• Document 15 calls on Jonas Gahr Støre to explain Senator Brownback’s letter
    "Mowgli made leader of the Bandar-log" by John Charles Dollman On August 3rd  US Senator Brownback wrote a letter, expressing concern over Israel-hatred and anti-Semitism, to Norway’s ambassador to Washington DC. While this site published the letter on August 12th, Norwegian journalists failed to find it newsworthy. Members of the opposition […]
  • NRK mentions Naqba-effect but omits war-cause
    NRK reports on the Naqba without mentioning war which caused it Journalist Laila Ø. Bakken of the Norwegian State Broadcasting Authority NRK manages to report on how Abbas’ family fled during the “Naqba”, while completely omitting any mention of the 1948 war which caused the “Naqba”. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and […]
  • Letter from Minister of Defense denies boycott of Israel, claims ‘constructive dialogue’ with Israel
    Hans Olav Syversen from the Christian Democrats refers to a letter from the Minister of Defense Vårt Land today reports that the Christian Democrats (KrF) and Conservatives (Høyre) aim to stop Minister of Defense Grete Faremo (Labor) from boycotting Israeli companies on an individual basis. The article (above) refers to a letter from […]
  • NUPI invites Freeman to speak about US-Israel relations
    When Charles W. Freeman had to resign from a position with the Obama administration in March 2009, he blamed the Israel-Lobby. On Wednesday he visited NUPI in order to speak about US-Israel relations. Vårt Land reports, in an NTB article, that Freeman has as little faith in the current round of peace […]
  • Scandinavian democracy – a guided affair
    Screenshots from Norwegian newspapers Aftenposten and DagenMagazinet Not even in Scandinavia does democracy work flawlessly. Is there an invisible hand at work? In the screenshot above (left) we see an op-ed from yesterday’s Aftenposten, with Eirik Vatnøy from Civita, a liberal think tank, asking some rather poignant questions. Vatnøy points out that it appe […]
  • Washington Post on terrorism in Norway
    Three men were apprehended this summer on suspicion of terrorism. As the Washington Post points out, we Norwegians were told that we at no time have been in any danger whatsoever. Norway ‘bomb plot’ underscores al-Qaida pitfalls In late 2009, Jakobsen went to Norway’s Police Security Service and began providing information on Davud’s activities after what he […]
  • Protected: Norway suspects Israel unethical, invests in Turkmenistan
    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. […]
  • JP mentions Norway: Has Europe learned from its past?
    In material terms, being Norwegian is like winning the lottery. Intellectually it is like living in a carnival. Once groupthink sets in there is nobody left to comment upon how it affects us, and prominent citizens can act bizarrely with impunity . The JP, which editor of Aftenposten Harald Stanghelle tells us is […]
  • Interview with a convert reveals anti-Semitism
    In Aslak Nore book “Ekstremistan” the author predicts that in the near future, Norway will be more mulit-cultural, for good and for worse. The reader is treated to some of the latter in Nore’s interview with a Norwegian convert to Islam, who reflects upon some of her formerly held beliefs. The following […]
  • Nous allons manger des pommes de terre israéliennes », annonce notre hôte
    This blog is not about Israel or the Norwegian Jews. It is about Norway’s perception of and relationship to Israel and Jews. Yet Norway is only one little piece in a larger puzzle. It is while trying to solve this puzzle that foreigners every now and then are brought to pay attention to us up […]

University of Oslo debates whether to boycott... Israel

At the University of Oslo, it's time to debate whether to boycott…Israel

And so once again it is time, this time at the University of Oslo, to debate whether or not to boycott Israel. The fact that Israel is mainly populated by the only people Norwegians have helped try annihilate is generally not [...]

Ship of fools in search of skipper

Ship of fools, by H.Bosch

In medieval times, society heartlessly rid itself of the mad and the sad by paying mariners to take them away. In today’s Europe the inmates are running the asylums, and the asylums are crusading against Israel.

