The Leader of the Jewish Congregation Ervin Kohn interviewed in Dagen Calls circumcision barbaric Jewish spokesman in Norway, Ervin Kohn, said the Ombudsman labels circumcision of boys as something barbaric and not telling the truth about the medical arguments for circumcision. STEIN GUDVANGEN The Ombudsman has submitted its response to the consultation on the Health Ministry’ proposals to regulate circumcision of boys in Norway. The Ministry’s two alternative proposals aim to ensure that ritual circumcision is performed in a safe...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- NUPI researcher thinks condemnation of Syria’s Assad is selective and opportunisticNAÏVE PRAYERS OVER SYRIA Aftenposten 2012 02 21 p 6, Helge Lurås Summary. Helge Lurås of NUPI expresses deep skepticism over the Syrian opposition, admitting the Assad regime is not exactly being a model of democracy of human rights and democracy, however it is having the support of perhaps 50 per cent of the country’s population, not least he minorities. Q […]
- Gutting Israel over its embassyNorwegian media continue to make a feast out of Israel’s difficulties in finding a suitable venue for its embassy, which both takes security concerns and costs into consideration. Maybe we shall remind the ironic commentators that there is a very good reason why Israel is particularly sensitive with regards to security; its embassy was blown to bits in Bueno […]
- ooopsy,that’s the Nobel price taken off our hands then…Some of you may remember an entry from December last year, at a time when Norway had suffered several set-backs reputation wise. A substantial part of that entry was dedicated to an oped by the great grandson of Alfred Nobel, who charged that the Norwegian Nobel committee does not fulfill its obligations under the Alfred Nobel Testament: He says that the Nor […]
- The Embarrassing Embassy story…As Kafka says, Norway isn’t very keen on being a good host – but then I suppose Norway is very happy with the arrangement for our own embassy in Tel Aviv, situated on top of a fancy shopping center in very upmarket part of town, where security is taken well care of by shopping center and local police. Maybe the Israelis are just that much better in providing […]
- Norwegian hospitality to Israel: Suffer bitch!Almost as certain as death and taxes, NRK will not let any opportunity pass by to portray Jews as victims or Israelis as whiners. NRK Østlandssendingen headlines a piece with “The Israeli embassy feels discriminated,” and goes on to cover the Israeli embassy’s alleged whining over not being able to find a suitable location for its embassy. NRK makes its best […]
- Aftenposten allows anti-Semitic commentsAftenposten today published an oped by Martin Bodd, a descendant of Holocaust survivors, responding to a proposal by Aftenposten’s editor for culture and debate Knut Olav Åmås to name a square after one of the Jewish children we sent off to an early and cruel death in Auschwitz in 1942. The talkbacks to this oped are horrific, demonstrating once more that it […]
- The product of a rotting mindDagsavisens forum for polite debate can from time to time look surprisingly like the inside of the head of a person with very unstable hormones, or perhaps neurons like over-ripe camembert cheese. Or, like a grotty catacomb where no air has circulated for centuries. It is probably a style thing; to be oddly out of touch – passé, where they want to be progres […]
- Frightened Norwegian shooters stay at homeI wonder if the powers that be in Norway have put similar travel warnings in place for anybody going to Sweden, specifically to Malmø? Norway Says Israel Dangerous, Won’t Allow Shooting Team to Visit Norway’s security authorities rule that Israel is dangerous, the country’s national shooting team cancels its trip to Israel next month. Elad Benari Norway’s se […]
- Al-Dura lies finally exposedLifted from Jerusalem Post French court acquits Israeli in al-Dura libel case Dr. Yehuda David had been convicted for refuting claimsthat a former patient of his was injured by IDF gunfire in iconic second Intifada incident. A French appeals court on Wednesday acquitted Israeli Dr. Yehuda David of libeling the father of Muhammad al- Dura, a symbol of the sec […]
- Fjordman hits backTERRORISM AND GENUFLEXION Verdens Gang 2012 02 17 p 27, Peder Nøstvold Jensen, a.k.a “Fjordman”. Not Online Author Øyvind Strømmen has been referred to by the media as an expert post 22/7; though it is rather vague what he is supposed to be an expert in. Strømmen took part in the Labor party’s seminar on extremism in January of 2012 in the company of Harald […]
Archive for August, 2011
Post 22/7 multicultural Norway: de facto ban on circumcision proposed
Several news outlets have featured this article today. In brief, the Children’s Ombudsman has responded to a consultation regarding a legal initiative to regulate circumcision in Norway Wants age limit for circumcision Ombudsman recommends 15 or 16 years as minimal age for circumcision. Removal of the foreskin of male babies should not be allowed in the...
“Peace negotiation” Palestinian style
Former leader of the Jewish Congregation in Oslo wrote an oped yesterday in Vårt Land, where she challenged Jews to be more critical of Israel, or to be more specific, certain aspects of Israeli politics. That is an important debate and hopefully it will turn out to be a fruitful one. But curiously absent...
A gentlemanly tone
Anonymity has its benefits, but these benefits do not come cheap. So Aftenposten may publish typos, but an anonymous blog cannot afford to do the same. Mainstream newspapers may publish erroneous facts, while an anonymous blog must not. Mainstream newspapers can accept hateful comments. An anonymous blog cannot. We need to be better, fairer,...
Prominent US Muslims call on Hamas to release Shalit. Maybe Norwegian Muslims could copy their letter?
