• ‘Jews themselves wrote lists of whom were to die in concentration camps’
    The University of Oslo wants to fire a history professor – appearently for having violated its health, environment and safety (HES) code. Protesters say this has nothing to do with HES and everything to do with the Univeristy curtailing the freedom of expression of its staff. One of the protestors is Professor of Law Jan [...] […]
  • Norwegian funnymen fearful of insulting Muhammed
    Norwegian comedian Thomas Seltzer. Picture from NRK P3. In 2006 funnyman Otto Jespersen demonstrated his courageous wit by torching the Bible. When asked why he did not burn the Koran, he replied: “We considered that too, but could not get hold of a copy. What is more I am 52 years old now and reckon [...] […]
  • Støre and Syria, Bishops’ Boycott
    FM Jonas Gahr Støre met with Syria’s FM Muallem on Monday8th. Nothing much in the media about that, not at all. Syria hardly registers at all. In the clip above you see a program from Syrian television. Does not this look like the kind of society Norwegians ought to be worried over? Remember [...] […]
  • VG on Bishops’ Boycott
    Verdens Gang (VG) - Norway's largest daily Verdens Gang (VG) is Norway’s largest daily. In today’s editorial the newspaper claims that the Bishops Boycott is, pretty much, a walk down nonsense street. Unauthorized translation: We believe that the Bishops ought to bury the though of a boycott of trade as soon as possible. They receive the [...] […]
  • No Press Accreditation for PR-woman Yngvild Mortensen
    Qassam rockets: from Ynet news Dagbladet reports on how freelancing journalist Yngvild Mortensen has her knickers in a twist as Israel refuses to grant her press accreditation. The reason Ms.Mortensen is not getting one is because she is a freelancer, and not in steady employ. When one looks back upon the long series of biased [...] […]
  • Is Dagbladet confusing Gaza with the Westbank?
    Dagbladet attributes this picture to Gaza, by Reuters, Elilana Aponte and Scanpix. The picture above is from an article in Dabladet titled “New peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians“. The first half hour the picture did not have any explaining subtext, which easily might have lead readers to believe the picture shows an Israeli kicking [...] […]
  • FM Støre, Dr Mads, Syversen on the Bishops’ Boycott
    Norwegian Bishops have come up with the idea that boycotting Israel just might be a fine idea. Foreign Minister Jonas Ghar Støre is opposed to a boycott and says so in today’s Verdens Gang – Norway’s largest daily. Unauthorized translation: – It is good that the Church speaks out for the opprssed, but the Church’s main [...] […]
  • Editor slams Bishops’ Boycott
    DagenMagazinet For Vebjørn Selbekk “freedom of expression” is more than just words, as is “courage”. After publishing an article on the cartoon-war in 2006, he became embroiled in it himself, receiving only luke-warm support from the Norwegian intelligensia and political establishment as he stood up for his editorial right to publish news-stories on relevant […]
  • Johan Galtung finds Gaza ‘a replay of the Warsaw ghetto’
    The Russel Tribunal for Palestine is supported by among other Ilan Pappe, Ken Loach and John Pilger. There is also a Norwegian onboard, Mr. Johan Galtung – above behind the rostrum at what appears to be a Turkish university. Below you see a section from a transcript from his lecture, where Mr.Galtung identifies Israel’s policies [...] […]
  • France horrified by Silfur Egills
    Iceland - a great little island society Iceland is a great little island mainly populated by decent and hardworking people. It is also home to a talk-show host who is “horrified” by Israel, refuses to elaborate on why, and calls NIJ an “idiot-site” for asking. Meanwhile the French are watching, wondering what on earth [...] […]

Christian Democrats quarrel over Israel

Christian Democrats

Can a suitably critical perspective on Israel be a decisive factor for a Norwegian political party? In order to fix steadily dropping ratings, segments of the Christian Democrats are looking to reinvent themselves. Second deputy leader Inger Lise Hansen has seven points of change on her list – three of which are on [...]

Norway ignores Malmö

Actually Malmö is getting a fair bit of attention from the Norwegian medai – as Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård is residing there. As for the debate concerning anti-Semitism in Malmö, the only Norwegian media to touch it are the bloggers at Document.no.

Ilya Meyer, a Swedish blogger, presents the situation very well in Sweden at [...]

Israeli PM share experiences

The clip above is from Hildegunn’s. The blog is in Norwegian but drop by for the clips. You do need a laugh from time to time.

