TERRORISM AND GENUFLEXION Verdens Gang 2012 02 17 p 27, Peder Nøstvold Jensen, a.k.a “Fjordman”. Not Online Author Øyvind Strømmen has been referred to by the media as an expert post 22/7; though it is rather vague what he is supposed to be an expert in. Strømmen took part in the Labor party’s seminar...
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 […]
Norwegian politics
Stupid Støre tries to blame the USA for UNESCO’s broken back
FM Støre is beyond belief – contrary to the many warnings issued by the USA before that ill-fated vote to grant Palestinians full membership in UNESCO, that by Law, USA would have to block funding to this body, as specified in Section 414 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal 1990 and 1991, “No...
Academic Israel bashing won’t let up
Upcoming conference on conflicts in the Middle East. Iranian journalist and human rights activist Asieh Amini may find that the Norwegian view to her nation’s plight is pretty much a non-issue, unless it can be seen under the prism on the Israeli-Palelstine conflict. A DUTY TO INFORM Utropia.no 2012 02 16, Tarjei Tvedten The...
State launches investigation into Carmel Institute for money transfers to settlements
This is in practice what it means to have unelected and Israel hating organizations paying for official politics: Censure against the Carmel Institute - Censure! is what the head of the Carmel institute, John Skåland,calls the measure from the Ministry, notifying them that it wants to investigate the transfer of funds for settlements in...
FM Støre Address to the Storting: Israel Palestine conflict the central conflict in the ME
Lifted from MFA’s web page, only selected section on Israel-Palestine, the whole address can be read in English here It seems Mr. Støre is slightly removed from reality when he continues to suggest that the Palestine-Israel conflict is the central conflict in the ME. It is immoral to suggest that the reason why Syrians...
HRW boss demands investigation into Norwegian bombing in Libya
I actually had to have a look out my window to see if this is the day when pigs are flying….. PROBE DEMANDED OF LIBYA BOMBINGS Views and news from Norway 2012 02 13, Nina Berglund Jan Egeland, the former Norwegian diplomat who now heads Human Rights Watch in Europe, is calling for an...
Academic bias: how can we expect outcome of research projects to be representative if the research protocol is biased from its outset?
I am an academic, but haste to add that I represent biological/exact sciences, where you would not be allowed to go anywhere near a research topic, far less apply for funds, if grant application reveals this level of researcher bias to start with: RESEARCH ON GAZA SOCCER Morgenbladet, issue of 10th -16th of February...
Hilde Henriksen Waage: Israel sees Iran behind every bush; claims that Israel is about to turn the ME on fire
It must have been hard for Henriksen Waage, all that time passed without Israel being the target of condemnation. I am sure she must be suffering from some kind of tick… “A VERY DANGEROUS SPIRAL PATH” Dagbladet 2012 02 14 Linn Kongsli Lundervold, Not Online Israel is clear on Iran being behind the embassy attacks....
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...
NTB’s extreme over-focus on Israel part 3
lifted from miff.no The news agency NTB wrote eight times more about Israel than Syria in the period from 2008 to 2010. Even during the last 13 months, where thousands of people have been killed in Syria, the focus is more on Israel than Syria. For the third time in a short while MIFF has searched NTB’s article archive in media database Atekst. We have previously identified NTB extreme over-focus on Israel compared to Egypt...
Keinon in J’Post: Norwegian Jews reluctance to identify as jews sign of Norway’s “bankruptcy”
Lifted from Jpost. Talkbacks reveal embarrassing loss of credibility, reputation for Norway. How do we repair this? Norway paper afraid country losing Jews By Herb Keinon Leading Norwegian newspaper ‘Aftenposten’ warns country on verge of becoming a country without Jews Norway’s largest newspaper is afraid the country is losing its Jews. “Norway is in...
State sponsors Palestinian film festival
As the Minister of Education, Kristin Halvorsen now has to deal with the unfortunate situation that Norwegian-Israeli parents feel stigmatized by state’s decision to sponsor book that casts Israelis as evil, the rest of the massive state apparatus throws more money after the various pro-Palestinian organizations. The Palestine committee, PalCom, has time and again...
Støre defends Muslim Jerusalem
While Syrians who had hoped for a bit of humanism and help from Norway, our friend Jonas Gahr Støre, the FM of Norway, has the following response town oped questioning his attitude to Palestinian incitement after Jerusalem mufti’s call for slaughter of Jews. With reference to the previous post, perhaps a different reading on...
Liberal party politician slams government over Syria crisis
Wow, we actually have national politicians who are capable of delivering stinging criticism and demand better performance in our foreign affairs. Rebekka Borsch was born in Germany, but is now a Norwegian citizen. She is the leader of the Liberal party (Venstre) in the province of Buskerud, and is also a member of the party’s...
Norwegian media is finally concerned with Syria; NGOs, unions and Labour Youth representatives seem disconnected from reality
Below you will find a snapshot of Norwegian coverage of the Syrian tragedy, where rightly harsh words have been used to describe the ongoing atrocities: Editorials 2012 03 07 Verdens Gang writes on Syria; in full. Editorials 2012 02 07 Verdens Gang writes on Syria; in full. WITH THE BACK AGAINST THE WALL It’s...
Focus Syria
Lately, there has been fairly little coverage on Israel, mainly due to the horrific events unfolding in Syria. For somebody with several years worth of experience following Norwegian media’s ME coverage, it is almost bizarre to watch the media show at home as it unfolds. For several days in a row, media has shown...
Chicken come home to roost
In the wake of the PM’s apology to Norwegian Jews for the persecution, state terrorism and injustice suffered during WWII, many other ministers feel they have to step up to the pressure to fight anti-Semitism in Norway. This time, the buck has stopped at the door steps of Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen. A...
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...
VG’s Hanne Skartveit: the great betrayal
Lifted 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...
One week after PM’s reassurance that nobody should live in fear in Norway – Justice Minister Grete Faremo to reassess Jewish community’s security needs
Lifted 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...