A group of prominent North American Muslims has called on Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. I applaud this noble initiative and invite Norwegian groups to follow suit: August 26, 2011 Dear Mr. Mashal: We write to you during this holy month of Ramadan as Muslim-American leaders and scholars across the United States....
Støre; we wont accept a text that delegitimizes Israel
We are often very critical of our FM Støre and how he handles Israel, which puts the onus on us to recognize when he adopts a more neutral and correct position. From IDag: Støre; we wont accept a text that delegitimizes Israel Richard Oestermann, Foto: Isranet 29.08.2011 19:28 Norway will not support a text that delegitimizes Israel, says the...
Former leader of Jewish Congregation in Oslo wants Norwegian Jews to debate Israel
From Vårt Land Anne Sender: The Jews must discuss Israel The former leader of the Jewish Congregation in Oslo criticizes Christian congregations that collect money for settlements Geir Ole Bjartvik geir.ole.bjartvik@vl.no. The former leader of the Jewish Congregation in Oslo says in an open in Vårt Land on Tuesday that the Jewish community in Norway...
Gay guy got his knickers in a twist
Apparently, there is no end to how you can angle anti-Israel sentiments to other issues of public interest, here is a sample taken from Gaysir, where a political activist tries to make the weirdest soup! Unauthorized translation, but I must admit straying from the original text once or twice, for reasons of “modesty”, or...
Bad news for Aftenposten as spell-check guy calls in sick
An Aftenposten op-ed suggests the Israeli government is facing bad news. Israelwhat humbly suggests that unless Aftenposten learns how to spell, it’s Aftenposten that’s facing the bad news. Typos are unavoidable. Israelwhat makes them all the time. That does not mean Aftenposten can do the same. The difference between our two publications being that Israelwhat is...
Oped article in Aftenposten: the USA is run by the Israeli lobby
Here we go again, its the Israeli lobby that blocks Obama from doing what the Europeans want. Isn’t it strange how, in an article that purportedly is about the boycott-act in Israel, bases its argumentation on how the Israeli lobby in the USA can influence Obama? Over an beyond this, as freelance journalist Karin...
Gilad Shalit turns 25 today. This is his 6th birthday in captivity.
From Jpost: Hundreds gather at Gaza border for Schalit’s birthday By JPOST.COM STAFF 08/28/2011 18:58 Sarkozy, Juppe write letters to Noam, Aviva Schalit to mark Gilad’s 25th birthday; Noam Schalit holds rally outside PM’s J’lem residence. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Erez crossing on the Israel-Gaza border Sunday to commemorate the 6th birthday kidnapped soldier...
The Sami people are allowed ritual slaughter
With thanks to Kjell who provided this link in a comment to previous article on recreational hunting. In order to prevent any misunderstanding, this article is not for or against the Sami people’s right to slaughter animals in accordance with their tradition, but to explore how the authorities go to great lengths to ensure...
My fellow American
An online film and media project calls upon concerned Americans to pledge and spread a message that Muslims are fellow Americans. I received information about the “My fellow American” project from one of the people running it, who asked if we would want to post on it. Which we have. On the one hand,...
Election time looming, presenting lies from SVs own argument database
On June 30 2011, this article was uploaded on the home page of the Socialistic Left party: first paragraph: For more than 40 years, Israel has occupied Palestine and has denied the Palestinians the possibility to live a decent life.In an apartheid system the world bare has seen the likes of, the Palestinian people...
Recreational hunting at an all time high in Norway – ritual slaughter continues to be banned
Aftenposten brought us an interesting story yesterday on how the number of recreational hunters are reaching record highs this year. The total number of registered hunters is approaching 200.000 with a record 7% women. Many Norwegian hunters like to take their sport to other countries; an estimated 5000 travel to Sweden to hunt game...
NRK writes on Gaza – forgot to mention context
Now that the dust has settled and more information is known regarding the terror attacks in Israel last week, Norwegian mainstream media is scarcely mentioning Israel. NRK ran this story this morning, which in fairness in fact is a story by NTB. Nevertheless, it is not exactly accurate and fails to mention other related...
Was Erna Solberg misquoted by VG?
Verdens Gang claims Erna Solberg compares contemporary anti-Muslim sentiment to anti-Semitism during the thirties. Erna Solberg herself denies having made any such comparison. McGonagall of Israelwhat comments on the issue. Erna Solberg believes McGonagall is confused. Who isn’t? On August 4th, Verdens Gang published an interview with Erna Solberg under the title “Erna Solberg...
Norwegians did not buy Løkkeberg’s hog
Some time ago we wrote on how Vibeke Løkkeerg tried to adorn herself with the dead youth of Utøya by dedicating her trash movie Tears for Gaza to them, as a publicity stunt to get more votes for the Peoples Amanda award she had been shortlisted for. I am delighted to let you know...
Our ambassador in Israel receives another hiding
23 Aug 2011, Jerusalem Post (not published online, but can be seen on Jpost e-paper) Revising the truth Sir, – In his recent Jerusalem Post op-ed (“Norway is proPalestinian – and pro-Israeli,” Opinion & Features, August 18), the Norwegian ambassador in Tel Aviv, Svein Sevje, continues to revise the truth by claiming that his government...
Syria – Støre gets a bollocking for his “lazy” faire on Assad
You are wrong, Mr. Foreign Minister! Sara Azmeh Rasmussen - “FM Jonas Gahr Støre is buying the whitewash of Syrian president Assad. This will not make this rotten system edible”. The dramatic events that have taken place on the Syrian scene in recent months and weeks, raises a question whose answer is essential for...