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Støre talks the talk

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is as quick to criticize Israel for human rights transgressions as he is to kow-tow to the slave-owning sheikhs of UAE in the hope of opening up the emirates for Norwegian Statoil. The media lets him get away with this. The intellectuals go “ah, well, anti-Semitism is a great evil [...]

Document.no on Malmö: The Jews are again the canary-birds

The establishment ignores not only Document.no’s Hans Rustad, but the issues that he deals with. This is hugely unfortunate. An excerpt from The Jews are again the canary-birds:

It is true: Jews are leaving Malmö and many are leaving Sweden. They dare not live there, first [...]

Bergen rector: No boycott of Israel

Logo of the University of Bergen

Rector Sigmund Grønmo of Bergen University was recently quoted in the media for having said that the was “open” for a debate on boycotting Israel. He was criticized by some and supported by others. Now he writes on the University Website that:

I was invited as a speaker at the [...]

LO, COSATU and the Socialist Left

COSATU

LO is Norway’s largest TUC. When Minister of Development Erik Solheim (Socialist Left) visited South Africa in February 2009, LO wrote him a letter asking him to meet with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). In terms of Norway’s relationship to Israel and the Jews, we see the following:

LO

In his May 1st [...]

Newspapers on Jews in Malmö

Hits on Webavisen when searching for "Malmö"

Jews in the Swedish city of Malmö are made to feel insecure. They are threatened and the authorities are unable, or unwilling, to help. Swedish newspapers such as Skånskan.se are covering the situation. Here is an excerpt from Israeli Haaretz, which is doing the same:

Malmo’s Jewish community has [...]

Oslo: l'ambassade d'Israël gêne et est obligée de déménager

Posted on Philosemitism and Juif.org:

Le quotidien Aftenposten a publié un article (consultable sur lesite du journal) sur les raisons pour lesquelles l’ambassade d’Israël à Oslo est obligée de quitter l’immeuble qu’elle occupe au Parkveien (Avenue du Parc) et de chercher à se loger ailleurs. Ont-ils fait quelque chose de répréhensible ? Mais pas du tout. Le problème est qu’on continue à [...]

Cyber Solidarity Post – NIJ is Seismic Shock

Z-word reports that blogger Seismic Shock has exposed a clergyman’s association with extremists and holocaust deniers. The British Police have responded by paying the blogger an informal visit, during which they persuaded him to delete his blog. Their efforts were to no avail. They pounced on the wrong blogger. Seismic Shock is not [...]

Jews leave Malmö, Sweden

In February 2009 the Progress Party pointed to the Swedish city of Malmö as an example of how integration is more challenging than it is political correct to observe.  More to the point, Progress Party leader Siv Jensen claimed that Malmö was an example of how also Norway may be stealth-Islamized in the future.  Siv [...]

More talkbacks on Israel than on Afghanistan

Dagsavisen: Norwegian soldier killed by road-bomb in Afghanistan

Above we see Dagsavisen’s article “Norwegian soldier killed by road-bomb in Afghanistan” by journalist Nils-Inge Kruhaug. Obviously this is highly relevant news for Norwegian readers. There are approximately 600 Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan and their families and friends are worried for them and eager to read about [...]

Media reports Israeli grunts to receive ´miracle socks´

The extent to which Norwegian newspapers follow Israel is quite remarkable. Several newspapers are now publishing an NTB article on how Israeli soldiers are being issued odorless socks. From Adresseavisen, a regional newspaper servicing the Trondheim area:

All new infantry recruits are to receive the new socks in March, the Israeli military informs.
- It may sound [...]

Victory for Palestine-Lobby as Israeli Embassy forced from premises

Aftenposten article "Israel will leave Parkveien"

Aftenposten today printed an article (above – also on internet) on how Israel’s embassy to Norway is being forced to evacuate their current residence in Parkveien (Park Road) and seek a new venue elsewhere.  If they have done anything wrong? Oh, no, not at all. But people keep showing [...]

Zealots in power

Photgraph from Dagens Næringsliv April 1st 2009, Photo by Lise Åserud/Scanpix

Historian Tarjei.J.Vågstøl writes that when Nils Butenschøn assumed leadership of Palfront in 1969 it was with the vision of winning “entire organizations and parties” for Palestine. A brief look at the Socialist Left (SV), combined with a glance at Labor, suggests that Mr.Butenschøn has [...]