So, in the perfect world of the Socialist Left, Norwegian companies should not engage with the Israeli petroleum industry, even when it is clear that the country’s gas finds lie safely within its continental shelf, whereas on the other hand…
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Reactions to the Anti-Semitism in Norway study
by McGonagall • • 39 Comments
A compilation of reactions to the Anti-Semitism study released yesterday. It is interesting to note that many of the online talkbacks and related blog ping-backs confirm the main findings – there is a significant level of antisemitism in Norway. The…
Antisemitism in Norway, part 2 (of many): what it means to be pro-Palestinian
by Kafka • • 13 Comments
To make one obvious thing clear, and Gregory House said it best: Everybody lies. For every person in the survey who admits to antisemitic points of view, there is an unknown portion who lied about their true attitudes. The survey…
Antisemitism in Norway
by McGonagall • • 2 Comments
Lifted from miff.no, direct link to the Holocaust Center Study, which was released today. In the coming days I will translate the main findings as they have been presented in this first investigation into Norwegians’ attitudes to Jews, for now…
Antisemitism in Norway, part 1 (of several)
by Kafka • • 5 Comments
Today, the Norwegian Holocaust Center published the results of its survey on antisemitism in Norway. We will surely write more about this as we study it closely, but for now let’s look at how Norway’s “newspaper of record” dealt with…
For Liv Tørres, the general secretary of the Norwegian People’s Aid, all the troubles of the ME are caused by Israel
by McGonagall • • 1 Comment
Below follows a compilation of articles, comments and opinions on the current state of affairs in the ME, notably after the Houla massacre. By the weight of her own words, Ms. Tørres of the Norwegian People’s Aid and their narrow…
Gerstenfeld: The peace camp charade – put into new context by the ongoing Syria slaughter
by McGonagall • • 2 Comments
Lifted from ynetnews.com The image of little children’s bodies – either shot to death from close hold or hacked to death – still stamped on my retina and with the embarrassing and totally inadequate responses by Annan – he will be…
Ruth’s commitment and Shavuot: “Wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge, I will lodge, your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.”
by McGonagall • • 3 Comments
Tomorrow evening, after sundown, after the Sabbath, Jews around the world will flock to their Synagogues to celebrate the giving of the Torah. It is a night of study, lasting until dawn the following morning; a night of pondering on…
NTB’s incomplete version of history II
by McGonagall • • 3 Comments
A follow up of Kafka’s earlier story, here is the NTB article fully translated: HAMAS WILL EDUCATE GAZAN CHILDREN IN HEBREW Aftenposten 2012 05 25 NTB The Hamas government in the Gaza strip will introduce education in Hebrew in Palestinian…
Aftenposten’s Åmås learns that tweeting in favor of Israelis leads to loss of followers
by McGonagall • • 1 Comment
lifted from miff.no Understanding the Israelis leads to fewer followers -Repeat a message on Twitter that is sympathetic to being Israeli and vulnerable, and you lose followers every time, the culture and debate editor of Aftenposten, Knut Olav Åmås writes. By Conrad Myrland Published: 05/25/2012, at. 8:38 am Updated: 05/25/2012 at. 8:38 am On Tuesday May 22nd at 15.24 Andreas Fagerbakke (@afagerbakke) wrote the following message on Twitter: “Self-defense is a right, unless you are an…
NTB’s incomplete version of history
by Kafka • • 3 Comments
Reporting that some schools on the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip will be offering Hebrew lessons, fake news organization NTB highlights the Israeli “blockade” of Gaza. It may be worth comparing the NTB article with this one from the New York Times,…
Norwegian Church Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (but without Israelis)
by McGonagall • • 13 Comments
THE CHURCH WEEK FOR PEACE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL Kirkeuka.no No stated author Summary. The Church of Norway arranges solidarity week for peace in Palestine and Israel, with extensive program. This program has numerous references to Palestinian participation, no Israelis…
Church matters: Christian communities in ME at historic low – Israel is at fault
by McGonagall • • 5 Comments
Isn’t it interesting how Israel and the whole of the ME have been all put into one big lump, in the first paragraph? Beyond this malicious error, the rest of the information does not withstand scrutiny. Sadly, this is the…
NY Times: Jews discussed the Internet’s dangers, NRK: Jews protested against the internet
by McGonagall • • 7 Comments
Lifted from miff.no NY Times: Jews discussed the dangers of internet, NRK: Jews protested against the internet. – 40,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered “to demonstrate – against the internet,” the NRK writes. But the source for this is an article in the…
Not in Norwegian News – the invented financial crisis in the PA
by McGonagall • • 4 Comments
lifted from the gatestoneinstitute.org Norway is one of the biggest contributors to the PA – it has long been recognized that monies disappear into a diverse set of pockets, yet Norwegian politicians and enthusiastic pro-Palestine activists refuse to deal with…
Anti-Semitism in Norway: Our children are being bullied
by McGonagall • • 2 Comments
A comment, lifted from Aftenposten.no Our Children are being Bullied Aftenposten 2012 05 16, author stated as “Sad Father, 55”. These days, many Jewish children are being bullied, threatened with being killed or assaulted in schools in Norway, only over…
NTB invents news – there was no official Norwegian warning against Norwegian oil sector involvement in Israel
by McGonagall • • 11 Comments
Lifted from miff.no Background story: The NTB published an article regarding increased Norwegian investment in Israel offshore sector, claiming that the Norwegian Foreign Ministry had warned against such involvement in Israel. This NTB article was in turn picked up by…
Galtung – a synonym for toxic hate, leaving bad stains on Norway
by McGonagall • • 10 Comments
Lifted from Times of Israel; Ops & Blogs Blind in one eye: Galtung and the toxic European left MAY 17, 2012, 6:16 AM Professor Robert S Wistrich is the director of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of…
This is Norway: Fined and jailed for carrying an Israeli flag
by McGonagall • • 17 Comments
lifted from Aftenposten.no Jailed and fined NOK 10,000 This is how I stood by the roadside, Inge Telhaug (56) says. The police took the flags from him and arrested him. By: Amund Sveen Horse Published: May 17. 2012 (13:48) Updated: 17 May. 2012 (13:49)…
Happy 17th of May
by McGonagall • • 6 Comments
Once more, we gather under our flag to celebrate our freedom. Each 17th of May, the Jewish community in Oslo organize a formal and serene commemoration of Henrik Wergeland, the son of one of the member of the Constituent Assembly…