Monthly Archives: April 2012

Oy vey! Galtung disgraced in Times of Israel too, by a Norwegian journalist!

by McGonagall • April 30, 2012 • 10 Comments

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL > OPS & BLOGS > Karin Abraham Jews control media, ‘peace’ professor Galtung claims APRIL 25, 2012, 12:22 PM 21 Karin Abraham is a freelance journalist to the Norwegian press based in Jerusalem… [More]I In an…

by McGonagall • April 30, 2012 • 9 Comments

Here is a nursery rhyme Galtung might consider now that he has been consigned to the academic scarp heap: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men…

by McGonagall • April 30, 2012 • 2 Comments

If the organizers of the SILK festival have any decency, they should cancel their appointment with Galtung after his scandalous nazi-rant. In stead, and supplementing the planned event covering the book about Moritz Rabinowitz on November 5, they should invite…

by McGonagall • April 30, 2012 • 4 Comments

Here is a small selection of reactions to Galtungs rants. All, bar a literature and culture festival located at a small hamlet outside Haugesund, condemn Galtung. The festival SILK plans to host Galtung as a main attraction, see bottom of page…

by McGonagall • April 29, 2012 • 12 Comments

This is official Norwegian policy: rockets and terror attacks against Israel is unacceptable, but the biggest impediment to peace is Israeli construction. I wonder what, or how Støre might react when he finds out that some of the building he…

by McGonagall • April 27, 2012 • 70 Comments

A few days ago, internationally renowned “peace researcher” Johan Galtung published a reply to an ongoing debate with a man, John Færseth, who had attended a seminar by Galtung, and had left disgusted (You can read this link to get…

by McGonagall • April 27, 2012 • 4 Comments

Aftenposten featured an oped by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld yesterday: A second Holocaust may or may not ensue. The debate about it has already become common in recent years. Since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was first elected as President of Iran in 2005…

by McGonagall • April 26, 2012 • 13 Comments

Lifted from document.no Pro-Palestinian or Anti-Israel? by Khaled Abu Toameh Pro-Palestinian groups and individuals in the US and Europe are doing Palestinians injustice by devoting all their energies only against Israel. There is a feeling in the West Bank and…

by McGonagall • April 25, 2012 • 16 Comments

Breivik has mentioned one song that inspired him – in a small way one must think – to committ his heinous crime. It is a very popular children’s song which was particularly much played in the 70ies, the rainbow children.…

by McGonagall • April 25, 2012 • 3 Comments

With the sadness of Rememberance day for Israel’s fallen soldiers on the wane, it is time to say: Best wishes on your 64th birthday! It’s amazing what you have achieved in such a short time! May there only be good…

by Kafka • April 24, 2012 • 18 Comments

Johan Galtung takes credit for inventing the notion that peace is a desirable condition, making it clear that his field of work (“peace studies”) is the one true pursuit of humankind’s nobler instincts. All those other fields – like history,…

by McGonagall • April 24, 2012 • 0 Comments

Lifted from Document.no Palestinian Authority Radicalizing Palestinians, Dragging Them Towards War by Khaled Abu Toameh On the same day that two Palestinian officials met in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Palestinian Authority issued an order banning Palestinians from…

by McGonagall • April 24, 2012 • 0 Comments

Lifted from Jerusalem Post PA donors warn Abbas not to replace Fayyad By KHALED ABU TOAMEH04/24/2012 05:45 Donors aware of Abbas’s repeated attempts to remove Fayyad from power and seize control of Finance Ministry, diplomat says. Donor countries have warned…

by McGonagall • April 23, 2012 • 6 Comments

I have just listened to a most remarkable radio documentary – the helpers – an NRK production detailing the experiences and thoughts of one family who were thrown into the drama of July 22. The family consists of a septuagenarian…

by McGonagall • April 23, 2012 • 1 Comment

We all choose our causes, and generally, whatever efforts you can volunteer into a charitable cause, are inherently good things. But sometimes you wonder about the motivations. Here is a story from NRK, of two geezers who felt compelled by…

by McGonagall • April 21, 2012 • 4 Comments

FM Støre, or as we call him here, Teflon-Støre, now has found himself in a bit of a pickle; In 2008, the Foreign Ministry awarded NOK 6 million for a development project in the High North, ostensibly initiated by the…

by McGonagall • April 19, 2012 • 0 Comments

In the highly unlikely event that Asma al-Assad should drop in on this blog – there is mail to you from UN diplomats wives…. You can pick it up here…

by McGonagall • April 19, 2012 • 3 Comments

lifted from times of Israel I am not sure this is the kind of high profile mission stupid Reepalu thought he would receive in return for his efforts… US anti-Semitism envoy Rosenthal to meet with Malmo mayor Swedish mayor said…

by McGonagall • April 19, 2012 • 0 Comments

The folly of the Socialistic Left party seems to be never-ending. No sooner have they chosen a new leader who prior to this had to step down as Minister for Children, Equality and Social Inclusion for deeply unethical, if not…

by McGonagall • April 18, 2012 • 4 Comments

Frank Rossavik is an interesting fellow – a journalist, a writer, a former press secretary for the Socialistic Left party, information officer for the Norwegian Euro-movement. He has written several critical articles on the Norwegian press coverage of Israel and…

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