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It must be confusing for Israelis to see that a small, nordic democracy can be so resentful of them. If it is any comfort, a lot of Norwegians are equally confused. How can it be right for little Norway to have “strained” relations with the only democracy in the Middle East? From Haaretz, today: Norway university to [...] A classic from 1956 Sidney Lumet’s 1956 classic 12 angry men, starring Henry Fonda, is said to be the greatest legal drama of all time. More interestingly, the plot and moral of the movie is directly applicable to NTNU’s meeting on November 12th. It is at this meeting that NTNU will decide whether or not [...] Decent Norwegians find the “boycott Israel” movement baffling. Constructive criticism? Sure. Help and assist? Certainly, to the extent that we can. Sympathize with both sides? Of course. But to boycott, of all countries, precisely Israel? To many, it just does not make a lot of sense. Then again, most of us have not been attending [...] French jews are strangers neither to racist hatred nor the legitimate criticism with which it so effortlessly blends. JUIF.org, which has a wide readership, is now the third French-speaking website to pick up on how certain elements at NTNU are working to make it the first university in the western world to boycott Israel. Contexte : Norvège: [...] Guy Fawkes observed at NTNU On November 12th the board of NTNU convene in order to discuss whether or not to boycott – of all nations on earth – the predominantly jewish state of Israel. This leads us to Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the English Parliament in 1605, in response to what [...] Many Norwegians will have it that although anti-Semitism does exist, the charge of anti-Semitism has been discredited through indiscriminate use. People voicing legitimate criticism of Israel have too often been brought to silence with unfounded accusations of anti-Semitism, they say. Curiously, people who hold this claim will rarely hold the same views when it comes [...] From the Simon Wiesenthal Centre on NTNU’s campaign – first a skewed seminar series and then a discussion on boycott – against Israel, the only democracy and the only jewish state in the Middle East. Paris, 26 October 2009 This month, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is going to formally consider launching a total [...] Norway has some sharp legal minds. Every now and then, as long as it comes to Israel, they are willing to do a bit of pro-Bono work. So we have a group of Norwegian lawyers filing complaint against Israel for war-crimes and a Norwegian judge suspecting Israel of genocide. The latter was singularly unsuccessful at [...] A vocal minority of Norwegians left-wingers obsess about Israel nonstop and they have been doing so for years. While these people close their eyes to the transgressions of Israel’s muslim neighbors, they have the audacity to become outraged when challenged with that fact. Anti-Israel sentiment has now permeated deeply into Norwegian mainstream society, to the [...] On November 12th NTNU, one of Norway’s most prestigious universities, decides whether or not to go to an academic boycott of Israel. Many Norwegians find this confusing. Why Israel? The two salient features of this country, the ones which distinguish it from its neighbors, are that it is democratic and jewish rather than authoritarian and [...] On November 12th NTNU decides upon whether or not to boycott Israel, a country which scores higher on democracy than any of her neighboring states. A British professor has recently added his voice to NTNU rektor Torbjørn Digernes’ blog, bringing the number of comments up to fourty-eight.
Norway used to be near invisible. If people knew of us it would be for something nice, like the christmas tree we deliver to the city of London each year in recognition of England’s aid to Norway during the war. Today, thanks to an energetic anti-Israel lobby, Norway is becoming known for bashing Israel, while [...] Whatever happened to the archives from the Oslo accords? They vanished in 2006 and have not been seen since. Or have they? Let us know if there is anything new on this case. Unauthorized translation from Dagbladet on January 27th 2006, by journalist Veslemøy Lode. Ms.Lode refers to another Norwegian newspaper, NyTid, which appears to have [...] The Jerusalem Post reports that HRW founder Robert L.Bernstein criticizes HRW for “helping those who wish to turn Israel into a pariah state.” Norwegian daily DagenMagazinet follows up on it. Other Norwegian newspapers, so eager to comment when HRW condemns Israel, remain silent on occasions such as this – actually Dagsavisen, a minor daily, covers [...] |
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