Op-Ed: The Hierarchy of Murder Promoters By Manfred Gerstenfeld The logical approach to the issue of attributing ideological responsibilities for inciting to kill should start with those who make the strongest direct calls for murder. The horrific murders committed by Norwegian Anders…
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Støre and Willoch get their credit dues for endorsing Gaza book – Western double standards exposed
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The state terrorism myth Op-ed: Arab leaders falsely accuse Israel of state terrorism to hide their own crimes Manfred Gerstenfeld Threatening its own civilians is a traditional mode of state terrorism in parts of the Muslim world. A second type…
MIFF activists in Trondheim harassed by young commies
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MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports on its home pages that young communists harassed MIFF members and stole an Israeli flag at a recent rally in Trondheim. This is the second time in a short time, that young communists harass…
Not in Norwegian news – Palestinian ambassador says Palestinian refugees wont get citizenship in Palestinian state
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I wonder why this piece of information has not been shared with Norwegians? In other matters, the mainstream press is quick enough in spreading information, regardless of whether the “news” they produce is actually true, far less balanced. Do they…
Palmer report biased according to Hamar Arbeiderblad
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One of the organizers of the Norwegian floptilla, Ships to Gaza, has been given ample room to trash the findings of the Palmer report regarding the Mavi Marmari, since it did not yield the result they so desperately wanted. Hamar…
Not in Norwegian media – Al Jazeera closed down in Egypt
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With thanks to the friend who drew my attention to this story: Haaretzas well as several Scandinavian, but not Norwegian, news outlets ran stories on how Al Jazeera was closed down in Egypt. To paraphrase my friend: I see nothing…
Aftenposten editorial on Cairo Embassy attack
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Editorials Only Aftenposten included today. 2011 09 12 Aftenposten: INCREASES IN TENSION The attack upon the Israeli embassy in Cairo this weekend, in which three were killed and more than 800 injured, may lead to an escalation of the tensions…
While we waited for elections results last night, NRK chose to inform us that Israel is the big loser
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Senior researcher Pinar Tank at Prio, says Israel’s threat to support PKK in Turkey, in fact is a sign that Israel is desperate. The article makes mention of Turkeys furious reaction of having been proven wrong, and its childish severing…
Sparse coverage on Israel embassy attack in Norwegian media
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Aside from the robust condemnation from our FM, media coverage of the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo has been low scale. In a weekend where the worlds attention is tuned to events in New York and nationally, focus…
Remembering 9/11
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Commemorating all those who lost their lives and their loved one on 9/11/2001. But also remembering all those elsewhere who have had their lives shattered in thousand pieces by terrorists who only want to impose their views by violence and…
UNSC making itself irrelevant
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It is strange to observe the UNSC and how it has failed to rein in bloodshed in the Arab world. The UN already suffers a serious loss in credibility, having since long succumbed to politics and lets be honest, opportunities…
Norwegian neutrality
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It all sounds so simple. It is just a matter of Israeli stubbornness, for which they must be roundly condemned. So, if only these pesky Israelis could be brought under control, then all should be just fine? Gaza will sort…
Its official, Norway kills the Oslo Agreement
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So, now we will be back to square 1. What a shame. This will not lead to a Palestinian state, but to bloodshed. NORWEGIAN UN SUPPORT TO PALESTINE Aftenposten 2011 09 05 Editorial A Norwegian FM has been present for…
Norwegian funds pay for Palestinian terrorists serving time.
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Dagbladet has brought this explosive little story today. (I just wonder what has caused Dagbladet to all of a sudden shape up? Maybe the glaring spotlight of enlightened foreigners has had an effect after all?) It is truly shocking to…
NIJ, a blog stuck between self-censorship and a perceived image of Islamophobic bigots?
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Christian and I have received a bit of stick lately, for wanting to keep inflammatory comments to a minimum and avoid being tarnished as Islamophobic bigots or xenophobes by people who are so frightened by dissent that they narrow the…
News from the USA: Congressman slams Turkey, asks it to end occupation of Cyprus!
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Now, would it not be nice if Norwegian parliamentarians or ministers could follow suit: You can read Congressman Eliot Engel’s stinging comment here Lifted from Jpost: US congressman slams Turkey for expelling Israeli envoy By JPOST.COM STAFF 09/02/2011 22:40 US…
“International Law Experts” with egg on their faces: Gaza blockade legal
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Now that we have the ruling from the UN on the matter, could we please ask the following persons, or organizations to retract their statements or amend their entries so that they reflect reality: SV: Gaza blockade is illegal The…
NRK writes on Gaza – forgot to mention context
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Now that the dust has settled and more information is known regarding the terror attacks in Israel last week, Norwegian mainstream media is scarcely mentioning Israel. NRK ran this story this morning, which in fairness in fact is a story…
Syria – Støre gets a bollocking for his “lazy” faire on Assad
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You are wrong, Mr. Foreign Minister! Sara Azmeh Rasmussen – “FM Jonas Gahr Støre is buying the whitewash of Syrian president Assad. This will not make this rotten system edible”. The dramatic events that have taken place on the Syrian…
NRK has a strange way of illustrating Ashdod rocket rain
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Can you spot the errors? The illustration shows a bombed building complex in Gaza, yet the text immediately underneath the photo goes Rundt ti raketter avfyrt fra Gazastripen har slått ned i det sørlige Israel. Minst to mennesker er skadd,…