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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 [...]
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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Jerusalem Post August 19th – Gerald Steinberg writes the article Swedish government funds anti-Semitic NGO’s. As any Scandinavian will tell you, Sweden and Norway are in many ways very similar – we speak more or less the same language, hold few and shallow grudges against our neighbors, are dedicated to the idea of wealth distribution [...] NORWAC doctor Mads Gilbert has previously supported the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers and claimed that Gaza during Cast Lead was “worse than the Warsaw ghetto“. While he worked at Shifa hospital during the war he vehemently denied that any Hamas presence there, while it since has been reported that Hamas indeed used the [...] Norway’s most prominent political historian, Jens Arup Seip, always told his students that in order to understand history they were only to follow the money and they wouldn’t go wrong. But that was back in the sixties when money was scarce. Today Norway is awash with cash and we use a full 1% of it [...] In an op-ed to Dagens Næringsliv – Norway’s leading business newspaper – on Friday, June 26th, Henrik Wiig from the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research comments upon unintended consequences of Norwegian development aid. Unauthorised translation below from the subheading: Around 50 Peruvian indians and policemen were killed in battles over resources in the Amazonas [...] As mentioned earlier Norway provdes the Palestinian Authorities (PA) with more development aid pr.capita than any other recipient (Read here and here). In total, Norway has provided the PA with NOK 5 billion since 1993. It is increasingly important to ask whether these funds are being put to good use. According to the Palestinian Media [...] From Norway’s largest pro-Israel organization: With Israel for peace (MIFF). See the video below from Palestinian Media Watch. PA tv is a recipient of Norwegian aid. Norwegian development aid does not promote peace Palestinians receive far more Norwegian development aid than any other group of people on earth. Several of the organizations which receive Norwegian development [...] NGOs are assumed to be forces for good, saving children and innocents, aiding the blind, giving a hand to the crippled, etc. But when idealism mixes with one-sided media coverage the result can be a lethal concoction indeed. One organization keeping tabs on political patterns and hidden motives in NGO Monitor, which in its own “promoting critical [...] LO is the major trade union confederation in Norway and is traditionally tied to the left-of-centre in general and the Labor movement and party in specific. The organization now warns that they will call for a boycott of, surprise surprise, Israel, unless their demands are met. The Haaretz runs an article on this here – read the [...] From Al-Ahram online, 3-9 June 2004, by Emad Gad: Following the Rafah operations, international calls have been heard to impose sanctions on Israel. The Norwegian Oil and Petrochemical Workers Union (NOPEF) called on all parties and political forces in Norway to adopt for a complete boycott of Israel. In bringing the idea before the government, NOPEF [...] |
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