• Muslim offer Intifada against anti-Semitism
    The Palestine-lobby is facing a problem. Anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools has become too obvious a problem to ignore. But it is difficult to handle since the perpetrators are mainly muslim students and people are recognizing that the boundaries between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism are blurred. So the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian crowd is facing a problem […]
  • Anti-Semitism is Norwegian problem, not ‘muslim-problem’
    There is a lot of focus on muslim anti-Semitism right now, and rightly so. As NRK’s Tormod Strand has disclosed, muslim children have brought anti-Semitism back into the Norwegian schools. Yet Kristin Halvorsen of the Socialist Left has a point when she says anti-Semitism is not a “muslim-problem” but a “Norwegian problem”. Anti-Semitism in Norway goes [...] […]
  • Synagogue-shooter aspires to become poster-boy of Islam
    As a young boy Arfan Q. Bhatti was diagnosed as suffering from an anti-social personality disorder. As a young man he ventured into a life of crime which reached its high mark when he opened fire on the Oslo synagogue in 2006. Mr.Bhatti has previously said that he supports the death penalty against homosexuals and [...] […]
  • Escandinavia, a la cabeza de la Europa del bienestar y del ¿antisemitismo infantil y juvenil? – Norway, Israel and the jews
    Safed-Tzfat, keeping the Spanish-speaking world up to date: La estación nacional noruega de televisión, la NRK, ha entrevistado a unos maestros de la escuela primaria y secundaria de ciudades donde la inmigración es muy fuerte (y mayoritariamente musulmana). Ningún maestro ha hablado con la cara descubierta por temor a las represalias. Todos por lo tanto han […]
  • Klassekampen – the anatomy of deceit
    Klassekampen article claiming NRK's broadacst exaggerates the problem of anti-Semitism in the schools Often you will not read an entire article. Often you will merely glance at the heading and first paragraphs. Journalists know this, and structure their articles so you read the most important parts first. Except for when the journalist does not have [.. […]
  • Aftenposten journalist is Palestine-activist
    Aftenposten: "Beat Palestinian children during interrogations" On March 15th Norway’s second largest newspaper Aftenposten published an editorial on the importance of combatting anti-Semitism. As Document.no points out, Aftenposten can start by examining its own journalists. John J.Mearsheimer og Stephen M.Walt write about the media (in “The Israel […]
  • Aftenposten journalist and Palestine-activist covers Pension fund investments in Israel
    Journalist and Palestine-activist Lars Akerhaug covers Israel for Aftenposten Aftenposten journalist Lars Akerhaug is a committed left-wing politician and Palestine-activist. In spite of this Aftenposten often assigns him to cover Israel. In the article “Builds Norwegian settlements with Norwegian savings” Mr.Akerhaug covers the Norwegian Pension Fund, also […]
  • Norwegian student faces court in Saudi-Arabia
    Mohyeldeen Mohammed achieved some measure of fame when he as a key note speaker at a muslim rally warned of a 9/11 on Norwegian soil if transgressions against muslims did not cease. It was later revealed that Mr.Mohammed also supported that homosexuals be killed. Shortly after giving his speech Mohammed returned to his [...] […]
  • Action Plan focuses on islamophobia, not anti-Semitism
    Anniken Huitfelt in Dagbladet, April 17th 2009 Following NRK journalist Tormod Strand’s program on anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools, the media is all over the issue. But this is not new. Anti-Semitism in the schools was a big issue almost exactly one year ago as well. The news is that even the problem was known, it [...] […]
  • Situation in Norway proves necessity of Jewish state
    Aftenposten op-ed "The Norwegian Jew disappears" Norway is one of those societies which has great difficulties in providing Jews with circumstances in which they can thrive. The author of the op-ed in Aftenposten above raises an interesting question: If Jews cannot live in Norway, does not that prove the necessity of a Jewish state where [...] […]

Anti-Semitism is Norwegian problem, not 'muslim-problem'

There is a lot of focus on muslim anti-Semitism right now, and rightly so. As NRK’s Tormod Strand has disclosed, muslim children have brought anti-Semitism back into the Norwegian schools. Yet Kristin Halvorsen of the Socialist Left has a point when she says anti-Semitism is not a “muslim-problem” but a “Norwegian problem”.

Anti-Semitism in Norway goes [...]

Johan Galtung finds Gaza 'a replay of the Warsaw ghetto'

The Russel Tribunal for Palestine is supported by among other Ilan Pappe, Ken Loach and John Pilger. There is also a Norwegian onboard, Mr. Johan Galtung – above behind the rostrum at what appears to be a Turkish university. Below you see a section from a transcript from his lecture, where Mr.Galtung identifies Israel’s policies [...]

