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…
Monthly Archives: November 2009
JP ep-ed: “Are we whitewashing events in Norway?”
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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…
VG editorial on Fayyad
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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…
Gerstenfeld replies to Aftenposten’s editorial
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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…
Ilan Pappe centerfold of communist daily Klassekampen
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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…
Jerusalem Post: Is Norway really anti-Semitic
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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…
Ilan Pappe: la censure règne en Allemage comme dans les années 30 …
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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…
LO (TUC) called upon to reassess perspective on Israel
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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…
2004: Norwegian anti-war movement divided over support to suicide bombers
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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…
Aftenposten rejects critic as “inexhaustible, blinded fanatic”
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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…
Another take on the Jerusalem seminar on Norway
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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…
Aftenposten rejects criticism of Norway
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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…
Dagbladet: Socialist radical becomes deputy minister
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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…
Seminar on Norway held in Jerusalem
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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…
Ilan Pappe speaks at NTNU on Friday 20th
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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…
DN Nov. 5th: False Quote on Anti-Semitism
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In the last week of October journalist Kjetil Wiedswang in the prestigious business daily Dagens Næringsliv commented on the strained aspects of Norway-Israeli relations . In doing so he unfortunately relied upon “chinese whispers” about Israeli academic Manfred Gerstenfeld, including…
JP op-ed: The Academic Boycott – Is it over?
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Ben Cohen of the American Jewish Committee has a well-written op-ed in the Jerusalem Post today. Now good Norwegians should not read the JP of course, not after editor Harald Stanghelle of Aftenposten has warned us of how it is…
Code cracked – spies listening everywhere
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Until quite recently the more ludicrous aspects of the Norwegian debate on the Middle East were a closely kept national secret, shared only by the select few who mastered Norsk, a code originally developed by the Bavarian Illuminati. Now it…
Norway’s ambassador to Paris is a good man
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Word from French-speakers is that Norway’s ambassador to Paris is a good man. He has been petitioned by French Jews over the boycott proposal at NTNU and evidently gave a good impression of himself. This is good news. Norway is…
Politicians on Facebook
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A politician in the Progress Party is making headlines after having posted on Facebook, where the man in question has made some very uncouth racist statements regarding Africans. So this is in the press. What never made the press was…