Lifted 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...
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 […]
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Norwegian People’s Aid failure to report on Syria
At 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...
The modern blood libel – the water libel: another sordid lie
Israel-bashers do not stand back from serving the dirty lie or two in order to further their case, here miff.no provides documentation from the Sadat-Begin Center that Israel over-complies with its obligations vz water resources. On the other side, the Palestinians routinely breach their agreements. Not sure if this will impress the pathological Israel...
Success for the Norwegian Refugee Council in Lebanon
I am genuinely pleased for the Palestinians in question who now will get their homes reconstructed. However, what is missed from the presentation here, is why the refugee camp was razed in the first place. Could it be that as it was an internal matter in Lebanon, who only tolerate their Palestinians as long...
Palestinian’s forced repatriation
Not only is Norway busy with an unprecedented shopping spree in Israel, but simultaneously we are also kicking out Palestinian refugees (who fear the for their lives in PA controlled West Bank and Hamas controlled and non-occupied Gaza FROM HOSPITAL BED TO FORCED REPATRIATION Morgenbladet, issue of 6th through 12th of January 2012 Tor...
Norwegian churches collide on Israel
Lets hope more free churches pull out of cooperation with the Norwegian Church Aid, lest they will be soiled with the dirt of the NCA- As for Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt, former leader of the NCA and his claim that the NCA supports Israel, their own track record show this to be a base lie....
20 people remember 3 year anniversary for Gaza campaign – they forgot to mention Gaza rockets, but calls Gaza campaign a ‘Holocaust’
THREE YEARS SINCE BOMBING OF GAZA Ship to Gaza Norway, no date, Nikolaos Tavridis-Hansen Summary. In anti-Israel demo on December 29th 2011, held nearby the Israeli embassy in Oslo, Mr. Nikolaos Tavridis-Hansen of the Norwegian Ship to Gaza, held a speech directed against Israel, the translator contends himself with translating the first lines of...
A Dickensian tale….
It is Christmas, so Norwegian priests are busy spreading their gospel. Live must be deliciously simple when all your problems are one dimensional. On his next trip to Jerusalem, I shall be happy to take the Vickar Vaaland along to the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva to meet the kids there. Of how silly of me,...
Ecumenical accompaniment volunteer must have read children’s book “Daddy is a Pirate”; accuses Israel of stealing water from Palestinians
Here is the Christmassy spirit of ecumenical peace workers…. Palestinian issues A BORDER AND A RIVER Utkikkspost 2011 12 20, Camilla Winsnes Summary. Norwegian participant in Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel writes on the plight of the Palestinians, living under conditions she deems as “inhumane”. Accusing the Israelis of stealing water from...
Pal Activist, blasts Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman for failing to mention Palestinian women
Mr. Kjetil Nilsen is responsible for information and the web-master of the University College of Harstad. When not busy doing the job he receives a juicy salary sponsored by the tax payer, he also writes a blog on all the trials and tribulations of the Palestinians. His entry on the Nobel Peace Price award...
2 stories to prove Norwegian union’s commitment to a 1 state solution
Below are two stories to show how the Norwegian labour Unions, all of them the pay masters of the Labour Party, work openly to demolish the Jewish state. Israelis are not to be allowed to defend themselves, so called Palestinian refugees are to return, Israel must be boycotted and Jews who do not sing...
Norwegian People’s Aid Christmas campaign: Bring the Palestinians home, kick the Jews out.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THOSE NICE WORDS BY NORSK FOLKEHJELP? MIFF 2011 12 07 Conrad Myrland Summary. Norwegian Pro-Israeli website MIFF publishes a letter received from an anguished Norwegian, Jewish woman. The letter is an appeal by Norsk Folkehjelp, Norwegian People’s Aid, for economic support. The text on the envelope was this: “This...
Støre calls Israel’s retention of PA tax after breach of Oslo accords “water boarding of economy”, but is mum on Syria torture
Our FM Støre made head lines around the world last week, when he accused Israel of water boarding the PA economy in response to the PA’s unilateral actions at the UN, in contravention of the Oslo agreement. Yesterday, a UN report concluded that The substantial body of evidence gathered by the commission indicates that...
Unions ask Government to pull out of WHO conference in Jerusalem
Norwegian unions and Norwegian People’s Aid (who recently claimed that they are a politically neutral organization which supports a two state solution) have written a letter to FM Støre, asking that Norway pulls out of the WHO conference in Jerusalem . The purported reason is to prevent Jerusalem ever being considered the capital of...
November 26 1942 – Norwegian Jews deported from Norway; November 26 2011, Norwegian boycott movement to target Israeli products in supermarkets.
As one reader commented yesterday, the “international BDS day” on November 26, does not seem like a randomly selected date. Officially, but perhaps only as some sort of paper exercise, Norway recognizes the enormous betrayal of our Jews: Tale/artikkel, 22.09.2011 Av: Utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre Stumbling to Remember Kronikk i Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel), 22. september...
Boycott movement: announcing actions against shops that sell Israeli products
The anti-Israel movement in Norway is planning to target supermarket chain Coop for their audacity to continue to stock Israeli goods, of any kind and any origin, in an action planned for November 26. It will be interesting to see whether aspiring political leaders will take part in this event – the FB page...
The hypocrite lawyer
Pål Hadler, who filed a war crime’s complaint against Israel after the 2009 bombing of Gaza, is a retired attorney who on his spare time, which we must presume he has plenty of, worries primarily about the fate of Palestinian children. A fully laudable undertaking, were it not for his unambiguous hypocrisy. Hadler has written...
Gerstenfeld: Essay on anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism in Western schools
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld has published an extensive essay on anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism in Western schools. It is well researched and well documented and gives concrete examples from various countries in Europe. Below I have copied in some selected examples from Norway. It seems we are merely copying other countries, but in some areas upping...
Norwegian citizen illegally jailed in Syria, left to languish, while anguished family was left in the dark.
A Norwegian citizen Rani Auni, with background from Syria, was illegally arrested while visiting Syria for a family wedding. His story gives witness to the scant regard our authorities have for fellow citizen’s wellbeing and safety, especially when they have been illegally arrested by a foreign power. On September 3, while celebrating his cousin’s...
Bell Martin: Short summary of children’s book daddy is a pirate
Do you remember the children’s book by Norwegian psychiatrist and Palcom author Hans Sande that cast Israeli soldiers first as cruel, denying Palestinians water, then stupid – getting drunk on duty to let the pirate daddy sneak past the control post? Reader Bell Martin has read the book, and provided a short resume and some...