Reply #7: Huh? What has Norman Finkelstein got to do with Salman Rushdie?

[LeftishBrit]

Have I wandered into the Pakistan/UK forum?

I am a supporter of freedom of speech; but I think many countries would not welcome someone who had given public and explicit support to one of their enemies (he did not just support talks and negotiations with Hezbollah, or express support for their basic cause; he actively defended their violent tactics - and by the way I get my information about Finkelstein from his own site, and not from people like Dershowitz). I'm not saying that Israel are right or wrong to make this decision; but I don't think it's a very surprising one.