Monthly Archives: May 2011

Everyone is ‘the Jews’, the Jews themselves are ‘Kazars’

by admin • May 24, 2011 • 3 Comments

The persecution of the Roma is a serious matter which Europe must attend to, but does it really resemble anything even in the ballpark area of how Europe has persecuted the Jews? The Nettavisen article above, by Thomas Rud, is…

by admin • May 24, 2011 • 2 Comments

Norway is sliding ever closer to the authoritarian states of the Middle East, and ever further from the one democracy there. How does this reflect the will of the Norwegian people? How does this reflect the interests of the Norwegian…

by admin • May 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

On May 16th Aftenposten published a story on how an art project at an Oslo school taught students how to spray-paint “Free Palestine” on subway station walls. The story might have made foreign press, but vehement denial and a quick…

by admin • May 24, 2011 • 9 Comments

And so, after almost three years, we get a mention in a newspaper. Not a Norwegian newspaper. A foreign newspaper. Actually, we got a mention in the NTNU university newspaper during the boycott attempt. That did not exactly go according…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 24 Comments

How much time do we Norwegians really spend worrying over Jewish power? On Saturday, Aftenposten published an article by Alf Ole Ask, its foreign correspondent to the USA, titled “Rich Jews threaten Obama“. On Sunday, Stavangeravisen published a letter from…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 3 Comments

If social psychologists around the world knew what was good for them, they would be flocking to Norway in order to learn how you can win hearts and minds for even the most blood-soaked of causes. Here in Norway the…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 5 Comments

Today a VG editorial holds expert opinions on an issue which it has no competence whatsoever – the defensibility of Israel’s 1967 armistice lines. Norway is a land of milk and honey who won her independence by peaceful means only…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 4 Comments

We have received a number of enquiries regarding the Aftenposten article “Rich Jews threaten Obama”, which was published both online and in the paper edition of the newspaper on Saturday. Above you see a photograph of the paper edition article.…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 0 Comments

Aftenposten editorial questions Broadcasting Council’s support of NRK’s coverage of Middle East. On April 28th the Broadcasting Council treated Israel’s complaint against state broadcaster NRK by rallying to NRK’s defense, lauding NRK for the very coverage with Israel views as…

by admin • May 22, 2011 • 8 Comments

On Obama’s speech to AIPAC today: Dagsavisen, a Soria-Moria mouthpiece, offers an article titled “Jewish lobby lauds Obama” (Above, top). Against the backdrop of Aftenposten’s top-story “Rich Jews threaten Obama”, this is only arguably good news. We now have the…

by admin • May 22, 2011 • 12 Comments

An article in the Jerusalem Report raises some poignant questions about Norway. The author of the article “Purveyor of anti-Semitism” is Manfred Gerstenfeld, one of the very few foreigners who knows enough about Norway to offer valuable insights. For his…

by admin • May 22, 2011 • 4 Comments

If links between the media and government were as strong in Israel as they are in Norway, Norwegian journalists would be having a field day. Verdens Gang, one of Norway’s largest newspapers, have published an article on how the Ministry…

by admin • May 22, 2011 • 12 Comments

Journalist Tarjei Leer-Salvesen is one of the many who takes a special interest in Israel. He has now written an article on how Norwegian Christian Zionists support Jewish families on the West Bank. Leer-Salvesen’s article, first published in Fædrelandsvennen under…

by admin • May 22, 2011 • 8 Comments

Yesterday Aftenposten published an article under the title “Rich Jews threaten Obama”. Although this title was later altered to something less offensive, it might have sparked of one of today’s letters to Stavangeravisen. The letter above is titled: “Is it…

by McGonagall • May 22, 2011 • 2 Comments

How bitter it must be for the self-congratulatory politically appointed members of the Broadcasting council to find out that their warm round of applause and many cheers for a job well done, when in reality the job has been botched,…

by admin • May 21, 2011 • 18 Comments

Obama is hugely popular in Norway. So popular in fact that we gave him the Nobel prize before he had the opportunity to deserve it. Now one of our largest newspapers is telling us Obama is being threatened by rich…

by McGonagall • May 20, 2011 • 23 Comments

While the media obsession with Israel seems to go through a little lull right now, and no major issue involving Israel directly, other small voices can be heard. For instance, the former reader’s ombudsman (yes, there is actually such a…

by Kafka • May 17, 2011 • 4 Comments

Israelwhat is bringing breaking news, while the Norwegian press is awaiting instructions on how to respond to Mahmoud Abbas’s op-ed in the New York Times. No reason to wait: Abbas will receive a standing ovation from Støre and his constituency.…

by admin • May 17, 2011 • 11 Comments

Arbeidersamfunnet is the debate forum of FriFagbevegelse. Both Arbeidersamfunnet and FriFagbevegelse are part of union confederation LO. Now Arbeidersamfunnet has published an open letter to PM Stoltenberg written by a former MFA employee, who claims that during the first eight…

by McGonagall • May 16, 2011 • 9 Comments

Constitution day…. my only real worry is what I am going to wear. My Norwegian traditional costume, or perhaps that new smart dress… Shall I have champagne for breakfast (mustn’t have too much though, feeling sea sick before lunch is…

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