The Progress Party is Norway’s second largest and has a proven track record for standing up against anti-Semitism. Now one of party’s leading figures,Per-Willy Amundsen, blames government for having made light of, and thereby enabling, the upsurge of anti-Semitism in Norway. Mr.Amundsen appeals directly to Norway’s Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left).
Unauthorized translation from the Progress Party’s website:
- Stop the discrimination against Jews, Kristin
According to NRK Jew-hatred in Norwegian schools is on the increase. – Had this been an other ethnic group, one wouldhave reacted more firmly for a long time ago. I agree with the Mosaic Congregation that we must survey the extent of Jew-hatred in Norway, says Per-Willy Amundsen (Progress Party).
NRK has the last year worked on ascertaining the extent of anti-Semitic – Jew hating- attitudes among Norwegian muslims. According to the channel, anti-Semitic attitudes are very widespread.
At the same time it is becoming clear that teachers have been alerted to the problem but have not dared to do anything about it.
- This is classic racism. It is completely unacceptable to bully people because the belong to an ethnic group, thunders Per-Willy Amundsen, the Progress Party’s spokesman on immigration.
The left
Amundsen claims that the Progress Party long has warned against such a development, that is more Jew-hatred in Norway, and that one now has had confirmed what the Progress Party long has feared.
- This fits in with an array of cases where we have confirmed that young people of immigrant backgrounds hold attitudes which are irreconcilable with our democracy. Had it been any other ethnic group than the Jews which had been discriminated against, one had reacted a long time ago. This is unacceptable. One must strike down hard on all forms of racism, he points out.
The Parliament representative believes the left-wing in Norway has contributed to the prevalence of Jew-hatred in Norway.
- The political left-wing has for a long time gone very far in attacking the state of Israel. The criticism has gone far beyond criticizing political issues alone. This is a frightening attitude in itself, he says before continuing:
- Unfortunately the criticism of the left-wing has contributed to provide anti-Jewish attitudes with fertile soil in this country.
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