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Alf van der Hagen and the ‘situation of the Jews in the twenties’

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:36:25 +0000

Morgenbladet's Alf van der Hagen suggest Gypsies today face the same situation as Jews in the 1920-ies

In the editorial of this week’s Morgenbladet, editor Alf van der Hagen quotes a philosopher on how the situation for the Gypsies today is not unlike the situation Jews were facing in the 1920-ies. [...]

A tale of three lobbies

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:56:55 +0000

Norwegians are often told of the US Israel-Lobby. But this is not the only lobby out there.

The Jerusalem Post recently published an article on the US Arab-Lobby. Excerpt:

Both the pro-Israel and pro-Arab lobby (really lobbies because there are several for each) are indeed powerful, but there is a big difference – a difference [...]

Hypocrisy: Norwegians in arms over Mavi Marmara, shrug of Israeli dead

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:40:46 +0000

Norwegians thronging to protest against Israel following the boarding on May 31st. Photo by NIJ street irregular.

When the IDF enforced the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of Hamas-run Gaza, Norway was up in arms. There were demonstrations and protests and the Palestinakomite reported a massive increase of members. When Israelis are killed on [...]

NUPI invites Freeman to speak about US-Israel relations

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:26:24 +0000

When Charles W. Freeman had to resign from a position with the Obama administration in March 2009, he blamed the Israel-Lobby. On Wednesday he visited NUPI in order to speak about US-Israel relations.

Vårt Land reports, in an NTB article, that Freeman has as little faith in the current round of peace [...]

Washington Post on terrorism in Norway

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:19:32 +0000

Three men were apprehended this summer on suspicion of terrorism. As the Washington Post points out, we Norwegians were told that we at no time have been in any danger whatsoever.

Norway ‘bomb plot’ underscores al-Qaida pitfalls

In late 2009, Jakobsen went to Norway’s Police Security Service and began providing information on Davud’s activities after what he [...]

JP mentions Norway: Has Europe learned from its past?

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:56:33 +0000

In material terms, being Norwegian is like winning the lottery. Intellectually it is like living in a carnival. Once groupthink sets in there is nobody left to comment upon how it affects us, and prominent citizens can act bizarrely with impunity .

The JP, which editor of Aftenposten Harald Stanghelle tells us is [...]

Nous allons manger des pommes de terre israéliennes », annonce notre hôte

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:52:32 +0000

This blog is not about Israel or the Norwegian Jews. It is about Norway’s perception of and relationship to Israel and Jews. Yet Norway is only one little piece in a larger puzzle. It is while trying to solve this puzzle that foreigners every now and then are brought to pay attention to us up [...]

There is no lobby

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:13:32 +0000

NORWAC doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse have supported the Islamic revolution in Iran. They have supported the bombing of 9/11. They have inverted the Holocaust by claiming that Gaza is “worse than Warsaw”. Yet Norway’s Foreign Minister has written back-cover praise to their book “Eyes in Gaza” and our Prime Minister has told them [...]

The Hidden Jewish History of Norway

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:18:04 +0000

The Jewish Museum in Calmeyers street in Oslo was until 1942 inhabited by several Jewish families, among them the Samuels (See above - picture from Oslo Jewish Museum). On November 26th 1942, Norwegian collaborators sent 19 of the 28 residents of the building to Auschwitz.

By Minerva McGonagall, an NIJ-street-irregular

For tourists visiting Oslo there [...]

Right of reply: Lars Gule

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:32:01 +0000

This site is, for safety reasons, anonymous. It has good reason to remain anonymous. This does not mean that this site has the right to snipe away at people with abandon. Lars Gule, academic at the University College of Oslo, has posted the comment below to this post.

For a while I thought this web site [...]

Two more Israeli companies found unethical and kicked out of oil-fund

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:09:42 +0000

Only a few days ago it came to light that our Ministry of Defense is refusing to consider bids from Israeli companies. Today we can read that our current finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen (Labor) has de-vested from two Israeli companies. Our previous finance minister Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left) de-vested from Israeli Elbit, a [...]

Clip: Welcome to Gaza

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:10:58 +0000

This clip raises a few interesting questions. We know enough of its contents to be correct to put it up here.

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JCPA alert sent out to 200 000 recipients

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:25:35 +0000

The JCPA sends out a daily alert five times a week, to more than 200 000 people around the world. Study the excerpt below and ask yourself the following questions:

1) Is it correct that US Senator Brownback has sent a letter to the Norwegian ambassador to Washington DC, where he expresses concern over Israel-hatred and [...]

Armaments exports triple while Ministry of Defense boycotts Israeli helmets

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:29:37 +0000

It has recently come to light that Norway’s Ministry of Defense has refused to accept bids from Israeli companies on no less than five occasions since the current government came to power. Today NTB reports that Norwegian armaments exports have tripled over the same period of time.

NTB reports, here in Dagbladet:

The war in [...]

State-backed ‘Blitz’ views West Bank as ‘frontline’

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:04:52 +0000

The state-financed movement "Blitz" views the Westbank as a "front"

The Blitz movement sent drummers for the riots on January 8th 2009, sends “brigades” to the West Bank, has attacked the Israeli chamber of commerce and regards the West Bank as a “frontline”. Blitz is financed by the state.

The screenshot above [...]