26TH OF NOVEMBER MARKED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY Boikott Israel 2011 11 29, No stated author Summary.Anti-Israel organization claims success in initiative to boycott Israel in Cooperative businesses on November the 26th. There have been no reports whatsoever in Norwegian media over this boycott initiative. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF";...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- Happy 17th of MayOnce 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 for our Constitution. In its original version, our Constitution was shamed by the exclusion of Jews and Jesuits in Norway, som […]
- “Minister of justice” to Jews in Oslo: too badThe synagogue in Oslo – already one of the most fortified structures in Norway – applied to the government for additional funds to secure its congregation. They asked for NOK 21 million but got NOK 7 million. After all the speeches Støre and Stoltenberg with no end to the flowery assurances, this is what it comes down to: Jews should be content feeling prett […]
- The Jewish Community in Oslo applied for NOK 21 million for security measures, only got NOK 7,2lifted from Vårt Land Synagogues receive NOK 7.2 million for security The money goes towards securing doors, upgrade the monitoring system and setting up a security fence. The Government proposes in the revised national budget to allocate 7.2 million forsecurity at the Jewish Religious Community (DMT). - No one should have to be afraid to exercise their rel […]
- Letter from a 17-year old Jewish boyAftenposten today published an op-ed from “Daniel,” a 17-year old Norwegian student who happens to be Jewish. He feels surrounded by antisemitic attitudes, ranging from comments by a fellow video game player (“just pretend they’re Jews when you aim at them”), to the inevitable “so you support killing babies?” when he mentions he supports Israel, to the inabi […]
- PalCom action ‘small and unsuccessful’lifted from miff.no Palestine Committee’s action was “small and unsuccessful” Only a small number of provocateurs from Palestine Committee participated in a store action against Israel’s Dead Sea products in Oslo last Tuesday (May 16) evening. The police were notified in advance and got them quickly away from the place. By Conrad Myrland Published: 16/05/201 […]
- VG’s Astrid Meland attacks Pal activists and media for unethical focus on IsraelAstrid Meland published an OpEd in VG on May 14, which currently is not online. MIFF has published a review article online, from where I have lifted the following: Astrid Meland believes Israel’s critics in Norway are victim of a collective neurosis, where you turn a blind eye to much worse breaches of human rights by other states. - Unethical focus on Isra […]
- Stand up, stand up – for the Hebrew MamitaIf I were a man, I would seriously consider inviting this lady out for dinner. Since I am not, I can only say – WAY TO GO, SISTER! linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; […]
- Oopsie – Norwegian academia has become synonymous with academic anti-Semitismlifted from ynetnews.com This is the cost of allowing a guy like Galtung to roam free – regardless of round rejection of his recent remarks, this was by no means the first time the ‘mad professor’ let it rip, as is evident by the details of this op-ed. Why did not the Norwegian intelligentia react at an earlier stage? Did they perhaps agree with the previous […]
- Gloves are off: MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports the PalCom to the policeLifted from miff.no What can I say? Bravo! MIFF is doing an incredibly important job and luckily their hard efforts are rewarded with a healthy growth in their memberships. Maybe readers of this blog could be entreated to find a way of supporting MIFF? By the way, I have no relation to MIFF, personally or professionally – this is just a courtesy call to reco […]
- What Karsten Tveit’s award really signifiesOdd Karsten Tveit wins the Gullruten lifetime award for his propaganda news coverage from the Middle East. When it comes to correspondents in the Middle East sent by NRK (the governmental broadcasting organization financed by a surcharge on owning a television), it’s a bit like watching the Eurovision song contest: you can endlessly discuss who is worse. Bu […]
Dominating Public Discourse
The Norwegian People’s Aid Youth do not even try to hide their anti-Israel agenda
THE MINEFIELD OF PALESTINE The Board of the Solidarity Youth of Norwegian’s Peoples Aid 2011 11 28 Signed by the members of the board Summary. The youth wing of NPA publishes a vicious anti-Israel rant; under the guise over their commitment to fight mines and cluster weapons. Quotes: “The solidarity youth of NPA holds...
Støre calls Israel’s retention of PA tax after breach of Oslo accords “water boarding of economy”, but is mum on Syria torture
Our FM Støre made head lines around the world last week, when he accused Israel of water boarding the PA economy in response to the PA’s unilateral actions at the UN, in contravention of the Oslo agreement. Yesterday, a UN report concluded that The substantial body of evidence gathered by the commission indicates that...
Unions ask Government to pull out of WHO conference in Jerusalem
Norwegian unions and Norwegian People’s Aid (who recently claimed that they are a politically neutral organization which supports a two state solution) have written a letter to FM Støre, asking that Norway pulls out of the WHO conference in Jerusalem . The purported reason is to prevent Jerusalem ever being considered the capital of...
