A reader sent me this today: In Aftenposten today: This news piece was on the “Home” web page, but has been moved in to the “Foreign news” section. Notwithstanding our disgust with the brain-drained settlers in question, and justified coverage by news outlets, there are two aspects that are noteworthy: 1. The caption reads: “Mistenker jødiske...
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 […]
error and omission
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...
IDF prevents terror attack from Gaza – Norwegian newspapers highlight the Palestinian victim, not that he was killed whilst preparing to attack Israel
this is NRKs rendering of the story, other news papers have more or less the same angle. Palestinian killed in air strike A 22 year old Palestinian and 5 others injured in Israeli air strikes against targets on the Gaza strip early Wednesday morning. The killed person belongs to the al-Quds-brigades, the armed faction...
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...
Palmer report biased according to Hamar Arbeiderblad
One of the organizers of the Norwegian floptilla, Ships to Gaza, has been given ample room to trash the findings of the Palmer report regarding the Mavi Marmari, since it did not yield the result they so desperately wanted. Hamar Arbeiderblad is happy to provide a stage for unhappy sailors who now have been...
Keeping Norwegians in the dark about new Wikileaks
Say hello to a new friend, M. Bell who has produced this analysis for us. Well done and thank you very much! KEEPING NORWEGIANS IN THE DARK ABOUT NEW WIKILEAKS By M. Bell Some newly released Wikileaks on Norway have caught the international eye and those of this blog. They concern cables from 2009...
“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...
Bad news for Aftenposten as spell-check guy calls in sick
An Aftenposten op-ed suggests the Israeli government is facing bad news. Israelwhat humbly suggests that unless Aftenposten learns how to spell, it’s Aftenposten that’s facing the bad news. Typos are unavoidable. Israelwhat makes them all the time. That does not mean Aftenposten can do the same. The difference between our two publications being that Israelwhat is...
NRK writes on Gaza – forgot to mention context
Now that the dust has settled and more information is known regarding the terror attacks in Israel last week, Norwegian mainstream media is scarcely mentioning Israel. NRK ran this story this morning, which in fairness in fact is a story by NTB. Nevertheless, it is not exactly accurate and fails to mention other related...
Was Erna Solberg misquoted by VG?
Verdens Gang claims Erna Solberg compares contemporary anti-Muslim sentiment to anti-Semitism during the thirties. Erna Solberg herself denies having made any such comparison. McGonagall of Israelwhat comments on the issue. Erna Solberg believes McGonagall is confused. Who isn’t? On August 4th, Verdens Gang published an interview with Erna Solberg under the title “Erna Solberg...
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...
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...
Sex & Israel sells well
The comic strip Zofie’s world goes down well with readers of Dagbladet. As does sex stories. Or anything that has to do with Israel. Above we see a screenshot from Dagbladet.no. The caption in Zofie’s world (top), by Grethe and Norunn, reads “Pardon the cucumber, darling. But we are squeezed in tight in this...
Final nail in foolish flotilla coffin – Gaza business leaders don’t want it!
Here is an interesting article from Ynet, where Gazan businessmen say that that the flotilla organizers were missing their target since the main problem wasn’t getting goods into Gaza – but exporting them outside of the strip. “I think they might be bringing medication, but I’m not sure what they are bringing if anything. The...
Jews do not stone dog to death
Actually, they didn’t, but the story still made the Norwegian press. The story originated in Israeli Maariv. While the story was later corrected, it still became a top news item on the BBC. JC.com reports on the story under the telling title “No dog stoned to death in Jerusalam court“. A statement from the...
Hilde Henriksen Waage believes Israel might fire if borders stormed by hordes
Hilde Henriksen Waage is a quintessential Norwegian ME pundit operating out of the University of Oslo. In an NRK article, Ms.Waage states the obvious about what might happen if Palestinian civilians storm Israeli borders. What Ms.Waage does not do this time is claim that right-wing Jews in Israel are waging a propaganda campaign against...