The Norwegian Palestine-Lobby, which our media corps does not acknowledge the existence of, [...]

Israel eases up on Gaza blockade, Norwegian Palestinians unimpressed

Norwegian Palestinians unimpressed with Israel

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Norway’s foreign policy run by unelected union bosses?

Commentary by M, an NIJ street irregular

According to Vart Land, the Christian Democratic party protests a decision by Norwegian Port Workers Union with support from the Transport Workers Union to refuse to service Israeli ships, or ships carrying Israeli produce,
docking at Norwegian state-owned ports during the last 2 weeks of June. Terje Samuelsen, [...]

Christian Democrats stand up to lobby, says 'no private boycott in public port'

Screenshot from Vårt Land

The Christian Democrats will usually counteract the lobby to the best of its gentlemanly ability. Vårt Land reports that the dear souls now are standing up to the lobby’s planned dockers’ boycott in June.

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Think tank claims Israeli boarding is equivalent to declaration of war on Turkey

Turkey and Norway are both NATO members.  Now two Fafo researchers claim that Israel’s boarding of the FGM flotilla may be seen as the equivalent of a declaration of war on Turkey. The consequences of this claim, if it should be taken seriously, is chilling.

Fafo is a Norwegian think tank originally [...]

Norwegian People's Aid, Israel in OECD and the Palestinian Narrative

Screenshot from NPA site

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Letter to Bernt G.Apeland of the Norwegian Red Cross

NIJ sent this letter to Bernt G.Apeland on Saturday, March 27th. We are eagerly looking forward to receiving his reply. No reply received as of July 2010.

Dear Bernt G. Apeland

I refer to NRK’s website, as of March 15th, where you call for an investigation of
Norwegian citizens who have served in the Israeli Armed Forces in [...]

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 Norwegian, Swedish [...]

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From the trade journal "Ledelse og teknikk" no 8_2009, Christmas edition

The Norwegian trade journal “Ledelse og teknikk” (Leadership and technicalities) in supposed to cover just that, but often manages to slip in something on Palestine. In this years’ Christmas special there is a short article on the Israeli security fence (see above). The article [...]

Union magazine reports on "closed doors" to Israel

Every once in a while there is a respite, a lull, and you see articles like the above in magazines where you would not expect to find them and you think “ah well that’s fine now maybe Norway and Norwegians can get back to having normal relations with Israel the same way we [...]

“HRW analyst suspended for nazi-hobby”

Norwegian newspapers find HRW reports of Israeli atrocities to be highly credible, yet lag behind when it comes to the political sympathies of HRW staff. According to the Tundra Tabloids, HRW official Joe Stork voiced support for the Munich massacre, and as Danish daily Berlingske Tidende now reports, HRW analyst Marc Garlasco has been suspended [...]

UPJF on Boström: Incitation à la haine

The UPJF has sent a letter of protest to the Swedish ambassador in Brussels, Magnus Robach. This site is greatly looking forward to his reply.

Excellence,

Monsieur l’Ambassadeur Magnus Robach,

Le président, Dr René Trau et la direction du B’nai B’rith Antwerpen [Anvers] au grand complet tiennent à vous exprimer leur profond dégoût pour l’attitude de votre gouvernement [...]

DagenMagazinet: SV wants to stop NGO donations to Westbank, scrutinizes investements in Israel

This year Norway head the ITF. Norway is also one of UNRWA five largest sponsors, and UNRWA does not teach about the Holcaust at their schools.  Meanwhile, StatoilHydro is looking to invest in Turkemenistan, while the red-green government is driving to stop Norwegian organizations from making donations and investing in Israel. The reason? Ah, it [...]

JP: Firm denies allegations made by Norwegian NGO

From the JP:

Norwatch – an “independent news service” that “conducts critical journalistic investigation n Norwegian businesses in developing countries” – claimed in an article on its Web site last week that BlackRock – a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services with assets under management totalling $1.373 trillion – divested from [...]