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Are the times a-changing? Dagsavisen’s Roger Hercz today treats us to an editorial on political correctness in Egypt which manages to be both exotic and strangely familiar at the same time. A sample: Every conflict gives rise to stereotypes and images of enmity. Israel and [...] Today JP, which a prominent Norwegian newspaper editor has slammed has a untrustworthy right-wing rag, publishes an op-ed by Dr.Gerstenfeld of the JCPA, whom the same Norwegian newspaper has characterized as a blinded and inexhaustible fanatic. Excerpt below: However, not all is black. Most Norwegians have other problems than the Middle East conflict. There is also a [...] Verdens Gang is Norway’s largest daily. Its editorial spans over pages two and three and are considered the country’s most important. Anything on these pages ought to reflect and affect the main “Norwegian” take on things. Today it is penned by Ms.Hanne Skartveit, who writes about Salam Fayyad of the PA and makes quite a [...] On November 22nd Aftenposten rejected the criticism of the Jerusalem-seminar the week before, claiming that Manfred Gerstenfeld of the Jerusalem Centre of Public Affairs was a blinded, if inexhaustible, extremist. One nice feature of Norwegian newspapers is however that they do allow for a right of response. Gerstenfeld’s reply was published in Aftenposten today. See [...] Ilan Pappe – centerfold of communist daily Klassekampen When Israeli historian Benny Morris visited Norway in June, there were no journalists present at the seminar and he received only a single mention in the newspapers (DagenMagazinet). At the time, this site wagered one bottle of Upper Ten (A Norwegian blend of Scottish Malts) that if [...] JP has published a well written op-ed by a Norwegian, one John A. Moen, under the title “Is Norway really anti-Semitic”. Here is an excerpt: While awaiting the researchers’ conclusions, we can summarize the following: The problems we encounter as Norwegian Jews primarily derive from the fact that some Muslim immigrants transfer their hatred of Israel [...] Israeli historian Ilan Pappe is touring Europe, it appears. Philosemitisme for one has picked up on the fact that he also is visiting Norway’s NTNU. Extract below: “Ils auraient pu faire venir quelqu’un de l’ambassade pour présenter le point de vue opposé et me contredire. Ceci n’est jamais arrivé, même pas en Israël ; la chose est [...] LO – the main Norwegian TUC – is one of many Norwegian organizations to embrace the cause of the Palestinians, even though the precise nature of this cause often remains unclear. During the May 1st march in Trondheim (home to NTNU) the Palestinian section proved the most popular. In LO leader Roar Flåthen’s May 1st [...] Ingrid Fiskaa (Socialist Left) was recently appointed deputy to Development Minister Erik Solheim (Socialist Left). Newspapers refer to her as a “peace activist”. Yet only in 2008 Ms.Fiskaa stated how she “in dark moments” fantasized about the UN “precision bombing selected Israeli targets”. This sort of talk is highly pecualiar. Yet if we go back [...] Aftenposten editorial November 22nd Norwegian politicians and newspapers criticize Israel more than any other state on the planet, and seriously expect Israel to take the criticism seriously. Yet when Mr.Gerstenfeld of JCPA directed some highly legitimate criticism at Norway at a seminar in Jerusalem last week, Aftenposten covered it in an article which artfully dodged [...] Aftenposten has had its say on the Jerusalem seminar on Norway. A not very benign one. For a more reasonable take visit Idag.no, where Richard Oestermann offers his version. As mentioned one of the most interesting ideas to be brought up during the seminar was that Dr.Gerstenfeld meet with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for [...] Aftenposten’s correspondent to the Middle East Jørgen Lohne participated in the seminar held in Jerusalem on Thursday where Dr.Manfred Gerstenfeld of the JCPA identified anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incidents in contemporary Norway. The result – a full page article – is published in today’s paper edition of Aftenposten. Unauthorized translation below: - A Norwegian Elite Spreads Hate Israeli author [...] Dagbladet reports that “Socialist Left radical Ingrid Fiskaa” has become deputy to Minister of the Environment and Development Erik Solheim (Socialist Left). Going back to the Saturday of April 19th 2008, we find Ms.Fiskaa admitting the following in communist daily Klassekampen (Class struggle): “In certain dark moments I might wish that the UN fired some [...] A seminar was held on “Norway, Israel and the jews” in Jerusalem yesterday. Was it about this blog? No. Was it about the same subjects as this blog deals with? Yes it was. The seminar was given by Manfred Gerstenfeld of the JCPA to an audience of 35 people, including three retired Israeli ambassadors, the first [...] NIJ wagers one bottle of whisky that Dagsavisen puts Mr.Pappe on first page The controversial NTNU seminar series on Israel is proceeding according to plan and the next speaker up is Mr.Ilan Pappe, who will take the floor this friday. Here is how NTNU presents him: Professor Ilan Pappé is one of the world’s leading historians of [...] |
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