Three men were apprehended this summer on suspicion of terrorism. As the Washington Post points out, we Norwegians were told that we at no time have been in any danger whatsoever. Norway ‘bomb plot’ underscores al-Qaida pitfalls In late 2009, Jakobsen went to Norway’s Police Security Service and began providing information on Davud’s activities...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- The Norwegian Government’s hypocrisy re-exposed: “the most evil company in the world” is the second largest share holder in “Norsk Hydro”The Norwegian Government’s hypocrisy re-exposed: “the most evil company in the world” is the second largest share holder in “Norsk Hydro” Brazilian Vale, which Norwegian Hydro has a tight partnership with, only accepts the bare minimum of social responsibility, according to a new poll where Greenpeace ranked the Norwegian Hydro partner as the “the world’s mo […]
- VG’s Hanne Skartveit: the great betrayalLifted from VG. Applause to Skartveit for this eminent oped The great betrayal Synagogue OSLO (AP) We were unable to protect our Jewish compatriots during the war. And today we are unable to give them the security they need. Do we simply not care? OpEd by Hanne Skartveit In the street where I lived for some years, just outside Washington, DC, we had a neighb […]
- One week after PM’s reassurance that nobody should live in fear in Norway – Justice Minister Grete Faremo to reassess Jewish community’s security needsLifted from Dagbladet, but also mentioned in other media. Faremo to reassess Synagogue security needs – Is in constant contact with police and the Police Security Services. The Minister of Justice Grete Faremo (Labour) is reviewing the safety precautions in place for the Synagogue in Oslo, and is in constant contact with the police and the police and the sec […]
- Rockets over Israel go untoldWhile the Norwegian media rightly now focuses on the ongoing atrocities in Syria, and even our FM has felt compelled to politely tell the naughty Assad regime off for the continuing blood bath, one may perhaps be sympathetic to editors’s decision to not cover news from Israel. However, since coverage of Israel continues to be tendentious and one-eyed, one mu […]
- Norwegian support for Israel at record highLifted from Vårt Land Record Norwegian support to Israel More Norwegians buy Israeli goods, provide financial support and join the pro-Israel organizations. By: Lise Marit Kalstad and Olav Solvang Norway set a new record in the import of goods from Israel in 2011. In the last year Norway purchased Israeli goods for NOK 722 million, the corresponding number f […]
- Norwegian People’s Aid failure to report on SyriaAt a time when the rest of the world are slowly, ever so gradually starting to notice the atrocities that go on in Syria (but also many other places on our beautiful planet), one would have thought that the Norwegian People’s Aid would at least have mentioned the word Syria, somewhere, anywhere, on its web pages. But nope, not a word, yet NRK, who cannot fin […]
- The PMs Holocaust Memorial Day speech in full“Dear all, This year marks 70 years since the “Danube” cast off from this quay, and embarked on a voyage of shame . 532 Jews were brutally stowed on board. Only nine returned. One of them was Samuel Steinmann. He is the last survivor. I’m especially glad you are here with us. Today we remember the millions of innocent people who were wiped out in History’s m […]
- Our deepest regret this could happen on Norwegian soilFinally, the first real step towards acknowledging our own role in the tragedy. Only after accepting responsibility, can the hard work of forgiveness and the arduous task of reconstructing relations begin. Lifted from Aftenposten (by Elisabeth Rodum and Halvor Hegtun) PM Jens Stoltenberg (Labour) deeply regretted the deportation of Norwegian Jews at the Holo […]
- Holocaust commemoration ceremony today at 1500 hrs in OsloLifted from Dagen.no, but also covered most other news outlets. For more details on the event itself, you can go to http://www.holocaustdagen.no/ Thinks Jens will apologize to the Jews Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is expected to come up with a form of apology to the Norwegian Jews during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day today. Bjørn Arild Hatle […]
- Mixed signals from Norway as Holocaust commemoration ceremony is expected to bring a much awaited formal apology from Norway to its Jewish communityToday, at 3 PM, our PM Jens Stoltenberg is widely expected to officially and formally apologize to the Norwegian Jewish community for the state sponsored persecution and murder of Norwegian citizens with a Jewish background during the WWII. Whatever form that eventual apology finally would be presented as, does not detract from the perception that Norway con […]
Archive for August, 2010
Protected: Norway suspects Israel unethical, invests in Turkmenistan
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JP mentions Norway: Has Europe learned from its past?
In material terms, being Norwegian is like winning the lottery. Intellectually it is like living in a carnival. Once groupthink sets in there is nobody left to comment upon how it affects us, and prominent citizens can act bizarrely with impunity . The JP, which editor of Aftenposten Harald Stanghelle tells us is a...
Interview with a convert reveals anti-Semitism
In Aslak Nore book “Ekstremistan” the author predicts that in the near future, Norway will be more mulit-cultural, for good and for worse. The reader is treated to some of the latter in Nore’s interview with a Norwegian convert to Islam, who reflects upon some of her formerly held beliefs. The following unauthorized translation is...
