Norway, Israel and the Jews
We tipped Finnish Tundra Tabloids on this story and they got it out before we did. That’s Finnish efficiency for you. It explains why they have developed Nokia while we just found oil. The situation is this: 1) Norway-Israel chamber of commerce organizes event at the Henie-Onstad center 2) Blitz, an autonomous youth activity...
Christian Democrat Inger Lise Hansen caused a huge uproar when she recently displayed a list of seven items which she believed would draw a larger proportion of the electorate – a full three of the four points consisted of being less supportive of Israel. It is difficult to imagine what is more scary –...
The screenshot above is from Skånskan, a Swedish newspaper, and lists the articles that newspaper has published on anti-Semitism in Malmö. There is quite a few of them. Blogger Ilya Meyer lists foreign media which are covering the situation; The Local, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, 5T Jewish Times , CFCA, WJC, YNet, Pravda, Islam Online,...
It draws attention when a small Norwegian party official discovers that 40 percent of the party’s problems lies in not being critical enough of Israel. Ms.Inger Lise Hansen, the official in question, has since stated that she is a friend of Israel. This is probably true, and perhaps the conservatives of the Christian Democrats...
Norway’s government insists anti-Semitism is a fringe activity in the Palestinian Territories, to which Norway is a leading donor. Akersgata – Norway’s Fleet Street – tells us of the Holocaust, but not of anti-Semitism in contemporary Malmö, right across the border. They tell us of deputy Minister of Development Ingrid Fiskaa, but make light...
Christian Democrat politician Inger Lise Hansen has recently suggested that the party changes its stance on seven issues, three of which are on Israel: 1) Say no to the wall 2) No moving embassy to Jerusalem 3) . Ms.Hansen’s list 3) Stop one-sided support of Israel. Ms.Hansen’s list drew both support (from the liberal...
The screen-shot above is from the foreign affairs section of moribund Dagsavisen, a left-wing newspaper. Each post in the screen-shot shows the title and a introductory lines of an article. The number next to the icon at the bottom of each post shows the number of talkbacks the article has attracted. Counting the talkbacks...
Several Norwegian news-sites are following up on Haaretz story “IDF denies disciplining top officers over white phosphorous use in Gaza war“. Dagbladet‘s Jonas Sverrison Rasch writes (unauthorized translation): According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz the Israeli forces are denying that the two have been disciplined, but does not deny that the contested war-material was...