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…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Norway ignores Malmö
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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…
Israeli PM share experiences
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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.
Støre talks the talk
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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…
Document.no on Malmö: The Jews are again the canary-birds
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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.…
Bergen rector: No boycott of Israel
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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…
LO, COSATU and the Socialist Left
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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…
Newspapers on Jews in Malmö
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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,…
Oslo: l’ambassade d’Israël gêne et est obligée de déménager
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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…
Cyber Solidarity Post – NIJ is Seismic Shock
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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…
Jews leave Malmö, Sweden
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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…
More talkbacks on Israel than on Afghanistan
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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…
Media reports Israeli grunts to receive ´miracle socks´
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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…
Victory for Palestine-Lobby as Israeli Embassy forced from premises
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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?…
Highlights from the Socialist Left
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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,…
Anti-Semitism and Israeli Haiti-aid
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Jerusalem Post reports Anti-Semitism in Europe highest since WWII. “Classical anti-Semitism is changing, and it’s been replaced with a new anti-Semitism, which takes its shape in the form of unbridled attacks against the idea of a Jewish state” stated a spokesman…
Are the settlements the West Bank?
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Moribund Dagbladet’s Jonas Sverrison Rasch today writes an article on Israeli politics under the heading “Netanyahu blocks peace negotiations“. While the heading is an editorial choice, the journalist does stand responsible for the actual content of his article. Mr.Rach writes:…
Y-net news on Bergen Uni boycott debate
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Y-net news.com reports on the boycott-debate at Bergen University, which might or might not be about to rear its ugly head. The situation is still unclear.Where has Y-net learned what and are their sources better than ours? After what happened…
Norvège: le recteur de l’Université de Bergen “ouvert” au boycott académique d’Isarël
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In terms of covering Norway the Belgium-based blog Philosemitisme is now ahead of NIJ. In a recent post Philosemitisme refers to an article in Aftenposten by Knut Olav Åmås: “Boycott académique d’Israël ? M. Knut Olav Åmås, rédacteur culturel et…
Spook bigwig: War on terror just begun
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The head of PST – the Police Security Services in Norway is interviewed in this weekend edition (January 23/24th) of Dagens Næringsliv, a prominent and well respected business daily. She brings disturbing news. Unauthorized translation below: Age of extremists. “Extreme…