• Red Cross suggests Norwegian Jews be tried for war-crimes
    Almost every week it seems, some prominent Norwegian steps up and demands that some sort of action be taken against the state of Israel. Last week it was the Bishops’ Boycott, which fortunately was called of. Now it’s the Red Cross. Unauthorized translation from Dagenmagazinet: Wants Norwegian Jews scrutinized for war-crimes New information show that several […]
  • Opposition claims gov has made light of anti-Semitism
    The Progress Party is Norway’s second largest and has a proven track record for standing up against anti-Semitism. Now one of party’s leading figures,Per-Willy Amundsen, blames government for having made light of, and thereby enabling, the upsurge of anti-Semitism in Norway. Mr.Amundsen appeals directly to Norway’s Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen (So […]
  • Is Norway facing the end of a beginning?
    For too long anti-Semitism in Norway has been a non-topic. For too long, it has been all but impossible to even suggest publicly that the wildly disproportionate, so called “legitimate criticism” of Israel is at least in part motivated by racist hatred. The good news is that the playing field might soon level out. Here’s five [...] […]
  • Tormod Strand’s broadcast translated into French: L’éducation de la haine en Norvège
    One of the foreign sites to follow NIJ is JSS, which now has translated parts of the transcript from the broadcast on anti-Semitism in Norway put together by journalist Tormod Strand. The translation has attracted 11 talkbacks. Read the full post on JSS, excerpt below: La chaîne de télévision nationale norvégienne NRK a interviewé des enseignants [...] […]
  • Anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools
    Unauthorized translation from NRK (State Broadcasting) on anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools: Pupils admire Hitler NRK has spoken with teachers of 10th – 12th form (junior high) schools where many of the pupils are muslim. None of the teachers dare let themselves be interviewed. They fear reprisals from pupils, and are therefore anonymous: Teacher 1, woman: […]
  • State television NRK broadcasts on anti-Semitism in Norway
    Forces of evil are moving. Today state television NRK broadcast  on anti-Semitism in Norway. The broadcast, which was approximately five minutes long, was put together by NRK journalist Tormod Strand and sent during prime time as part of the national news at 7 pm. There was an introduction on the state of affairs in Malmö, Sweden, [...] […]
  • New blog: Spain, Israel and the Jews
    The Spanish-speaking world is of growing importance both in terms of demographics, economy and political leverage. And the cultural hub of the Spanish-speaking world will of course continue to be Spain. It is therefore a good thing to see that a new blog: Spain, Israel and the Jews, will keep us non-Spanish speakers [...] […]
  • From Marx to Quisling
    Prominent Norwegians such as Kristin Halvorsen, Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse are not actually doing anything new. They are merely part of a political tradition of the Norwegian left-wing which stretches back to at least the 1930-ies. One of the authors to deal with this aspect of Norwegian political history is Øystein Sørensen, who in his [...] […]
  • Document.no: Pogroms in Oslo
    Document.no is more than a blog, it is a community. Whatsmore it is intelligent, well-mannered and subsequently growing, which makes a lot of people somewhat worried. Document.no now offers a lengthy post on Norwegian author Eirik Eiglad’s book “The anti-jewish riots in Oslo”. Unauthorized translation from Pogroms in Oslo: Researchers and the police can say: […]
  • Malmö: Ever since I came here people have been shouting ‘fucking Jew’ at me
    Anyone concerned for the re-emergence of anti-Semitism in Scandinavia who is not reading Sweden, Israel and the Jews is robbing themselves blind. If you follow Sweden, this is the place to go. Ilya Meyer has a larger archive. On the other hand Norwegian newspapers, with exception being made for Aftenposten, are not particularly interested in [...] […]

From Marx to Quisling

Prominent Norwegians such as Kristin Halvorsen, Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse are not actually doing anything new. They are merely part of a political tradition of the Norwegian left-wing which stretches back to at least the 1930-ies. One of the authors to deal with this aspect of Norwegian political history is Øystein Sørensen, who in his [...]

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 [...]