Today, at 3 PM, our PM Jens Stoltenberg is widely expected to officially and formally apologize to the Norwegian Jewish community for the state sponsored persecution and murder of Norwegian citizens with a Jewish background during the WWII. Whatever form that eventual apology finally would be presented as, does not detract from the perception...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- The Norwegian Government’s hypocrisy re-exposed: “the most evil company in the world” is the second largest share holder in “Norsk Hydro”The Norwegian Government’s hypocrisy re-exposed: “the most evil company in the world” is the second largest share holder in “Norsk Hydro” Brazilian Vale, which Norwegian Hydro has a tight partnership with, only accepts the bare minimum of social responsibility, according to a new poll where Greenpeace ranked the Norwegian Hydro partner as the “the world’s mo […]
- VG’s Hanne Skartveit: the great betrayalLifted from VG. Applause to Skartveit for this eminent oped The great betrayal Synagogue OSLO (AP) We were unable to protect our Jewish compatriots during the war. And today we are unable to give them the security they need. Do we simply not care? OpEd by Hanne Skartveit In the street where I lived for some years, just outside Washington, DC, we had a neighb […]
- One week after PM’s reassurance that nobody should live in fear in Norway – Justice Minister Grete Faremo to reassess Jewish community’s security needsLifted from Dagbladet, but also mentioned in other media. Faremo to reassess Synagogue security needs – Is in constant contact with police and the Police Security Services. The Minister of Justice Grete Faremo (Labour) is reviewing the safety precautions in place for the Synagogue in Oslo, and is in constant contact with the police and the police and the sec […]
- Rockets over Israel go untoldWhile the Norwegian media rightly now focuses on the ongoing atrocities in Syria, and even our FM has felt compelled to politely tell the naughty Assad regime off for the continuing blood bath, one may perhaps be sympathetic to editors’s decision to not cover news from Israel. However, since coverage of Israel continues to be tendentious and one-eyed, one mu […]
- Norwegian support for Israel at record highLifted from Vårt Land Record Norwegian support to Israel More Norwegians buy Israeli goods, provide financial support and join the pro-Israel organizations. By: Lise Marit Kalstad and Olav Solvang Norway set a new record in the import of goods from Israel in 2011. In the last year Norway purchased Israeli goods for NOK 722 million, the corresponding number f […]
- Norwegian People’s Aid failure to report on SyriaAt a time when the rest of the world are slowly, ever so gradually starting to notice the atrocities that go on in Syria (but also many other places on our beautiful planet), one would have thought that the Norwegian People’s Aid would at least have mentioned the word Syria, somewhere, anywhere, on its web pages. But nope, not a word, yet NRK, who cannot fin […]
- The PMs Holocaust Memorial Day speech in full“Dear all, This year marks 70 years since the “Danube” cast off from this quay, and embarked on a voyage of shame . 532 Jews were brutally stowed on board. Only nine returned. One of them was Samuel Steinmann. He is the last survivor. I’m especially glad you are here with us. Today we remember the millions of innocent people who were wiped out in History’s m […]
- Our deepest regret this could happen on Norwegian soilFinally, the first real step towards acknowledging our own role in the tragedy. Only after accepting responsibility, can the hard work of forgiveness and the arduous task of reconstructing relations begin. Lifted from Aftenposten (by Elisabeth Rodum and Halvor Hegtun) PM Jens Stoltenberg (Labour) deeply regretted the deportation of Norwegian Jews at the Holo […]
- Holocaust commemoration ceremony today at 1500 hrs in OsloLifted from Dagen.no, but also covered most other news outlets. For more details on the event itself, you can go to http://www.holocaustdagen.no/ Thinks Jens will apologize to the Jews Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is expected to come up with a form of apology to the Norwegian Jews during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day today. Bjørn Arild Hatle […]
- Mixed signals from Norway as Holocaust commemoration ceremony is expected to bring a much awaited formal apology from Norway to its Jewish communityToday, at 3 PM, our PM Jens Stoltenberg is widely expected to officially and formally apologize to the Norwegian Jewish community for the state sponsored persecution and murder of Norwegian citizens with a Jewish background during the WWII. Whatever form that eventual apology finally would be presented as, does not detract from the perception that Norway con […]
Media bias
Norwegian Telegram Bureau – with an obsession for Israel
Lifted from miff.no NTB ‘s extreme over focus on Israel II No one knows for sure how many were killed in the climax of the Sri Lankan civil war, but it is estimated to be from 10 to 20 times more than the total number of people killed in the conflict between Palestinians and...
The bizarre fixation with Israel in Norwegian media
lifted from miff.no The news agency NTB covered Israel 208 percent more than Egypt from 2008 to 2010, according to the media database Atekst. Every month, for 36 consecutive months, tiny Israel with its eight million inhabitants was covered more than the world’s most populous Arab country, with over 80 million inhabitants. Egypt was mentioned in 1583 articles. By comparison, Israel was mentioned in 4,883articles. As everyone knows, 2011 was an extraordinary year for Egypt, but even in the year of revolution , in which a president was overthrown, and in which over 800 Egyptians were killed and 6000 injured,...
VG: Here Israel kills a militant Palestinian in Gaza
Two days ago, we published the story on how Norwegian media reported 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza, but without mentioning the context of rocket attacks imminent terror threats against Israeli civilian targets. Today, VG has a follow up story on this, this time focusing on the moment of death of the...
