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Norway, Israel and the Jews
- Happy 17th of MayOnce more, we gather under our flag to celebrate our freedom. Each 17th of May, the Jewish community in Oslo organize a formal and serene commemoration of Henrik Wergeland, the son of one of the member of the Constituent Assembly for our Constitution. In its original version, our Constitution was shamed by the exclusion of Jews and Jesuits in Norway, som […]
- “Minister of justice” to Jews in Oslo: too badThe synagogue in Oslo – already one of the most fortified structures in Norway – applied to the government for additional funds to secure its congregation. They asked for NOK 21 million but got NOK 7 million. After all the speeches Støre and Stoltenberg with no end to the flowery assurances, this is what it comes down to: Jews should be content feeling prett […]
- The Jewish Community in Oslo applied for NOK 21 million for security measures, only got NOK 7,2lifted from Vårt Land Synagogues receive NOK 7.2 million for security The money goes towards securing doors, upgrade the monitoring system and setting up a security fence. The Government proposes in the revised national budget to allocate 7.2 million forsecurity at the Jewish Religious Community (DMT). - No one should have to be afraid to exercise their rel […]
- Letter from a 17-year old Jewish boyAftenposten today published an op-ed from “Daniel,” a 17-year old Norwegian student who happens to be Jewish. He feels surrounded by antisemitic attitudes, ranging from comments by a fellow video game player (“just pretend they’re Jews when you aim at them”), to the inevitable “so you support killing babies?” when he mentions he supports Israel, to the inabi […]
- PalCom action ‘small and unsuccessful’lifted from miff.no Palestine Committee’s action was “small and unsuccessful” Only a small number of provocateurs from Palestine Committee participated in a store action against Israel’s Dead Sea products in Oslo last Tuesday (May 16) evening. The police were notified in advance and got them quickly away from the place. By Conrad Myrland Published: 16/05/201 […]
- VG’s Astrid Meland attacks Pal activists and media for unethical focus on IsraelAstrid Meland published an OpEd in VG on May 14, which currently is not online. MIFF has published a review article online, from where I have lifted the following: Astrid Meland believes Israel’s critics in Norway are victim of a collective neurosis, where you turn a blind eye to much worse breaches of human rights by other states. - Unethical focus on Isra […]
- Stand up, stand up – for the Hebrew MamitaIf I were a man, I would seriously consider inviting this lady out for dinner. Since I am not, I can only say – WAY TO GO, SISTER! linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; […]
- Oopsie – Norwegian academia has become synonymous with academic anti-Semitismlifted from ynetnews.com This is the cost of allowing a guy like Galtung to roam free – regardless of round rejection of his recent remarks, this was by no means the first time the ‘mad professor’ let it rip, as is evident by the details of this op-ed. Why did not the Norwegian intelligentia react at an earlier stage? Did they perhaps agree with the previous […]
- Gloves are off: MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports the PalCom to the policeLifted from miff.no What can I say? Bravo! MIFF is doing an incredibly important job and luckily their hard efforts are rewarded with a healthy growth in their memberships. Maybe readers of this blog could be entreated to find a way of supporting MIFF? By the way, I have no relation to MIFF, personally or professionally – this is just a courtesy call to reco […]
- What Karsten Tveit’s award really signifiesOdd Karsten Tveit wins the Gullruten lifetime award for his propaganda news coverage from the Middle East. When it comes to correspondents in the Middle East sent by NRK (the governmental broadcasting organization financed by a surcharge on owning a television), it’s a bit like watching the Eurovision song contest: you can endlessly discuss who is worse. Bu […]
error and omission
Aftenposten sanitizes Sayid Qutb
The screenshot above is of an article in Aftenposten on June 12th, on how Marjam Salvesen Bhatti, wife of synagogue-shooter Arfan Bhatti, lauds female suicide bombers on Facebook. The factbox to the right provides a rough outline of the concept of Jihad, with the source being listed as Professor Torbjørn Knutsen from NTNU. In...
Two weeks later: Newspapers still claims Mankell has been shot
It’s two weeks since Henning Mankell was falsely reported to have been shot during the IDF enforcement of the blockade of Hamas-run Gaza. Yet iTromsø has yet to withdraw the article above, which is still online. Does iTromsø know? Do they care? Is this particular example an exception to the rule, or is it...
Henning Mankell was on Mavi Marmara AND Sofia
Retriever (media analysis tool) shows us that the last two weeks, Norwegian newspapers have published 48 articles of Kyrgyzstan and 239 on Gaza. The Norwegian media covers Israel more than all other ME states together. Provided that they make an equal amounts of mistakes for all nations covered, this means that the Norwegian media...
New newspaper editor is young, feminist, critical of… Israel
Dagsavisen reports that their new chief editor Kaia Storvik is 33 years old and very suited for the position. We have not got much on her as of now, except a 2009 commentary where she points out that “increasingly” many are questioning whether a two-state solution is viable and “incrasingly” many are realizing that...
Klassekampen exaggerates shortages in Gaza
The screenshot above is from Sissel Henriksen’s article “These goods are not allowed into Gaza” in Klassekampen, a communist daily. The article seems angled in such a manner as to cast Israel in as negative a light as possible and it is necessary to question how sound the facts are. For instance, Henriksen writes...
