About this Event
Methodically debunking the claims of its apologists, Norman Finkelstein has for decades laid bare the cynical politics behind Israel’s high-tech killing sprees in Gaza.
Since October 7, 2023, he has been a unique voice in not just condemning Israel’s onslaught but also providing original and acute insight into it.
Now, in Gaza’s Gravediggers, Finkelstein turns his critical lens to the global enablers of genocide—those who distort truth and manipulate justice as they prostitute themselves to power and privilege.
With meticulous research and razor-sharp analysis, he systematically dissects and dismantles the most influential arguments defending Israel’s actions. He exposes how a United Nations special representative lent credence to an Israeli smear campaign, how officials in the world’s highest court perverted international law in Israel’s defence, and how even Israel’s severe critics colluded in misrepresenting genocide as a war.
This is more than a book; it is a searing indictment of those who abused their authority to whitewash an unfolding horror. Gaza’s Gravediggers serves as a clarion call for accountability, reminding those in power: the world is watching, and History will not forgive. “It will not be forgotten,” Finkelstein admonishes. “It will no longer be business as usual, if you choose to do the Devil’s work.”
Norman Finkelstein is joining us on the Busboys stage to share “a brilliant, stark, and devastating account of how officials entrusted with the world’s conscience betrayed their core mission” (Jeffrey D. Sachs). Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Finkelstein will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Doors open to guests at 5:30pm. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of GAZA’S GRAVEDIGGERS will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is in person and will be livestreamed.
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Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate from the Department of Politics at Princeton University. For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. His books have been translated into some fifty foreign editions. They include Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom; I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It: Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom; Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End; What Gandhi Says: About Nonviolence, Resistance, and Courage; Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History; and The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering.
BOOK DETAILS
Gaza’s Gravediggers
An Inquiry Into Corruption in High Places
By Norman G. Finkelstein
September 8, 2026| Hardcover, 444 Pages, $34.95
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