• 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 [...] […]
  • ‘Jews themselves wrote lists of whom were to die in concentration camps’
    The University of Oslo wants to fire a history professor – appearently for having violated its health, environment and safety (HES) code. Protesters say this has nothing to do with HES and everything to do with the Univeristy curtailing the freedom of expression of its staff. One of the protestors is Professor of Law Jan [...] […]
  • Norwegian funnymen fearful of insulting Muhammed
    Norwegian comedian Thomas Seltzer. Picture from NRK P3. In 2006 funnyman Otto Jespersen demonstrated his courageous wit by torching the Bible. When asked why he did not burn the Koran, he replied: “We considered that too, but could not get hold of a copy. What is more I am 52 years old now and reckon [...] […]
  • Støre and Syria, Bishops’ Boycott
    FM Jonas Gahr Støre met with Syria’s FM Muallem on Monday8th. Nothing much in the media about that, not at all. Syria hardly registers at all. In the clip above you see a program from Syrian television. Does not this look like the kind of society Norwegians ought to be worried over? Remember [...] […]
  • VG on Bishops’ Boycott
    Verdens Gang (VG) - Norway's largest daily Verdens Gang (VG) is Norway’s largest daily. In today’s editorial the newspaper claims that the Bishops Boycott is, pretty much, a walk down nonsense street. Unauthorized translation: We believe that the Bishops ought to bury the though of a boycott of trade as soon as possible. They receive the [...] […]
  • No Press Accreditation for PR-woman Yngvild Mortensen
    Qassam rockets: from Ynet news Dagbladet reports on how freelancing journalist Yngvild Mortensen has her knickers in a twist as Israel refuses to grant her press accreditation. The reason Ms.Mortensen is not getting one is because she is a freelancer, and not in steady employ. When one looks back upon the long series of biased [...] […]
  • Is Dagbladet confusing Gaza with the Westbank?
    Dagbladet attributes this picture to Gaza, by Reuters, Elilana Aponte and Scanpix. The picture above is from an article in Dabladet titled “New peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians“. The first half hour the picture did not have any explaining subtext, which easily might have lead readers to believe the picture shows an Israeli kicking [...] […]
  • FM Støre, Dr Mads, Syversen on the Bishops’ Boycott
    Norwegian Bishops have come up with the idea that boycotting Israel just might be a fine idea. Foreign Minister Jonas Ghar Støre is opposed to a boycott and says so in today’s Verdens Gang – Norway’s largest daily. Unauthorized translation: – It is good that the Church speaks out for the opprssed, but the Church’s main [...] […]
  • Editor slams Bishops’ Boycott
    DagenMagazinet For Vebjørn Selbekk “freedom of expression” is more than just words, as is “courage”. After publishing an article on the cartoon-war in 2006, he became embroiled in it himself, receiving only luke-warm support from the Norwegian intelligensia and political establishment as he stood up for his editorial right to publish news-stories on relevant […]
  • Johan Galtung finds Gaza ‘a replay of the Warsaw ghetto’
    The Russel Tribunal for Palestine is supported by among other Ilan Pappe, Ken Loach and John Pilger. There is also a Norwegian onboard, Mr. Johan Galtung – above behind the rostrum at what appears to be a Turkish university. Below you see a section from a transcript from his lecture, where Mr.Galtung identifies Israel’s policies [...] […]

VG on Bishops’ Boycott

Verdens Gang (VG) – Norway's largest daily

Verdens Gang (VG) is Norway’s largest daily. In today’s editorial the newspaper claims that the Bishops Boycott is, pretty much, a walk down nonsense street. Unauthorized translation:

We believe that the Bishops ought to bury the though of a boycott of trade as soon as possible. They receive the [...]

No Press Accreditation for PR-woman Yngvild Mortensen

Qassam rockets: from Ynet news

Dagbladet reports on how freelancing journalist Yngvild Mortensen has her knickers in a twist as Israel refuses to grant her press accreditation. The reason Ms.Mortensen is not getting one is because she is a freelancer, and not in steady employ. When one looks back upon the long series of biased [...]

Is Dagbladet confusing Gaza with the Westbank?

Dagbladet attributes this picture to Gaza, by Reuters, Elilana Aponte and Scanpix.

The picture above is from an article in Dabladet titled “New peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians“. The first half hour the picture did not have any explaining subtext, which easily might have lead readers to believe the picture shows an Israeli kicking [...]

