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Norwegians are repeatedly told that Israel is criticised “like any other country”. We are told that Israel is only getting what’s coming to them, same as any other nation would if they did what Israel is doing, that Norwegian newspapers have due cause, an obligation even, to humanity… These are all bright, shining lies. Norwegian newspapers [...] After the war, libraries had to keep Hamsun’s books under look and key for fear that they would be destroyed by the audience. The author himself was judged to be mentally ill, so as to spare the authorities the shame of imprisioning a major litterary hero. The debate is just as fierce today. Can we [...] Unauthorized translation from the article “På innsiden av Hizollah” by NRK’s journalist Beate Riiser Larsen, publised on April 21st 2009. The article is based on the TV programme with the same name by Odd Karsten Tveit, in the Brennpunkt series. Militia with a humanitarian presence In Libanon Hizbollah is one of the most powerful political movements, thanks to [...] Norway’s most prominent political historian, Jens Arup Seip, always told his students that in order to understand history they were only to follow the money and they wouldn’t go wrong. But that was back in the sixties when money was scarce. Today Norway is awash with cash and we use a full 1% of it [...] In an op-ed to Dagens Næringsliv – Norway’s leading business newspaper – on Friday, June 26th, Henrik Wiig from the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research comments upon unintended consequences of Norwegian development aid. Unauthorised translation below from the subheading: Around 50 Peruvian indians and policemen were killed in battles over resources in the Amazonas [...] As mentioned earlier Norway provdes the Palestinian Authorities (PA) with more development aid pr.capita than any other recipient (Read here and here). In total, Norway has provided the PA with NOK 5 billion since 1993. It is increasingly important to ask whether these funds are being put to good use. According to the Palestinian Media [...] Again the call for boycott, this time at NTNU and heralded through the debate pages in Adresseavisen.no – a regional daily catering to the Trondheim area – on June 19th. Academic boycott of Israel Employees and students at NTNU have followed the example of the University of Tromsø, and there are today two calls for [...] Can Trine Lilleng possibly still be employed at the Norwegian embassy in Saudi Arabia? In January 2009 Trine Lilleng made headlines across the world by equating Israel’s actions in Gaza to the Holocaust. Mrs.Lilleng sent an email to friends, where the email consisted of juxtaposed pictures from the Holocaust and Israel’s operation in Gaza. The e-mail [...] On Sunday 21st of June the major daily Aftenposten prints a full one-page article on the city and refugee camp of Jenin on the West bank. One would imagine that there would be at least a mention of the Jenin “massacre”. Richard Starr, at the time the managing editor of the Weekly Standard, introduces an [...] Norwegians have a love-hate relationship to Knut Hamsun. Some love his work more than they hate the creator. Some hate the creator more than they love his work. Some just hate. The article below “Draped with swastika-flag” is from NRK, by journalist Anne Torhild Nilsen. Draped in swastika-flag The bust of Knut Hamsun, which this weekend was [...] As good as it gets Retriever (a media analysis tool) show us how Norwegian newspapers cover Israel more than any other Middle Eastern state. The media’s message, implicitly or explicitly, is that a) The Palestinian refugee crisis was caused by Israel alone and destabilizes the entire middle east b) Israel is a powerful aggressor which [...] Dialogue and debate can be worthwhile. Monologue and diatriabe is less interesting. Read the article below, from the webpages of the Norwegian Socialist Youth, to get a feel of how certain segments of Norwegian society operate and think. Recall that Norwegian newspapers cover Israel more than any other Middle East nation, and that Norway gives [...] The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published an article under the title “Row grows over Norway honor for pro-Nazi Nobel laureate“. We are of course talking about Knut Hamsun, the “from rags to riches” author who in the winter of his life cast his lot in with Adolf Hitler, about whom he wrote an orbituary on [...] On the Economist Unit of Intelligence Democracy Index, Israel rates as nr. 38. Have a look at the index yourself and see how other Middle Eastern states fare. Employees at two Norwegian universities have nonetheless singled out Israel. Again. Here is their call for boycott: (Source) Open letter to the boards of NTNU HIST From Norway’s largest pro-Israel organization: With Israel for peace (MIFF). See the video below from Palestinian Media Watch. PA tv is a recipient of Norwegian aid. Norwegian development aid does not promote peace Palestinians receive far more Norwegian development aid than any other group of people on earth. Several of the organizations which receive Norwegian development [...] |
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