Archive for June, 2010

Review of Susan Abulhawa:’…political propaganda wrapped up as a novel…’

June 30, 2010
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Review of Susan Abulhawa:’…political propaganda wrapped up as a novel…’

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Is Israelphobia killing Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan?

June 30, 2010
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Is Israelphobia killing Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan?

In the commentary above we see editor Kjell Dragnes in Aftenposten points out that the Taliban in Afghanistan are flexible and adaptable, and that Norwegian forces must be so too. Dragnes also points out that although the security of our soldiers is a complex, multifaceted issue, it does appear that UAVs (drones) are handy...

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Mohyeldeen Mohammed applauds death of Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan

June 29, 2010
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Mohyeldeen Mohammed applauds death of Norwegian soldiers in Afghanistan

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Nominate Manfred Gerstenfeld for Stray Spetalen’s ‘media victim’ award

June 28, 2010
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Nominate Manfred Gerstenfeld for Stray Spetalen’s ‘media victim’ award

Aftenposten’s Harald Stanghelle has called him “a blinded fanatic”. NRK’s Sidsel Wold has called him a “Norway-hater”. NTB has called him an “aging, right-wing Israeli”. He is known throughout Scandinavia for statements he has never made and beliefs he has never harbored. For the sin of writing a book on anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism in...

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Misleading reporting from NRK’s Sidsel Wold

June 28, 2010
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Misleading reporting from NRK’s Sidsel Wold

The screenshot above is from an article by journalist Sidsel Wold, the State Broadcasting Authority(NRK)’s foreign correspondent to Israel. The subheading makes the following erroneous claim: “For the first time an Israeli politician has received lifeguards for protection against other politicians”. There is nothing in the article to corroborate this claim. While the article...

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Israel eases up on Gaza blockade, Norwegian Palestinians unimpressed

June 28, 2010
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Israel eases up on Gaza blockade, Norwegian Palestinians unimpressed

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NRK’s Sidsel Wold asks ambassador Lian a critical question… about Israel

June 27, 2010
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Yesterday this site voiced the hope that one of our Norwegian correspondents to Israel – NRK’s Sidsel Wold, Aftenposten Jørgen Lohne and Dagsavisen’s Roger Hercz – would find it in himself to pose a critical question to our ambassador – Jakken Bjørn Lian. Today Sidsel Wold rose to the occasion, posing Lian a critical...

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Is Palestine a new religion?

June 27, 2010
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Prominent segments of the Norwegian establishment are head over heels in love with Palestine. The union magazine Tjenestemannsbladet (LO affiliated) reports on Turid Thomassen, a union activist who is replacing Torstein Dahle as leader of Rødt (Red, a political party). The magazine reports: “The colorful mother of three is barefooted, and carries a Palestinian...

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Ambassador Lian provides glittering Norwegian analysis of Israel

June 26, 2010
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Aftenposten reports that Norway’s ambassador to Israel, Jakken Bjørn Lian, has gleaned some valuable insights into Israeli politics. Lian says to Aftenposten: “It is in the greatest interest of the state of Israel that it arrives at a result which makes it possible to preserve and protect the Israeli state. This is a fundamental...

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Uncritical review casts Palestinian novel as ‘true story’

June 25, 2010
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Uncritical review casts Palestinian novel as ‘true story’

When Israel enforced its blockade of Hamas-run Gaza, a Trondhim cinema reacted by pulling down the Israeli movie “Watz with Bashir” and replacing it with a Palestinian movie. Meanwhile the Palestinian narrative, be it political or literary, is received completely uncritically. Here is another enthusiastic review of Susan Abulhawa’s “Morning in Jenin”, this time...

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NTB tut-tuts treatment of Gilad Shalit

June 25, 2010
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Several NIJ readers have reacted to an Norwegian News Agency (NTB) article in Dagbladet which seems to tut-tut the conditions under which Gilad Shalit is being held captive. Citizen H, one of the NIJ street irregulars, comments: Gilad Shalit has been held by Hamas terrorists for 4 years. He has been denied humanitarian visits from...

