• No Press Accreditation for PR-woman Yngvild Mortensen
    Qassam rockets: from Ynet news Dagbladet reports on how freelancing journalist Yngvild Mortensen has her knickers in a twist as Israel refuses to grant her press accreditation. The reason for Ms.Mortensen is not getting one is because she is a freelancer, and not in steady employ. When one looks back upon the long series of [...] […]
  • Is Dagbladet confusing Gaza with the Westbank?
    Dagbladet attributes this picture to Gaza, by Reuters, Elilana Aponte and Scanpix. The picture above is from an article in Dabladet titled “New peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians“. The first half hour the picture did not have any explaining subtext, which easily might have lead readers to believe the picture shows an Israeli kicking [...] […]
  • FM Støre, Dr Mads, Syversen on the Bishops’ Boycott
    Norwegian Bishops have come up with the idea that boycotting Israel just might be a fine idea. Foreign Minister Jonas Ghar Støre is opposed to a boycott and says so in today’s Verdens Gang – Norway’s largest daily. Unauthorized translation: – It is good that the Church speaks out for the opprssed, but the Church’s main [...] […]
  • Editor slams Bishops’ Boycott
    DagenMagazinet For Vebjørn Selbekk “freedom of expression” is more than just words, as is “courage”. After publishing an article on the cartoon-war in 2006, he became embroiled in it himself, receiving only luke-warm support from the Norwegian intelligensia and political establishment as he stood up for his editorial right to publish news-stories on relevant […]
  • Johan Galtung finds Gaza ‘a replay of the Warsaw ghetto’
    The Russel Tribunal for Palestine is supported by among other Ilan Pappe, Ken Loach and John Pilger. There is also a Norwegian onboard, Mr. Johan Galtung – above behind the rostrum at what appears to be a Turkish university. Below you see a section from a transcript from his lecture, where Mr.Galtung identifies Israel’s policies [...] […]
  • France horrified by Silfur Egills
    Iceland - a great little island society Iceland is a great little island mainly populated by decent and hardworking people. It is also home to a talk-show host who is “horrified” by Israel, refuses to elaborate on why, and calls NIJ an “idiot-site” for asking. Meanwhile the French are watching, wondering what on earth [...] […]
  • Aftenposten centrefold on anti-Semitism in Malmö
    Aftenposten: Norway's second largest newspaper Aftenposten today covers anti-Semitism in Malmö in Sweden with the article “Jew-hatered has reappaered in Malmö“. The article tells of how; a) a Holocaust survivor has been called a lier by Malmö-schoolchildren b) the mayor Ilmar Reepalu has denied that Jews have been attacked, that it is no business of [.. […]
  • Bishops bellow ‘boycott’
    Bishop Solveig Fiske finds it "natural" to contemplate a boycott of Israel Here we go again. Virtually every week, some Norwegian will demand that action be taken against Israel. Not against Saudi Arabia, no. Not against Egypt or Syria or Bahrain, no. Iran, sometimes. Israel, always. Politicians, newspapermen and activists… the number of people hor […]
  • Communication break-down:Icelandic talk-show host ‘horrified’ by Israel
    Egill Helgason is the best paid talk-show host on Iceland. He runs a literary program as well as a weekly program on the State Television RUV called Silfur Egils (The silver of Egils), to which all major Icelandic players aspire to be invited, even though an Icelandic source informs us that many Icelanders [...] […]
  • Oslo: Støre to meet Syria FM on Monday 8th
    The screen-shot above is from the MFA website and announces – in Norwegian only – that Norway FM Jonas Gahr Støre is to meet with Syria FM Walid Muallem, in Oslo on Monday 8th. It also says: “The purpose of the meeting is to exchange viewpoints on the political situation in the Middle [...] […]

Dagbladet on Islamic network at Oslo University College

In the aftermath of the ruccus over Mohyeldeen Mohammed’s extremist views, the media (and public) has showed a renewed interest in Norwegian Islamisim. Dagbladet’s Astrid Meland has written a long article on conservative Islam at the Univeristy College of Oslo where the muslim network Islamnet is active (see Islamnet.no). There are a lot of pictures [...]

Police worried over terror-threat level

NRK (State Broadcasting) reports that the head of PST, Norway’s Police Security Service, has expressed concern over the level of terror-threats against Norway.

Increased radicalization

Kristiansen tells of how PST has observed an increase in radicalization in certain muslim milieus.

– This worries us considerably, and it is an increasing problem also outside of Oslo.

According to PST these [...]

