Noam Chomsky, the famed author and professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT is described as “arguably the most important intellectual alive” by the New York Times. Perhaps it is also relevant to note that Chomsky, who is of Jewish decent, considers himself a Zionist in the traditional sense. In this interview, from July 14th, Chomsky elaborates on the atrocities of Israel, and shatters the unfounded accusations of Israeli and American officials. A transcript is available at the source.

Here is an excerpt from the interview, which is linked below as an mp3. “Well, of course, I have no inside information, other than what’s available to you and listeners. What’s happening in Gaza, to start with that — well, basically the current stage of what’s going on — there’s a lot more — begins with the Hamas election, back the end of January. Israel and the United States at once announced that they were going to punish the people of Palestine for voting the wrong way in a free election. And the punishment has been severe”

“… And there’s a difference, incidentally, between abduction of civilians and abduction of soldiers. Even international humanitarian law makes that distinction.”

transcript

mp3 of interview