Editor slams Bishops' Boycott

DagenMagazinet

For Vebjørn Selbekk “freedom of expression” is more than just words, as is “courage”. After publishing an article on the cartoon-war in 2006, he became embroiled in it himself, receiving only luke-warm support from the Norwegian intelligensia and political establishment as he stood up for his editorial right to publish news-stories on relevant contemporary [...]

Amos Oz to be published in Arabic

Sandefjords Blad informs us that the memoirs of Amos Oz are to be published in Arabic. While reading the little notice it struck me how horrible seldom one in the Norwegian press reads “feelgood” news like this about Israel. An article about an author being translated into a foreign tongue! This suggests that Israel is [...]

Aftenposten: Jew-hatred among Israel's enemies

Aftenposten’s Jørgen Lohne today writes an interesting piece on how Israel’s enemies are, at least in part, motivated by racist hatred. This is not something which the Norwegian media often reports on.

Lohne’s article tells of how conspiracy theories concerning 9/11 and the like fester and about how Europe exported anti-Semitism to the Middle East and [...]

Aftenposten covers anti-Semitism in Malmö

Aftenposten today publishes a story on anti-Semitism in Malmö. On the one hand this is good: Aftenposten is one of Norway’s largest newspapers and the situation in Malmö has up to now received little – if any – attention from the Norwegian media. On the other hand this is old news – why are Norwegian [...]

Danish newspaper Politikken settles with plaintiffs over cartoon dispute

Aftenposten: Politiken apologizes for Muhammed cartoon

Aftenposten today reports on how Danish newspaper Politiken has settled with muslim groups who were upset by Politiken’s re-publishing of the Muhammed cartoon in 2008. While Politiken does not apologize for having published the cartoon, nor promises to refrain from doing so again, the newspaper does apologize to “everyone [...]

Let's not talk about Malmö

The Norwegian media is keen on reporting about events in Israel. Right now the most recent stories are, according to Webavisen (an indexing service): 1) Here is Israel’s new super-weapon, on a new Israeli drone 2)  Important to react against violence in Gaza, a reader’s comment on Eirik Eiglad’s book “The anti-Jewish riots in Oslo”, [...]

Aftenposten on Eirik Eiglad's 'Anti-Jewish Riots'

Aftenposten’s Knut Olav Åmås has a full-page comment on Eirik Eiglad’s book “The Anti-Jewish Riots in Oslo” today. On the one hand, that’s good. Aftenposten is Norway’s second largest newspaper and Mr.Åmås is a savvy somebody. On the other hand, Eiglad’s book has already been covered in Spanish Midtskogen, French Philosemitism and JUIF.org, [...]

Press awards “Good boy” prize to NORWAC doctors Fosse, Gilbert

Mads Gilbert, Pål Steigan. From Klassekampen archives

NRK (State broadcasting) reports that the Press Photographers club has awarded NORWAC doctors Erik Fosse og Mads Gilbert the “Good boy” prize  for what a NRK television anchor has called “Israel’s war against the Palestinian people” – Operation Cast Lead. The “good boy” prize is awarded annually to [...]

Norwegian company gets contract in Malmö

The Norwegian media insists on not covering the anti-Semitic incidents in Malmö. They do however mention the city in other contexts. The latest mentions of Malmö in Norway are: 1) Malmö aviation wins Grand Travel Award for tenth time 2) Swedish contract to Goodtech and 3) Man killed in Malmö center. None of these even [...]

Anti-Semitism in Malmö obvious to entire world - except Norway

Skånskan, a regional Swedish newspaper

The screenshot above is from Skånskan, a Swedish newspaper, and lists the articles that newspaper has published on anti-Semitism in Malmö. There is quite a few of them. Blogger Ilya Meyer lists foreign media which are covering the situation;  The Local, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, 5T Jewish Times , CFCA, WJC, [...]

What Aksersgata does not tell us

Norway’s government insists anti-Semitism is a fringe activity in the Palestinian Territories, to which Norway is a leading donor. Akersgata – Norway’s Fleet Street – tells us of the Holocaust, but not of anti-Semitism in contemporary Malmö, right across the border. They tell us of deputy Minister of Development Ingrid Fiskaa, but make light of [...]

Are Dagsavisen's readers obsessed with Israel?

Talkbacks from Dagsavisen, February 2nd 2010

The screen-shot above is from the foreign affairs section of moribund Dagsavisen, a left-wing newspaper. Each post in the screen-shot shows the title and a introductory lines of an article. The number next to the icon at the bottom of each post shows the number of talkbacks the article [...]