Gaza residents (82%) and Arab citizens of Israel (56%).
• ⚔️ A substantial portion (47%) believe the Israeli army should emulate the biblical Israelites' actions in Jericho, which involved killing all inhabitants.
• ✡️ 65% of Israelis believe in a modern incarnation of Amalek, a biblical enemy, with 93% of those believing the biblical command to erase Amalek still applies today.
• 🌍 Support for expelling Gaza's population is high even among secular Israelis (69%), while religious and ultra-Orthodox communities show over 90% support.

Finkelstein's Confrontation with Benny Morris

• 🗣️ Norman Finkelstein confronted Israeli historian Benny Morris on Piers Morgan's show, accusing Morris of reducing himself to the level of a Holocaust denier.
• 🚫 Morris repeatedly interrupted Finkelstein as he attempted to present the poll data, which Finkelstein characterized as an attempt to spread official Israeli propaganda.
• 💥 Finkelstein's accusation is framed as a strategic move, given that he himself has been labeled a Holocaust denier.

Interpretation of Poll Data and Terminology

• 🎯 The discussion delves into the distinction between ethnic cleansing and genocide, with Finkelstein arguing that genocide is being used as a means to achieve ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
• 🚨 The poll also revealed that 53% of the Israeli public believes Israel should not allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and many Israelis held