The fallout from Støre’s water boarding remarks
Many people chocked on their afternoon coffee by Støre’s fierce attack on Israel for withholding PA tax money. In what can only be described as an unprecedented reaction by the Israeli foreign ministry, diplomats who mettle in the ME conflict, politicians and pundits will recognize this as a severe diplomatic scolding and offer Støre...
Our part-time anti-Semite FM Støre: Israel is water boarding PA economy
Just in case somebody had missed the latest proof of Norway’s unilateral approach in ME conflict: Palestinian PM, Norway decry Israeli fund freeze Fayyad says taxes, fees Israel collects for PA ‘our money’; Norwegian PM says freeze ‘amounts to waterboarding an economy’ The Palestinian Authority is “fast approaching the point of being completely incapacitated”...
Boycott movement: announcing actions against shops that sell Israeli products
The anti-Israel movement in Norway is planning to target supermarket chain Coop for their audacity to continue to stock Israeli goods, of any kind and any origin, in an action planned for November 26. It will be interesting to see whether aspiring political leaders will take part in this event – the FB page...
The hypocrite lawyer
Pål Hadler, who filed a war crime’s complaint against Israel after the 2009 bombing of Gaza, is a retired attorney who on his spare time, which we must presume he has plenty of, worries primarily about the fate of Palestinian children. A fully laudable undertaking, were it not for his unambiguous hypocrisy. Hadler has written...
Gerstenfeld: Essay on anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism in Western schools
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld has published an extensive essay on anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism in Western schools. It is well researched and well documented and gives concrete examples from various countries in Europe. Below I have copied in some selected examples from Norway. It seems we are merely copying other countries, but in some areas upping...
An emerging trend? – 3 articles in 3 different papers suggest there is some professional pride and decency after all
Below you can find resumes of articles published in today’s papers in Norway. Whilst it is probably premature to think that the Norwegian media will continue this trend of mainly correct and (at least in part) unemotional coverage of Israel and Jews, now at least we have proof that journalists can be stick to...
Nordic Foreign Ministers blast Israel, not Hamas, not Hizballah, not even Iran who threatens to attack Israel with WMD
Thanks to Tundratabloids who drew my attention to this story: Joint statement by all 5 Nordic FM’s on Norway’s Foreign Ministry’s web page. It makes my hair stand on end. Nordic countries concerned about measures against Palestinians You are here: Government.no / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Press centre / News / Nordic countries concerned about measures against Palestinians...
Lars Gule: Many Israelis are aware that their land has been built on stolen land
I must admit I am at a loss as to what the purpose of Lars Gules never-ending story in Minervanett is. Is it a book review? Is it an essay? Or is it just the ramblings of a man who has fallen in love with his own voice? The good thing I suppose, is...
Bell Martin: Short summary of children’s book daddy is a pirate
Do you remember the children’s book by Norwegian psychiatrist and Palcom author Hans Sande that cast Israeli soldiers first as cruel, denying Palestinians water, then stupid – getting drunk on duty to let the pirate daddy sneak past the control post? Reader Bell Martin has read the book, and provided a short resume and some...
Norway’s rationale for pro-Palestinian vote: Protect Palestinian cultural heritage
Sweden voted against the UNESCO motion to give the PA full membership, while Denmark abstained, both citing that they were awaiting the outcome of the UNSC decision on PA statehood application. Norway, as the only Scandinavian country, voted in favor of the motion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains its decision in the following...
Norway voted to curb funding for UNESCO
Of course, Norway was among the countries that voted for full UNESCO membership for the PA. This at a time, when Abbas spends his time on arabic TV to ensure worried viewers that he has no intention of recognizing any Jewish state, nor that he intends to give Palestinians citizenship in the “peaceful”state of...
Ouch, Nesbru school got their monies worth, first they promote anti-semitic art and now they get critical review in Ynetnews.
Promoting hate for Israel Op-ed: European educators brainwash young minds with blatant anti-Israel views Manfred Gerstenfeld Earlier this month it became known that the German EVZ Foundation had financed two high school student programs which promoted hatred of Israel. This state foundation was created to compensate Holocaust slave workers and fight contemporary anti-Semitism. In...
Look Støre, the friendly Gaza neighborhood making nice with Israel, surely now the world will see that the political wing of Hamas is a nice bunch of people with only peaceful intentions.
Not a mention so far in Norwegian online newspapers about the 20-off rockets that have been fired at towns on Southern Israel in the last 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands innocent civilian Israelis are under fire, but where it the outcry from Norwegian peace activists? VG prefers to publish article on released terrorist who...
Old sins come back to haunt minister Halvorsen
Op-Ed: The Hierarchy of Murder Promoters By Manfred Gerstenfeld The logical approach to the issue of attributing ideological responsibilities for inciting to kill should start with those who make the strongest direct calls for murder. The horrific murders committed by Norwegian Anders Breivik on 22 July led to huge debates in many countriesabout who has laid the...