Ivar A.Iversen is one of Dagsavisen’s bright young things, always eager to pick up on legitimate criticism of Israel while turning a blind eye to the state of Israel’s neighbors. On July 31st he comments upon, surprise surprise, a US debate [...]
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Norway’s perceptions of Israel were not build in a day. Many intellingent and hardworking people have been burning the midnight oil for a good, long while. One of them is Nils Butenschøn, a Middle East expert whom the press often call upon for commentary and analysis. You can read about his younger years here. The text [...] Norway’s perceptions of Israel were not built in a day. Many intellingent and hardworking people have been burning the midnight oil for a good, long while. One of them is Nils Butenschøn, a Middle East expert whom the press often call upon for commentary and analysis. You can read about his younger years here. The text [...] In January, Norwegian Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen participated in a Gaza-solidarity march where calls of “kill the jews” were made. While these calls never changed Ms.Halvorsen’s mind about partaking in the march, she later did deny that such calls were made at all. Norway’s envoy to Israel, Jakken Bjørn Lian, verified Ms.Halvorsen’s claim even [...] Philosemitism is an excellent site, covering most of Europe and with quite a section on the Nordic countries – including an excerpt from this article on Finland, by Michael Freund in the Jerusalem Post. It is worth reflecting upon how Finland offers none of the traits or events which so frequently scar Norway – no shooting [...] In January Erik Sagflaat, political editor of Dagsavisen, treated his readers to a one-page summary of Ilan Pappe’s “The ethnic clensing of Palestine” in the form of an editorial. Nobody as much as batted an eyelid. So while the arab population in Israel composes 15% of the population and is growing steadily, and the proportion [...] The Danish author Carsten Jensen recently compared his position on immigration politics to the situation of Anna Frank – hiding in an attic and waiting desperately for help. It would be helpful if somebody pointed out to the great Dane how his situation is nothing like Anna Frank’s at all. Unfortunately, Mr.Jensen is not the only person in the [...] A little while back we were looking for Trine Lilleng, the first secretary at the Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh who compared Israelis to Nazis. As Haareetz subsequently found out, she had not only kept her job at the Embassy but had been promoted to boot. As Haaretz points out this: …contrasts with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas [...] From the pages of With Israel for Peace (MIFF), Norway’s largest pro-Israel organization. Numbers from NORAD. We see that Norway provides the PA with increasing amounts of money. We also know that Norwegian newspapers write more about Israel than they do about Norway’s own war in Afghanistan. We furthermore know that during the May 1st [...] In this year’s May 1st parade in Trondheim, the Palestinian people’s cause proved the most popular. During LO (Trade Union Confederation) leader Roar Flåthen’s May 1st speech, he singled out Israel alone among the nations of the world, for criticism. LO’s action programme for 2009 specifies: In many countries the labor movement works under difficult conditions. One example [...] Norway is at war in Afghanistan. While most Norwegians consider the engagement in Afghanistan to be nothing more than a continuation of the Norwegian contributon to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, the reality is that Afghanistan is a real war. Deputy Minister of Defence Barth Eide (Labor) knows full well that this popular misinterpretation [...] As Cnaan Lipshiz in Haaretz points out, it is a strange thing for Norway not only to keep Trine Lilleng on in her post at the Norwegian embassy in Riyadh, but to promote her to boot. Yet it makes sense. According to the article below, Trine Lilleng is on good terms with Prince Mohammed bin Faisal [...] An article by Abdallah al-Hadlaq in the Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Watan, supports the Israeli version of events in Operation Cast Lead, and dismisses the claims of the Leftist Israeli NGO “Breaking the Silence”. This article was forwarded from the Finish blog Tundra Tabloids. It is interesting to note that while Norway largest newspapers; Aftenposten and VG, both [...] During WWII the Danes showed what they were made of by saving a large number of the Danish jews. In the face of Nazi persecution the Danes mobilized hidden talent and transported most of the Danish jews over to Sweden and out of harms way. Well done, Denmark! Norway, on the other hand, did less [...] When Nina Witoszek first arrived in Oslo, she was surprised at how much support the political left were willing to give the oppressive regime she had left behind in Poland. The poor woman was yet to learn exactly how deep the rabbit hole went. Now, years later, her insights and understanding makes her a key [...] |
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