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Norway cooperates with Turkey ‘on all fronts’

June 25, 2010
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Norway is endorsing Turkey membership of EU, of which Norway herself is not a member. In return, is Norway to get a seat at the Middle East peace negotiations-table again? The latest issue of the Economist tells of how Robert Gates, the American defence secretary, has suggested that Turkey is heading east because Europe...

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Simon Wiesenthal Centre writes to Norway PM: ‘Quisling syndrome”

June 22, 2010
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Dr.Shimon Samuels of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre has written the letter (below) to Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg regarding the forthcoming debate at the University of Oslo, on whether or not to boycott Israel. On this issue, the boycott, the letter is very clear. Also, Dr.Samuels’ brief analysis of the origins of  the Israel-phobia of...

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La tronche pas très catholique d’Israël (quotidien norvégien)

June 22, 2010
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From ever vigilant Philosemitism: “Beaucoup de Juifs se font appeler le peuple élu de Dieu. Mais le comportement d’Israël devient de plus en plus embarrassant pour le Seigneur. Le peuple élu de Dieu a des dirigeants qu’aucun pays ne mérite.” On se souviendra de la célèbre phrase de Georges Frêche au sujet de “la tronche...

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University of Oslo votes against boycott, 9 against 2

June 22, 2010
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Aftenbladet.no reports that the Unviversity of Oslo has voted against the proposed boycott of Israel, with 9 votes cast against the proposal and 2 cast in favor.  The two who voted in favor of boycott of the only democracy in the middle east were Helle Linne Eriksen of NTL (Norsk Tjenestemannslag, an LO affiliated...

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Humanitarian crisis in Gaza not quite similar to Darfur, Warsaw ghetto of WWII

June 22, 2010
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Humanitarian crisis in Gaza not quite similar to Darfur, Warsaw ghetto of WWII

The photo above is from Tom Gross‘ blog of May 25th 2010 and shows a market in Gaza. This is not anything like the Warsaw ghetto of WWII, which is what prominent Norwegian citizens have repeatedly compared it to. Among these prominent citizens we find: Torstein Dahle – leader of political party Rødt, Mads...

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SPME writes Rector of University of Oslo

June 22, 2010
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SPME writes Rector of University of Oslo

SPME is an organization of scholars seeking peace in the middle east. The members of SPME realize how crude a weapon the boycott is, and who immoral it would be to use it against a democratic nation. Now the University of Oslo is scheduled to debate a boycott of Israel. SPME expresses its hopes...

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Authoritarian regime has presence in Norway

June 21, 2010
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Authoritarian regime has presence in Norway

Norway is far away from most places, but no longer a safe and secluded spot. Exotic and strange evils are upon us and, as the case of Mullah Krekar shows, we do not really know how to respond. The screenshot from NRK above tells of how a young Eritrean national comes to Norway, only...

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Norwegian maoists cooperate with German maoists

June 21, 2010
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Norwegian maoists cooperate with German maoists

The screenshot above is from Dagbladet, a Norwegian daily. The article tells of the Norwegian maoist movement Tjen Folket (Serve the people), which has succeeded in turning the anti-racist organization SOS Rasisme into a cash cow, cooperates with its German equivalent MLPD. Tjen Folket also spearheads the Norwegian anti-Israel lobby by disseminating propaganda, either...

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University of Oslo united in firm opposition to any form of academic boycott

June 21, 2010
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University of Oslo united in firm opposition to any form of academic boycott

The University of Oslo is scheduled to debate on whether to boycott Israel. Correspondence between Professor Leslie Wagner of the JCPA’s Institute for Global Jewish Affairs and Oslo university rector Otterson seems to indicate that the motion to boycott will fail. We also see, again, how the anti-Israel lobby is firmly entrenched in the...

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