lifted from Times of Israel Why was this not a topic for Israel bashers at May Day events? Why has the Norwegian media collectively failed to point out these serious breeches on journalistic freedom in areas controlled by PA or Hamas? Once more, the failure to debate and criticize the PA, the Hamas in...
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 […]
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Gerstenfeld takes UN “peace keeping” forces to task – reminds us of the atrocities committed by these forces around the world….
Maybe a timely reminder for those Norwegians who think Israel is the baddie: lifted from ynetnews.com What about UN crimes? Op-ed: IDF actions pale in comparison to crimes committed by UN peacekeeping forces Manfred Gerstenfeld Published: 05.02.12, 00:54 / Israel Opinion The YouTube video of Israeli Lieutenant Colonel Shalom Eisner hitting a Danish provocateur...
Not in Norwegian news – how the PA radicalizes the Palestinians
Lifted from Document.no Palestinian Authority Radicalizing Palestinians, Dragging Them Towards War by Khaled Abu Toameh On the same day that two Palestinian officials met in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Palestinian Authority issued an order banning Palestinians from making direct contact with Israeli authorities in the West Bank. The new order is...
Not in Norwegian news – how donor countries are wary of power struggle between Abbas, Fayyad
Lifted from Jerusalem Post PA donors warn Abbas not to replace Fayyad By KHALED ABU TOAMEH04/24/2012 05:45 Donors aware of Abbas’s repeated attempts to remove Fayyad from power and seize control of Finance Ministry, diplomat says. Donor countries have warned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas against trying to replace Prime Minister Salam Fayyad or...
Malmø, Sweden, a really bad neighbor
Malmø… Previously a lovely town where most people regardless of ethnic and religious background would feel welcome. No longer. With disgusting mayor Ilmar Reepalu, from Estonia, a country with less than spotless history for their treatment of Jews, that image has now been shattered. This is how Reepalu cares for his fellow townsmen: Swedish...
PA Fayyad: don’t use Pal cause for terror – PA Abbas: praises teenager who attacked an Israeli soldier with a knife
Yesterday, PA PM Fayyad tried to do some damage control after the Toulouse murderer claimed he shot the Jewish kids and a rabbi to avenge the death of Palestinian children. Unfortunately for Mr. Fayyad, the cat is out of the bag, and everybody knows that the PA now must face the music they themselves...
Not in Norwegian news: Israeli – PA cooperation
Lately, the Norwegian press has had very little to report from or about Israel (except during last weeks rocket rain), probably because they realize the tremendous damage they will do to themselves if they continue to under-report the blood bath that continues to unfold in Syria. Nevertheless, it would have been nice if they...
In Syria, deaths are apparent; in Gaza they are unquestioned truths
Don’t get me wrong, casualties of war is always a tragedy, regardless of where you stand in a conflict, the loss of life is sad, utterly destructive. Yet, when somebody points a gun (rockets, threats of genocide, etc) at me or somebody I love, I have no compunction in protecting my own life, first...
Norwegian media: Israel attacked Gaza, killed Palestinians, no mention of safety instructions in place for hundreds of thousands of Israeli civilians
Norwegian media has mentioned the flare up of violence in Southern Israel after Gaza terrorists have launched more than 100 rockets over densely populated civilian areas. NRK for instance calls it the bloodiest day in three years and offers details on the dead Gazans, consistently refusing to call them terrorists (except for in the...
AUF leader says it is tasteless to draw parallels between terror in Israel and 22/7
AUF leader Eskil Pedersen is indignant that it could occur to anybody that AUF might better understand the need for a balanced approach to the ME debate after the horrific terror attacks that brutally took away the best of our youth last summer. ISRAEL EXPERIENCE 22/7 ON A WEEKLY BASIS NRK Norge 2012 03...
A travel suggestion for Drs. Gilbert and Fosse
If the 71 year old (strong) Dr. Beres can make it to Syria, then surely the relatively younger Drs. Gilbert and Fosse can chip in their share too? I am sure they must have a friend or two in Lebanon who could help them to get in to Syria, or maybe their friends happen...
Palestinian refugee hijacked bus
A 24 year old Palestinian man, who according to NRK is stateless, but with psychiatric problems hijacked a bus this evening, throwing the passengers off, while forcing the driver of the bus to continue to another location, threatening them with an axe. The incident has now been resolved, the driver being taken care of...
Israel diplomatic stations under attack – Norway keeps mum while the rest of the world condemned the attacks
The Jerusalem Post published an article on how international community condemned the attacks on the Israeli embassies after yesterdays dramatic events for Israeli diplomats around the world. UN boss Ban Ki-moon, did it, Hillary Clinton did it, India’s FM Krishna did it, the UK’s William Hague did it, and the EU’s Catherine Ashton did...
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...
Rockets over Israel go untold
While 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...
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...
PM Stoltenberg in Turkey – talking human rights where nobody wants to listen
Am I the only one who thinks our PM is a wee bit false for praising Turkey, while the rest of his Government makes a hash out of Israel? NORWAY AND TURKEY DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS Fædrelandsvennen 2012 01 10, NTB Summary. Jens Stoltenberg visits Turkey, Stoltenberg insist on dialogue, however, he has been dismissed...
Have a safe trip to Turkey, Prime Minister – don’t forget about the plight of Turkish journalists who dare to investigate…
It would provide a bit of credibility for Norway in the ME, if we also were seen to worry about the wellbeing of Turkish journalists, and not alway look for faults in Israel. Careful with the hamams though – floors may be slippery and you never know what you will fall on! Charges Against...