With regards to the events in Malmö yesterday, here is a snippet of information from Philosemitism on the Dutch Foreign Minister: —–Excerpt from Philosemitism begins “It is an excuse for terrorists, but also for youth to raise hell. Not only in the Netherlands, but in whole of Europe you see that. Calls to a...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- Happy 17th of MayOnce more, we gather under our flag to celebrate our freedom. Each 17th of May, the Jewish community in Oslo organize a formal and serene commemoration of Henrik Wergeland, the son of one of the member of the Constituent Assembly for our Constitution. In its original version, our Constitution was shamed by the exclusion of Jews and Jesuits in Norway, som […]
- “Minister of justice” to Jews in Oslo: too badThe synagogue in Oslo – already one of the most fortified structures in Norway – applied to the government for additional funds to secure its congregation. They asked for NOK 21 million but got NOK 7 million. After all the speeches Støre and Stoltenberg with no end to the flowery assurances, this is what it comes down to: Jews should be content feeling prett […]
- The Jewish Community in Oslo applied for NOK 21 million for security measures, only got NOK 7,2lifted from Vårt Land Synagogues receive NOK 7.2 million for security The money goes towards securing doors, upgrade the monitoring system and setting up a security fence. The Government proposes in the revised national budget to allocate 7.2 million forsecurity at the Jewish Religious Community (DMT). - No one should have to be afraid to exercise their rel […]
- Letter from a 17-year old Jewish boyAftenposten today published an op-ed from “Daniel,” a 17-year old Norwegian student who happens to be Jewish. He feels surrounded by antisemitic attitudes, ranging from comments by a fellow video game player (“just pretend they’re Jews when you aim at them”), to the inevitable “so you support killing babies?” when he mentions he supports Israel, to the inabi […]
- PalCom action ‘small and unsuccessful’lifted from miff.no Palestine Committee’s action was “small and unsuccessful” Only a small number of provocateurs from Palestine Committee participated in a store action against Israel’s Dead Sea products in Oslo last Tuesday (May 16) evening. The police were notified in advance and got them quickly away from the place. By Conrad Myrland Published: 16/05/201 […]
- VG’s Astrid Meland attacks Pal activists and media for unethical focus on IsraelAstrid Meland published an OpEd in VG on May 14, which currently is not online. MIFF has published a review article online, from where I have lifted the following: Astrid Meland believes Israel’s critics in Norway are victim of a collective neurosis, where you turn a blind eye to much worse breaches of human rights by other states. - Unethical focus on Isra […]
- Stand up, stand up – for the Hebrew MamitaIf I were a man, I would seriously consider inviting this lady out for dinner. Since I am not, I can only say – WAY TO GO, SISTER! linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; […]
- Oopsie – Norwegian academia has become synonymous with academic anti-Semitismlifted from ynetnews.com This is the cost of allowing a guy like Galtung to roam free – regardless of round rejection of his recent remarks, this was by no means the first time the ‘mad professor’ let it rip, as is evident by the details of this op-ed. Why did not the Norwegian intelligentia react at an earlier stage? Did they perhaps agree with the previous […]
- Gloves are off: MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports the PalCom to the policeLifted from miff.no What can I say? Bravo! MIFF is doing an incredibly important job and luckily their hard efforts are rewarded with a healthy growth in their memberships. Maybe readers of this blog could be entreated to find a way of supporting MIFF? By the way, I have no relation to MIFF, personally or professionally – this is just a courtesy call to reco […]
- What Karsten Tveit’s award really signifiesOdd Karsten Tveit wins the Gullruten lifetime award for his propaganda news coverage from the Middle East. When it comes to correspondents in the Middle East sent by NRK (the governmental broadcasting organization financed by a surcharge on owning a television), it’s a bit like watching the Eurovision song contest: you can endlessly discuss who is worse. Bu […]
Archive for March, 2009
Letter from Gerstenfeld to TV2
Manfred Gerstenfeld, the editor of Behind the Humanitarian Mask, a book on modern anti-Semitism in the Nordic countries, was misquoted in 20 Norwegian newspapers on March 1st following an interview with Fredrik Græsvik in TV2. It was alleged that Gerstenfeld had said that Norwegians are “barbaric and unintelligent” and that “Norway is the most anti-Semitic country...
Municipality of Vågan supports Palestine
Excerpt from the website of the Palestine committee: —–Excerpt begins The municipality of Vågan voted on March 6th for a statement in support of Palestine and a contribution to a Gaza workshop for artificial limbs. The decision was carried against the votes of The Progress party, the Christian Democrats and a couple of votes...
Malmö – The valley of Khyber revisited
When I first read Ted Ekroth’s narration of participants at the demonstrations in Malmö today singing songs about the valley of Khyber, I found it a bit farfetched. Khyber was a village where Mohammed, according to legend, slaughtered the nomadic Jewish tribes. Surely this isn’t something people sing songs about in modern day Malmö?...
