A thought provoking oped by Roger Hercz. Now it will be interesting to see whether his colleagues will follow suit and allow themselves similar reflexions, whether privately or shared with the wider public. (lifted from Dagsavisen.no – nye meninger) The…
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Childrens Ombudsman does a Marie Antoinette: They can’t have circumcision, give them a symbolic religious ritual
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Marie Antoinette has (falsely) been attributed the following statement; They don’t have bread? Give them cake! Now it seems our newly appointed Children’s Ombudsman is trying her best to better this (lifted from Dagen.no): Ombudsman wants to replace circumcision with…
Syria, China, Russia and the UN: Computer says no
by McGonagall • • 3 Comments
If it wasn’t so horrifyingly tragic, one would feel tempted to think the slaughtering tragedy of Syria was a sarcastic comment on the complexities of international diplomacy. Here we have the perfect opportunity for the world to come fast together…
An Olympic Shame: PA thanks IOC for refusing Munich victims memorial
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PA thanks IOC for refusing Munich victims memorial By KHALED ABU TOAMEH07/26/2012 17:21 Olympic c’tee rejects minute of silence at opening ceremony; PA official: Palestinians oppose Israeli attempt to exploit Games. The Palestinian Authority has thanked the International Olympic Committee…
Note to Dagsavisens summer sports “journalist”; it is never a good idea to copy and paste from Wikipedia.
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This gem was published in Dagsavisens sports section, and reveals the staggering ignorance sports journalists who want to write a killer story (and in any case, it would make Dagsavisen look less like a Islamic Jihad mouthpiece if they restrained…
Pigs are flying – the NRK finally covering Human Rights violations on the Gaza Strip
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Although a very brief mention, it appears the NRK has discovered that all is not sun and fun for Gazans who like to have a mind of their own, or even , when accused of serious crime, to be afforded…
Gerstenfeld: Stoltenberg is a part time anti-Semite
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published in Dagen July 16 FAR MORE ANTISEMITES IN NORWAY THAN STUDY SHOWS Manfred Gerstenfeld Dagen recently published articles by Kristina Furnes and Odd Sverre Hove as reactions to my article on Norwegian anti-semitism on the Ynet English…
Pal Com blames MIFF for increased trade with Israel
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Lifted from dagen.no Growth in Israeli imports to Norway Despite the boycott of Israeli goods, imports from Israel to Norway increased by two percent in the first half of this year. The Palestine Committee is surprised by the development.…
Gerstenfeld in Dagen: Peace Camp Activists who Support Totalitarians and Murderers
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This article was published in Dagen on July 7, here complete with references so that critics and others may check the veracity of the information. In 1942, George Orwell wrote, “Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If…
Norway gets a thumping in the Algemeiner
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Ludicrous OpEds in Haaretz aside, Norway continues to get international stick for its refusal to deal with historic and current anti-Semitic attitudes here: Israelis and Norwegians Clash Over Holocaust, Anti-Semitism JERUSALEM—A new study of anti-Semitic attitudes in Norway has triggered…
Støre in Haaretz: Norway has zero tolerance for intolerance
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In an oped in Haaretz, our FM brags that Norway has zero tolerance for intolerance, in a carefully worded attempt to dispel rumors that it is not easy to be a Jew in Norway – what with reports that show…
Summer lull still on
by McGonagall • • 2 Comments
Back from my semi-break, which was far from holidays, and trawling papers for news on Israel. And… there is hardly any… well, there is this odd mention of Olmert being partially cleared (or partially guilty as NRK chose to put…
Not in Norwegian news; how Jordan singles Palestinian refugees out and send them back to Syria
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Naughty Jordanians… but all of this slips under the radar in Norway, where the press is much more interested in how Israel deals with African migrants (which is about on par with how Norway, Australia, the UK, Italy – just…
Summer lull
by McGonagall • • 17 Comments
Dear friends Summer… but no holidays for me… yet. I have loads of paperwork to plow through before I can pack that bag and head for a nice beach somewhere (rumors have it that I am bound for the Caribbean,…