NRK: 3 Palestinians killed – no mention of rocket salvo over Israel
That the NRK views the tragic ME conflict through its very own and particular lens is nothing new. But NRK is not only biased in its presentation of the conflict, but is also too lazy to do a decent journalistic job and check its sources. Time constraints, combined with the fact that the NRK...
NRK in trouble…. with the UN!
Has NRK finally been confronted with the consequences of giving free reins to fantasy and obscure intentions? This is not the first time the NRK has been asked to explain its editorial content, and its ability to comply with minimal standards of decorum. Notably, Israel has requested an inquiry into the institutionalized bias with...
NRK sees the world through Palestinian goggles
Thanks to Oxy who provided this. NRK does register attacks on Israel from Gaza but awaits covering story until Israel mounts a defensive operation from IAF to protect civilians. For the NRK it seems they prefer defensive operations with casualties, so they can once again use the big...
Gerstenfeld on Mainstream Double Standards against Israel
This article was published in Norwegian on the ICEJ website in Norwegian, we have got the English version to share with you. Although the article does not specifically mention Norway, it is sadly true that all of these serious shortcomings in professionalism is a hallmark of Norwegian medias attitude towards Israel. A very recent...
MIFF activists in Trondheim harassed by young commies
MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports on its home pages that young communists harassed MIFF members and stole an Israeli flag at a recent rally in Trondheim. This is the second time in a short time, that young communists harass and attack a MIFF stand and tries to shut down a lawful public meeting,...
Also not in Norwegian news: Western journalists need Hamas approved “minders”
Lifted from Jpost. This article highlights the problem of underreporting of serious problems relating to press freedom in Gaza, but also the West Bank. It does not help Palestinians in their quest for statehood that journalists who cover the conflict fail to address these severe shortcomings, or at least – to the extent they...
Norwegian neutrality
It all sounds so simple. It is just a matter of Israeli stubbornness, for which they must be roundly condemned. So, if only these pesky Israelis could be brought under control, then all should be just fine? Gaza will sort itself out, and that minor fact that Oslo 2 does not mention anything about...
secret diaries from Oslo – on rising anti-Semitism
lifted in full from wikileaks 1. (C) Summary: Anti-Semitism in Norway, and the expression of anti-Semitic comments, has increased since the Gaza war. The small Norwegian Jewish community is wary of being targeted, and "Jew" has become more popular as an epithet. While the issue of anti-Semitism is frequently debated in the media, Norwegians...
“International Law Experts” with egg on their faces: Gaza blockade legal
Now that we have the ruling from the UN on the matter, could we please ask the following persons, or organizations to retract their statements or amend their entries so that they reflect reality: SV: Gaza blockade is illegal The International Red Cross Committee: Gaza blockade breaches international Law Professor Geir Ulfstein at the...
Oped article in Aftenposten: the USA is run by the Israeli lobby
Here we go again, its the Israeli lobby that blocks Obama from doing what the Europeans want. Isn’t it strange how, in an article that purportedly is about the boycott-act in Israel, bases its argumentation on how the Israeli lobby in the USA can influence Obama? Over an beyond this, as freelance journalist Karin...
Norwegians did not buy Løkkeberg’s hog
Some time ago we wrote on how Vibeke Løkkeerg tried to adorn herself with the dead youth of Utøya by dedicating her trash movie Tears for Gaza to them, as a publicity stunt to get more votes for the Peoples Amanda award she had been shortlisted for. I am delighted to let you know...
Dagbladet editorial on Eilat terror:If Israel had displayed somewhat more humility after the killings of the five security guards, future prospects for the two countries would have been far better.
22/8/2011 Dagbladet: THE DANGEROUS GAME SURROUNDING SINAI With a dramatic and not yet resolved situation in Libya, a conflict between Egypt and Israel with possible consequences for the future of the Middle East has arisen. This weekend fully showed how a new force has risen to power in Egypt, being far less tolerant towards Israel than...
Gerstenfeld – auf Deutsch
Konkret is a well respected German leftist news magazine. The latest issue analyses Norway post 22/7, where among other specialists, Manfred Gerstenfeld is interviewed (I bet you this was not quite what Fredrik Græsvik and Sidsel Wold had in mind when they decided to treat him to to their lies…) Unauthorized translation and with...
Dr. Michal Rachel Suissa in Pajamasmedia
With thanks to Eric R who has directed me to this site! Pajamasmedia has a closer look at anti-Semitism in Norway post-22/7. Dr. Michal Rachel Suissa is a Jewish Amazigh (Berber) refugee from Morocco, working as an associate professor in medicinal chemistry at University College of Oslo. She regularly lectures and has written many...
NRK has a strange way of illustrating Ashdod rocket rain
Can you spot the errors? The illustration shows a bombed building complex in Gaza, yet the text immediately underneath the photo goes Rundt ti raketter avfyrt fra Gazastripen har slått ned i det sørlige Israel. Minst to mennesker er skadd, en av dem alvorlig, opplyser en talskvinne for israelsk politi.. Word for word translation:...
Terror in Eilat
Terrorists have struck again in Eilat, leaving at least 6 dead and 25 hurt. Once again it is Eilat, the holiday paradise on the Red Sea that has been hit, leaving no doubt that terrorists are a shitty lot of people, who are so brave as to attack tourists armed with hand bags and...