Abid Raja blames government for islamist extremism

Abid Raja is a prominent politician with the Liberals (Venstre). In Dagbladet today he blames the red-green coalition government for islamist extremism in Norway.  Unauthorized translation:

24-year old Mohyeldeen Mohammad from Larvik attracted both attention and upheaval with his statements during the demonstration in Oslo on Friday where he warned against a September 11th on Norwegian [...]

Labor representative attends same Saudi uni as Mohyeleen Mohammed

January 8th 2009: Rioters remember Hayber. Photo by MIFF.

Dagbladet has previously written that Mohyeleen Mohammed is an adherent of the Wahhabi school of Islam. This school is reported to “strictly follow Qur’an and the Hadith“. The mindset this encourages may arguably not be the easiest to integrate into modern, liberal Norwegian society. The Hadith [...]

Key note speaker seized by police after threatening to shoot journalists

"There are people on their way to shoot you now"

Mohyeldeen Mohammed was the key note speaker of the demonstration on Friday, when approximately 3000 muslims demonstrated against Dagbladet for publishing a front-page story where Allah was depicted as a pig. Interestingly the front-page was connected to a story which Dagbladet was tipped on by [...]

Abid Raja on Islamisists: 'Norway has cause for concern'

Abid Raja (Liberals) has stated that Norway has reason for concern. Unauthorized translation from the internet edition of Verdens Gang, Norway’s largest daily:

An array of prominent Norwegian muslims today condemn the astonishing statement of how homosexuals must be killed.

An array of prominent muslims now confront his statements, and Liberal politician, lawyer and muslim Abid Raja [...]

PFLP - a Norwegian cell?

PFLP logo from the web-site of Norwegian Red Youth (Rød Ungdom)

Peter Øvig Knudsen’s books on Blekingegadebanden – the Danish PFLP affiliated equivalent of Baader-Meinhof – has received quite a bit of attention in Norway. There has however not been any serious investigation of PFLP affiliated groups in Norway. It is frequently alleged – and [...]

Denmark's Baader Meinhof - Blekingegadebanden

PFLP operative Holger Jensen on holiday in Norway

Denmark’s so-called Blekingegadebande (The Blekinge Street Gang) consisted of a group of communists who supported the PFLP. Young, middle class Danes in the organization robbed, forged and kidnapped in order to supply the PFLP with guns and money. The picture above is from Peter Øvig Knudsen’s book [...]

Mads Gilbert with Pål Steigan with Pol Pot

The photo above, from Frontlinjer (Front-lines) show us a young Mads Gilbert with Pål Steigan. At the time Mr.Steigan was a leading figure in the communist party AKP-ml, an organization which had a tremendous impact on Norwegian society until it crumbled in the 1980-ies. Mads Gilbert was a young acolyte in those days, but has [...]

Erik Fosse - "from Marxism to Islam"

The article above, by Jørgen Eliassen on October 19th in 1985, summarizes a debate in communist daily Klasskampen. The title runs “KK-debate on Iran: From Marxism to Islam“. The white text in the black block says: “The main debaters have unquestionably been Trond Lindstad and Erik Fosse – they are the ones [...]

Blitz sends “brigade” to Palestine

Blitz's website advertising their "Blitz brigade"

Action loves youth and visa versa. The “autonomous” movement known to Norwegians as Blitz is financed with public money, although how this goes together is anybody’s guess. Does not he who pays the piper call the tune? Regardless, Blitz sees Palestine’s cause as its own. In the picture, [...]

Norwegian political party blames Mossad for 9-11

A new political party, the Independent Labour Party, has been established in Norway. ILP is led by Ghufoor Butt, who will run for parliament in this year’s elections. As you can read in the excerpt from Dagbladet below, Butt has little tolerance of homosexuality and believes Mossad stood behind the terrorism attacks of 9-11. This [...]

Vigrid

Vigrid is a neo-nazi movement which uses symbols from old Norse mythology. The organization holds with aryan supremacy, denies the Holocaust, looks upon Adolf Hitler as a prophet, and claims that uncontrolled immigration is posing a threat to the white race. Vigrid claims to be favorable inclined towards Palestine and in opposition to Israel. It’s website was [...]

Rabid anti-semite fights uphill battle?

On March 22nd the House of Litterature in Oslo arranged a dialogue meeting about hatred, inviting among others spokesmen from the jewish, muslim and gay communities. One of the speakers was Muhammed Ali Chisti, whose speech was titled “Why I hate jews”. Here are some titbits from his speech:

“…I hate jews, and how [...]

Communist Party of Norway – NKP

The Communist Party of Norway – NKP – is today reduced to a miniscule organization. The party has no representatives in Parliament. It’s monthly newspaper “Friheten” (Freedom) is published in 1500 copies. The slide show beneath accounts for the party’s take on Israel and Palestine. For a translation and summary of the slideshow, see below. [...]