Is Afghanistan like Warsaw?

During Cast Lead, Hamas successfully hid behind their own civilian population. Their diabolical strategy left approximately 1400 Palestinian civilians dead. Now Norwegian politician Bjørnar Moxnes from Red (Rødt) claims in an op-ed in Dagsavisen that 2500 Afghan civilians have been killed during combat operations. While it is uncertain where Mr.Moxnes has this figure from, it [...]

Danish newspaper Politikken settles with plaintiffs over cartoon dispute

Aftenposten: Politiken apologizes for Muhammed cartoon

Aftenposten today reports on how Danish newspaper Politiken has settled with muslim groups who were upset by Politiken’s re-publishing of the Muhammed cartoon in 2008. While Politiken does not apologize for having published the cartoon, nor promises to refrain from doing so again, the newspaper does apologize to “everyone [...]

Spook bigwig: War on terror just begun

The head of PST – the Police Security Services in Norway is interviewed in this weekend edition (January 23/24th) of Dagens Næringsliv, a prominent and well respected business daily. She brings disturbing news. Unauthorized translation below:

Age of extremists. “Extreme Islamicism” appears in the first sentence in PST’s last threat-evaluation. And the security service believes that [...]

Norwegian cartoonist mocks colleague Westergaard

Sometimes it looks like if you are looking for courage among media-types in Norway, you will be a long time [...]

Selbekk on Støre during cartoon-wars:

Editor Vebjørn Selbekk was left twisting in the wind after he published the Mohammed-cartoon in his newspaper Magazinet. Here he comments on his experiences in Dagsavisen (unauthorized translation):

– Støre himself probably sees that the cartoon-wars were not exactly his “finest hour”. Next time a Norwegian citizen is threatened upon his life for a perfectly legitimate [...]

Enigmatic editor endorses arch-enemy

Editorial in Aftenposten-Aften, paper edition, by Harald Stanghelle

Is it possible for the editor of one of Norway’s largest newspapers to angrily reject foreign criticism one week, only to endorse the very same facts some weeks later, without anybody noticing his inconsistency?

The above is an editorial by Harald Stanghelle, from the evening edition of [...]

Report on Norway: Doublethink - the two faces of Norway's foreign and development policy

A report on Norway

The Curtis report

Mark Curtis has written a report on Norway for the Forum for Environment and Development in Oslo (ForUM), which defines itself as “a network of more than 50 non-government organizations that focus on environment, development and peace”. The organization counts among its members a wide array of parties and groups [...]

Himler, Oslo school, wants to replace Christmas with political equivalent

Cover: The Dead Man in the Bunker, by Martin Pollack

You need to watch out whenover someone tries to replace symbols of your culture and faith with symbols in alignment with his own personal political conviction. It is usually not a good sign. As author Martin Pollack notes in his book The Dead Man in [...]

Dagsavisen defends Støre - the Pravda way

Moribund Dagsavisen leaps, with Pravda-like elãn to the defence of Foreign Minister Støre – unauthorized translation below:

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre rejects the massive criticism from Israel on how he is to have endorsed the allegations of doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse concerning the Gaza-war.

Dagsavisen asked yesterday evening for a [...]

Afghanistan: Norwegian soldiers in firefight on new year

Norway is at war in Afghanistan, although there is a gentleman’s agreement that we should not talk about the nastier aspects of it too much. Here is a report from a firefight on new year’s eve – unauthorized translation from Dagbladet:

- Our purpose was to [...]

Mads Gilbert with Pål Steigan with Pol Pot

The photo above, from Frontlinjer (Front-lines) show us a young Mads Gilbert with Pål Steigan. At the time Mr.Steigan was a leading figure in the communist party AKP-ml, an organization which had a tremendous impact on Norwegian society until it crumbled in the 1980-ies. Mads Gilbert was a young acolyte in those days, but has [...]

“Eyes in Gaza” sold to Jordan, Sweden, Italy, Finland, UK

A highly distorted tale

“Eyes in Gaza” by NORWAC doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse has as its purpose to make the reader disgusted with Israel and supportive of the “Palestinian cause” – and by extension Hamas. You will soon find the book, highly illustrated with colorful photographs of maimed and dying children, in a [...]

Erik Fosse - "from Marxism to Islam"

The article above, by Jørgen Eliassen on October 19th in 1985, summarizes a debate in communist daily Klasskampen. The title runs “KK-debate on Iran: From Marxism to Islam“. The white text in the black block says: “The main debaters have unquestionably been Trond Lindstad and Erik Fosse – they are the ones [...]