Norman Finkelstein Exposes Israel’s SECRET PLAN for Gaza

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🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to useful idiots.
0:06.4	I'm Katie Halper.
0:07.4	I'm Erin Matte.
0:08.4	Thanks so much for being here.
0:09.4	Our website is useful idiots podcast.com.
0:12.1	On this week's show, making his return is Norman Ficklstein a lot to talk about he will
0:17.6	weigh in and all the latest on the Gaza genocide, Israeli attacks on
0:22.3	the flotilla that's trying to break the siege of Gaza. This bid this week by some states to
0:28.8	recognize Palestinian statehood. Does it mean anything? Norman Ficklestin weighs in on all of that
0:35.1	and a lot more. Always a pleasure to talk to Norman.
0:38.0	So should we get started with our four basic food groups?
0:40.4	What do we got for Democrats suck, Aaron?
0:42.2	For Democrats suck, let's turn to how Democrats are talking about the genocide in Gaza.
0:48.2	You have a new book from Kamala Harris saying that she begged Joe Biden to be more
0:52.2	compassionate towards Palestinians, but he wouldn't listen,
0:56.0	not answer the question of why she didn't express more compassion for Palestinians,
1:00.3	including by calling for an arms embargo or doing anything, something, to show that she would
1:06.5	do things differently than Joe Biden, which she refused to do.
1:09.6	And now finally, because Democrats wouldn't distance themselves from Joe Biden's policy
1:15.4	of bear-hugging Israel, some people are finally coming out and saying, yeah, okay, now it's
1:19.3	time maybe to change course.
1:21.2	And here, for example, is the headline from a new op-ed in Politico.
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