Nous allons manger des pommes de terre israéliennes », annonce notre hôte
This blog is not about Israel or the Norwegian Jews. It is about Norway’s perception of and relationship to Israel and Jews. Yet Norway is only one little piece in a larger puzzle. It is while trying to solve this puzzle that foreigners every now and then are brought to pay attention to us...
Peace process prospects – Palestine holds the ‘Norway’ card
Norwegian ME pundits agree that the upcoming talks will fail. Here is how and why they might be right, for the wrong reasons. According to conventional Norwegian wisdom, the logic runs like this: The Middle East peace talks can only be successful only IF Obama applies pressure to Netanyahu BUT if Obama applies pressure...
The hanging of Masha Bruskina
In certain circles of Norwegians, Holocaust inversion is seen as quite acceptable. Such inversion is only possible when one is unfamiliar with the facts of the Holocaust. See examples of how prominent Norwegians make themselves guilty of Holocaust distortion. The picture above is of Masha Bruskina, a 17-year old Jewish high school graduate, nurse...
An american ‘among the progs’
Editor of the National Review Jay Nordlinger recently visited Norway to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010. He also got to know the Norwegian “progs”, members of the Norwegian Progress Party. Notice how Nordlinger has noticed what sadly has become one of Norway’s salient features – a pathological and disgraceful apathy against Israel. As...
Boycott: Regional Labor chapter ‘expects’ Gove not to test submarines
German ThyssenKrupp builds submarines and tests them in Norwegian fjord. Now a regional division of Labor “expects” that the government refuses ThysseKrupp to test two submarines which are to be sold to Israel. The last seven days we have seen VG point out that the Ministry of Defence is actually boycotting Israel in violation...
There is no lobby
NORWAC doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse have supported the Islamic revolution in Iran. They have supported the bombing of 9/11. They have inverted the Holocaust by claiming that Gaza is “worse than Warsaw”. Yet Norway’s Foreign Minister has written back-cover praise to their book “Eyes in Gaza” and our Prime Minister has told...
The Hidden Jewish History of Norway
By Minerva McGonagall, an NIJ-street-irregular For tourists visiting Oslo there is a new point of interest added to an already exciting trail of museums, parks and outdoor trails, the Jewish Museum. Located in the old synagogue building in Calmeyers street, this museum offers a unique insight into the rich history of Jews in Norway. Although to most Norwegians...
ILPI director finds calls of ‘death to Christians’ acceptable
Njål Høstmælingen, director at the International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI), finds calls of “Death to Christians” within the bounds of acceptability. Newspaper Vårt Land reports that the Christian Democrats are taking a group of Satanist musicians to court after the devil-worshippers played the song “Drep de kristne” (Kill the Christians) at a recent...
Municipality of Troms: Labor and Rødt propose boycott of Israel
Tromsø.no reports that the municipal council of Troms, in Northern Norway, has blockaded a proposal of a boycott of Israel. From Tromsø.no (unauthorized translation): It was during Wednesday’s municipal board meeting that Jens Ingvald Olsen in the party Rødt (Red) proposed a boycott of Israel on the background of the situation in Gaza. This...
Nettavisen wrong about IDF boarding of Mavi Marmara
The Mavi Marmara was boarded on May 31st as it attempted to violate the blockade of Hamas-run Gaza. More than two months after the facts of the matter were made clear, Nettavisen still offers articles containing erroneous and misleading information. Above we see three screenshots from the same Nettavisen article. The first screenshot, on...
Right of reply: Lars Gule
This site is, for safety reasons, anonymous. It has good reason to remain anonymous. This does not mean that this site has the right to snipe away at people with abandon. Lars Gule, academic at the University College of Oslo, has posted the comment below to this post. For a while I thought this...
University of Oslo debates whether to boycott… Israel
And so once again it is time, this time at the University of Oslo, to debate whether or not to boycott Israel. The fact that Israel is mainly populated by the only people Norwegians have helped try annihilate is generally not seen as relevant. So again it is time. In fact it is always...
Academic former terrorist claims Muslims are the new Jews
The illiterate and ill-read find it acceptable to compare the terms of Muslims in contemporary Norway with anti-Semitism in thirties Europe, which led to the Holocaust. It is to this crowd that Norwegian Lars Gule, academic and former terrorist, now appeals. Nettavisen today reports in the article “Researcher creates enormous Muslim-debate” on how Lars...
Update: Opposition claims Gove hypocritical
This is an update to the previous post on how the Government Pension Fund is de-vesting from two more Israeli companies. The opposition is now pointing out how hypocritical this is, as long as Norway continues to invest in countries with worse human rights records than Israel. Business newspaper E24 reports the following reaction...
Two more Israeli companies found unethical and kicked out of oil-fund
Only a few days ago it came to light that our Ministry of Defense is refusing to consider bids from Israeli companies. Today we can read that our current finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen (Labor) has de-vested from two Israeli companies. Our previous finance minister Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left) de-vested from Israeli Elbit, a company...
Clip: Welcome to Gaza
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