An Open Letter to Norman Finkelstein:
Professor Finkelstein,
Today I finished your book on Gaza, which you conclude with the hope that one day people will no longer turn a blind eye to Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians, and that your book will serve as a resource for those who want to learn of Gaza’s martyrdom. Comparing the plight of the Palestinians to that of the Native Americans, who’s genocide only recently become an object of public knowledge & disgust.
I cannot imagine how difficult it has been to advocate for Palestinians during the dark years when seemingly nobody cared (not to mention how difficult these times have been for the Palestinians themselves). I can’t thank you and other advocates enough for standing up against occupation, apartheid, genocide, and most importantly the lies of Israel’s Hasbara even when it wasn’t popular to do so, and when it threatened your professional career.
Now, I know you’re not a social media person, but I wanted to let you know that today I amassed 1.4 million views on a single video sharing things that I learned from your scholarship with
young people on the social media app Tik Tok. This is in addition to over 170 other videos about Palestine that have amassed millions and millions of views in the last 128 days.
It is my hope that humanity may turn its eyes to Gaza faster than you anticipated, and I intend to do everything in my power to ensure that this is the case. Currently my comment section is filled with thousands of people saying “all eyes on Rafah” as the Zionists are actively trying to use the Super Bowl to distract from their assault on Rafah Village.
The younger generation is no longer turning a blind eye to the plight of the Palestinians or to the injustices of Capitalist Imperialism in general. I will continue to share your scholarship with this generation until I can’t anymore.
The people are waking up. And your scholarship is one of the key tools we are using to awaken people.
I can’t thank you enough for the meticulous research that you’ve done. I’m going to continue sharing it with the entire world. The Zionist information blockade no longer stands a chance.
-Eddie L Smith