Newspaper presents activist as unbiased source
The screenshot above is from journalist Jørgen M.Gilbrant’s article “Obama: – I believe in real progress in the Middle East” in Dagbladet. In the article two Norwegian experts on the Middle East are invited to comment. One of them is Nils Butenschøn, who is presented as what he is today, Director at the Institute...
NTB sanitzies and distorts Helen Thomas story
NTB claims that Helen Thomas said Jews should “get out of Palestine” on June 1st, after the IDF enforced the blockade of Hamas-run Gaza. This is wrong. The article above is from the Norwegian News Agency (NTB) and was published by Aftenposten under the heading “Journalist legend throws in towel” on May 7th. The article shows us...
Aftenposten on flotilla incident: ’20 activists killed’
Journalist Lars Akerhaug is a former leader of the Palestinakomite who now works for Aftenposten, which is headed by former Maoist Hilde Haugsgjerd. Akerhaug’s article above, headed “Unknown destiny for Norwegians on Gaza-boat” , which deals with exactly that, claims that 20 activists were killed as the flotilla attempted to violate the blockade. This...
NRKgate: complaint letter to Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
This post is related to the controversy surrounding the interview NRK’s Sidsel Wold made with Israeli academic Manfred Gerstenfeld: Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:07:03 +0300 To: info@nrk.no From: Manfred Gerstenfeld <manfredg@netvision.net.il> Subject: attention Mr. Hans-Tore Bjerkaas, complaint COMPLAINT AGAINST SIDSEL WOLD Dear Mr. Bjerkaas I was interviewed by your Israeli correspondent Sidsel Wold for...
Norwegian media omits good news about Israel, emphasizes the bad
The screenshot above is from Verdens Gang, Norway’s largest daily. The heading runs Great Britain is an anti-Semitic dog. Which is an uncouth thing to say so no, it is no wonder the story it into Norwegian. It ran in Israel on March 23rd and in Norway on March 24th. The screenshot below is...
Are the settlements the West Bank?
Moribund Dagbladet’s Jonas Sverrison Rasch today writes an article on Israeli politics under the heading “Netanyahu blocks peace negotiations“. While the heading is an editorial choice, the journalist does stand responsible for the actual content of his article. Mr.Rach writes: “Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today stated that the West Bank will be part...
VG: “Don’t mention the 1948 war!”
In this post we comment upon how the Norwegian edition of Le Monde Diplomatique manages, in a “fact box” on Israel’s history, to omit mention of the 1948 war. As is well known this war was initiated by Israel’s neighbors immediately upon the establishment of Israel, and cost Israel 1% of her population. Seeing...
Haaretz: UN backtracks on claim that deadly IDF strike hit Gaza school
Excerpt from the Haaretz: The United Nations has reversed its stance on one of the most contentious and bloody incidents of the recent Israel Defense Forces operation in Gaza, saying that an IDF mortar strike that killed 43 people on January 6 did not hit one of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
Israel hijacks computers?
Yesterday Aftenposten, a large Norwegian daily, ran the article ”Norwegian computers hijacked for cyber warfare”. Here in Aftenposten, the blurb beneath the photograph says: “computers of unknowing Norwegians may have been used by Russian, Israeli and Muslim hackers to conduct cyber-warfare in Georgia and Gaza”. The article then provides the following three examples; 1) of how Israel was exposed to cyber-attacks...
01.03.09 “Norway is anti-semitic”
19 Norwegian media sources today report on how Israeli political scientist and author Manfred Gerstenfeld condemns Norway for being the most anti-semitic country in Europe. Excerpt below from Verdens Gang, one of Norway’s larger daily’s. “In an interview with TV 2 he (Manfred Gerstenfeld) lashes out against Norway. The criticism is delivered as Norway...
No supplies on the Tali
Norwegian media reported yesterday on the Israeli seizure of the supply ship, the Tali, alledgedly on its way to Gaza with 60 tons of much-needed supplies. After inspecting the ship in Ashdod, the IDF reports to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that the ship carried 150 bottles of water and some hundred kilos of supplies....
Klassekampen ‘Happy gas-solution’
We all make mistakes. The communist daily Klassekampen has many faults, yet the screenshot above captures only a mistake and not an incident of anti-Semitism. The heading reads “Happy gas-solution”. The notice from the Norwegian News Agency deals with a business arrangement concerning gas and petrochemicals. The picture, inserted by Klassekampen, is of the...
NORWAC doctors claim no indication of Hamas presence in Shifa hospital
Below, an excerpt from Aftenposten Morgen (Morning edition, paper), on Janury 13th, page 4, section:news, by journalist Anne Hafstad. On NORWAC doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse, who worked and reported from the Shifa hospital in Gaza. Caveat: this is an unauthorized translation. For an authorised translation please contact the newspaper – Aftenposten. The two...
‘Untold lives lost…’
In the article “An eternal war” on Forskning.no, journalist Marianne Nordahl writes: “Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank since 1967. In this period untold human lives have been lost on both sides of the borders, and hate in the region has grown.” As it happens, the Israeli NGO...