“Malmö is Gaza”
The demonstration against Israel’s participation in the Davis Cup in Malmö in Sweden today ended in a riot. The organizing organization behind the demonstration, the “Stop the match” campaign, is unapologetic. Here is a translated excerpt from their website; www.stoppamatchen.se; —–Excerpt begins Today Malmö is Gaza. Today more than 7000 people asssembled in a...
Dagsavisen gilds the rose
The Norwegian daily Dagsavisen covers the riots in Malmö today under the headline: “Turbulent anti-Israeli demonstration in Malmö”. The article makes no mention of the fact that neo-nazis are reported to participate in the march, alongside with the left-wing extremists from Antifascist Action (AFA). One might wonder why. Translated excerpt from the article...
Demonstrators attack police in Malmö, Sweden
The Swedish daily Aftonbladet reports that the demonstration in Malmö developed into a riot. Translated excerpt below: MALMÖ/STOCKHOLM. Approximately 6 000 people demonstrated today against the Davis Cup-match between Israel and Sverige. A riot developed when the march reached the Baltic sports-arena. Dyebombs, cobblestone and firecrackers were thrown against the police as demonstrators attempted...
Demonstration in Malmö, Sweden
Aftonbladet reports that around 5000 demonstrators have assembled in Malmö to protest against Israel’s participation in the Davis cup. Among them are Leif Ohly from Vänstre (Swedish for “Left”, a political party) and Per Garthon (Moderates). Police expect the number of demonstrators to reach between 5 and 10 thousand. Excerpt from article below:...
Nazis, anti-fascists, threaten tennis match
Sweden meets Israel this weekend for the Davis cup in Malmö, Sweden. Because of threats the matches will be played without other spectators than members of the press. Now this is bad enough and caused a bit of fuss, but it gets worse. The Swedish organization ”Stoppamatchen.se” believes Israel should be banned from the cup altogether,...
Blogger buys book
I take the metro downtown, get of, walk past the guy laying in the snowed over pavement with the sign saying HELP ME but instead of helping I keep walking, winter shoes slipping into the brown, pasty urban snow, walk past the Faculty of Law, keep on walking, past the Castle Park, down Kristian...
Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) kicks your head in
AFA (Anti fascist action) is primarily active in Sweden. In Norway AFA appears to be tightly connected to Blitz (see above). AFA were latest seen in action during the Davis Cup in Malmö, when they participated in the Stoppamatchen campaign against Israel’s tennis players. See the movie below. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor...
When the Left loved Israel
Here is an unauthorized translation of the article “When the political left loved Israel”, by Astrid Meland, Dagbladet: ASTRID MELAND ame@dagbladet.no Magasinet intenet edition DEMONSTRATING INDOORS AND OUTDOORS: The demonstrators who gained entrance had received help from a jewish friend in translating the slogans to Hebrew. Photo: Laurvik / NTB / Scanpix This article is written...
04.03.09 Population growth and ethnic clensing
Erik Sagflaat, editor of foreign affairs in Dagsavisen, writes today under the heading: “A deliberate ethnic clensing“. Sagflaat that Israel’s destructions in Gaza during the recent war is a deliberate step towards the fulfillment of a plan which runs like “a red thread” all the way back to 1948: Harassing the Palestinians so thoroughly...
‘A wave of aggression’
In an op-ed to Aftenposten, an Israeli citizen tells of how he, during the 27 years he has lived in Norway, has experienced a wave of aggression against Israel. Excerpt from Aftenposten op-ed “A wave of aggression“: I am a completely ordinary middle-class Israeli who has lived in Oslo the last 27 years. During...
Quotes from Norwegian leaders
Respected Norwegian leaders on Israel: Leader for Høyre (Norwegian Conservatives) Erna Solberg shares some Scandinavian wisdom in Dagsavisen on March 2nd: “Israel wants the Palestinians to make concessions before they can give anyting back, but Israel needs to understand that if they make concessions themselves, they will harvest “goodwill” from the Palestinian side.”...
01.03.09 “Norway is anti-semitic”
19 Norwegian media sources today report on how Israeli political scientist and author Manfred Gerstenfeld condemns Norway for being the most anti-semitic country in Europe. Excerpt below from Verdens Gang, one of Norway’s larger daily’s. “In an interview with TV 2 he (Manfred Gerstenfeld) lashes out against Norway. The criticism is delivered as Norway...
27.02.09 Humor police?
While other Norwegian newspapers are contracting, the weekly Morgenbladet is expanding. This week’s edition runs an interview with John Olav Egeland, the deputy leader of PFU (Norwegian association for media professionals) which condemned Otto Jespersen’s anti-semitic “Jew monologues”. ——————————- You were deputy leader of PFU when you condemned Otto Jespersen’s “Jew monologues”. Which expressions were decisive?...