This is official Norwegian policy: rockets and terror attacks against Israel is unacceptable, but the biggest impediment to peace is Israeli construction. I wonder what, or how Støre might react when he finds out that some of the building he so vehemently protests actually take part in areas where Jews have lived for thousands...
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 […]
Palestinian state
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...
Støre in a bit of a pickle
FM Støre, or as we call him here, Teflon-Støre, now has found himself in a bit of a pickle; In 2008, the Foreign Ministry awarded NOK 6 million for a development project in the High North, ostensibly initiated by the Norwegian Shipowners Association, but in reality a project where his close friend was CEO...
Newly minted minister wants to let the Palestinians have a say at the Rio conference
The folly of the Socialistic Left party seems to be never-ending. No sooner have they chosen a new leader who prior to this had to step down as Minister for Children, Equality and Social Inclusion for deeply unethical, if not criminal habits with the public purse, and who, as item number one in his...
While Palestinian business executives warn about the stifling effect of massive aid on proper Palestinian economic development, Fayyad begs for more
We should have known it, when FM Støre met with a Palestinian business executive who warned that the massive aid packages in fact stifle economic growth for Palestinians, and promised something would be done about it, Støre in fact meant to use it as a stick to beat Israel with. In stead of taking...
Palestinian business person: Aid is cause of Palestinian economic hardship
For some time now, representatives of the African Union have tried to drive home the message to aid groups, that trade is better than aid. This has been a difficult lesson to learn for ‘aid’ specialists, who after all have carved out a nice living for themselves based on other people’ needs. Very few...
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...
Støre fears two state solution is dead, suggests Israel will be an apartheid state
In spite of all the money and political stunts Norway has poured into the ME peace process, the process for the time being is going nowhere. And it is unlikely to move even a millimeter for as long as the Palestinian project consists of saying no to everything, or trying to “resolve” the conflict...
PM Netanyahu slams Abbas for incitement in meeting with Norwegian FM Støre – Norway gives the PA NOK 240 million
PM slams Abbas in meeting with Norwegian FM By: Herb Keinon Netanyahu brands Abbas’s J’lem comments “junk” and “libelous,” says int’l community should tell PA president to “cut it out.” Using especially harsh language against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu characterized as “junk” Tuesday Abbas’ charges earlier this week that Israel...
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...
At last, FM Støre finds time to deplore Jerusalem mufti’s call for murder of Jews
Unlike his prompt, however misplaced condemnation of Israel back in June, when Syrian demonstrators broke a fence and entered Israel, our good FM Støre has finally found the opportunity to condemn the Jerusalem Mufti’s call for murdering Jews. However, he had to be prompted to do it; it was only after a letter from...
Official Norwegian policy vz. ME conflict
It’s official, officially Norway supports the Palestinians. Only. THE ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT Ung.no This web site, Ung.no, is published by the Norwegian Directorate of Children, Youth and Families. This directorate is subordinated the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, led by Audun Lysbakken (Socialist) The website claims to disperse information that “is public and...
Israel approves J’lem building project – draws condemnation from FM Støre, while Turkey gets away scot free for having murdered 35 smugglers… by accident?
Official Norway represented by FM Støre condemned (like several other European colleagues) a building project in East Jerusalem in a neighborhood which in all previous talks and “negotiations” has remained on Israeli hands. Støre wrote in his press release: Norway deplores Israeli plans to build new housing units “I deeply deplore the Israeli decision...
Norwegian People’s Aid Christmas campaign: Bring the Palestinians home, kick the Jews out.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THOSE NICE WORDS BY NORSK FOLKEHJELP? MIFF 2011 12 07 Conrad Myrland Summary. Norwegian Pro-Israeli website MIFF publishes a letter received from an anguished Norwegian, Jewish woman. The letter is an appeal by Norsk Folkehjelp, Norwegian People’s Aid, for economic support. The text on the envelope was this: “This...
Norway to support preservation of Muslim heritage in Jerusalem
Maybe they should be briefed on how the Jordanians kicked out the Jews after 1948. So, Israeli Jews have merely recuperated what the Jordanians unlawfully took away from them. It will be interesting to see if the UNESCO will have the money and the political will to go through with this folly after having...
The fallout from Støre’s water boarding remarks
Many people chocked on their afternoon coffee by Støre’s fierce attack on Israel for withholding PA tax money. In what can only be described as an unprecedented reaction by the Israeli foreign ministry, diplomats who mettle in the ME conflict, politicians and pundits will recognize this as a severe diplomatic scolding and offer Støre...
Blame Israel – it is so much easier than actually checking out the facts
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Norway’s rationale for pro-Palestinian vote: Protect Palestinian cultural heritage
Sweden voted against the UNESCO motion to give the PA full membership, while Denmark abstained, both citing that they were awaiting the outcome of the UNSC decision on PA statehood application. Norway, as the only Scandinavian country, voted in favor of the motion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains its decision in the following...
Norway voted to curb funding for UNESCO
Of course, Norway was among the countries that voted for full UNESCO membership for the PA. This at a time, when Abbas spends his time on arabic TV to ensure worried viewers that he has no intention of recognizing any Jewish state, nor that he intends to give Palestinians citizenship in the “peaceful”state of...