Norway, Israel and the Jews
The Norwegian daily Dagsavisen covers the riots in Malmö today under the headline: “Turbulent anti-Israeli demonstration in Malmö”. The article makes no mention of the fact that neo-nazis are reported to participate in the march, alongside with the left-wing extremists from Antifascist Action (AFA). One might wonder why. Translated excerpt from the article...
The Swedish daily Aftonbladet reports that the demonstration in Malmö developed into a riot. Translated excerpt below: MALMÖ/STOCKHOLM. Approximately 6 000 people demonstrated today against the Davis Cup-match between Israel and Sverige. A riot developed when the march reached the Baltic sports-arena. Dyebombs, cobblestone and firecrackers were thrown against the police as demonstrators attempted...
I take the metro downtown, get of, walk past the guy laying in the snowed over pavement with the sign saying HELP ME but instead of helping I keep walking, winter shoes slipping into the brown, pasty urban snow, walk past the Faculty of Law, keep on walking, past the Castle Park, down Kristian...
Here is an unauthorized translation of the article “When the political left loved Israel”, by Astrid Meland, Dagbladet: ASTRID MELAND ame@dagbladet.no Magasinet intenet edition DEMONSTRATING INDOORS AND OUTDOORS: The demonstrators who gained entrance had received help from a jewish friend in translating the slogans to Hebrew. Photo: Laurvik / NTB / Scanpix This article is written...
Otto Jespersen (to the left, burning the American flag) is just about the funniest man in Norway. On November 27th of 2008 his search of funny material brought him, during prime tv time, to say the following: “I would like to take the opportunity to remember all the billions of fleas and lice that lost their...
Former premier Kåre Willoch based his criticism of Israel on Benny Morris’ writings until Morris asked him to stop misinterpreting him, at which point Willoch switched over to Ilan Pappe. When Hallgrim Berg claims that Moen is “worse than Willoch”, this speaks volumes. Unauthorized translation from Dagsavisen: – Singles out Jews Moen is Professor of North...
Mads Fredrik Gilbert (born in 1947)is a Norwegian doctor who became a politician in the Rødt (Red) party after first having spent some time in AKP-ml (Workers’ Communist Party – the marxist leninists). Gilbert attracted some attention in 2006 when he criticized the organization medicine sans frontiers for working on both sides of a conflict without taking...
“Noman Mubashir is quite right when he writes in the daily Aftenposten for January 10th that there were many hooligans rampaging the centre of Oslo last week. But he does not mention that some of the activists unfortunately had more ideological reasons for their riots, violence and shouts of hatred. Jewish communities report more...
Below, an excerpt from Aftenposten Morgen (Morning edition, paper), on Janury 13th, page 4, section:news, by journalist Anne Hafstad. On NORWAC doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse, who worked and reported from the Shifa hospital in Gaza. Caveat: this is an unauthorized translation. For an authorised translation please contact the newspaper – Aftenposten. The two...
Norwegian doctors Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse are quoted in an article in Dagsavisen, a smaller Norwegian daily. Here is an unauthorized translation from the article by Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth on January 12th: The two believe conditions in Gaza are reminiscent of the ghetto in Warsaw during the second world war. – Gaza is the Warsawa-ghetto again,...
In the article “An eternal war” on Forskning.no, journalist Marianne Nordahl writes: “Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank since 1967. In this period untold human lives have been lost on both sides of the borders, and hate in the region has grown.” As it happens, the Israeli NGO...
Torstein Dahle is the leader of Rødt (Red), a socialist party to the left of Sosialistisk Venstreparti (Socialist Left). Rødt is four times as popular among journalists as among the population at large, among whom it commands a minimal following. In this unauthorized translation from Dagbladet on December 31st 2008, Mr. Dahle compares operation...
Morgen Strøksnes is a respected and well-known Norwegian columnist who is convinced that Israel is very wicked indeed. Being a decent and upright man, Strøksnes therefore sees it as his duty to reveal Israeli wickedness as often as is humanely possible. Today he speaks out in support of the award-winning journalist Mohammed Omer, whom...
The article above covers Norway’s position on Kurdish PKK. Unauthorized translation: “Nobody can be soft on terrorists, and no terror-organizations will be allowed to operate from Norway, without being persecuted by the Norwegian police“, said Støre to the Turkish press. How does this go along with official support of PFLP and Hamas? linkscolor =...
Aftenposten has regrettably discontinued its excellent english-news service. Here is an excerpt from a 2008 article on rising radicalism: Security agency warns of rising radicalism in Norway. The PST, in charge of intelligence gathering in Norway, repeated earlier claims that most Islamic extremist activity in Norway comes in the form of support operations for...
Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo in 1952 and became famous when his book Sophies World, a philosophy-made-easy volume for children, became a bestseller in the mid nineties. In August 2006 Mr. Gaarder wrote an op-ed in Aftenposten, one of Norway’s leading dailies. Here Mr. Gaarder critisized Israel for the war against Hezbollah in...
A reader writes to Haaretz about how Norway offered him a Norwegian passport. Covered in Verdens Gang. August 26, 2006 To: The President of Indonesia Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg Your Excellencies, About two months ago I was pleased to receive your joint invitation to take part in the...
Israel is attacked because of Israel’s security policies, informs Director of Human Rights Centre Nils Butenschøn, who adds that Israel is behaving like a “wounded bear”. This article is pretty typical. It’s on Israel, it runs in Dagsavisen (Title: Israel’s failed war) and it is based on the statements on the same old crowd....
The screenshot above is a from an article in Bergens Tidende titled “Full score for Finkelstein“. The article tells of how Norman Finkelstein, author of the “Holocaust Industry”, enjoys success as he lectures for Norwegian students at the University of Bergen. Unauthorized translation: “Without looking at his notes, smiling and all the time cheerfully...
NRK’s Gro Holm has been an active member of the Socialist Left. From Nettavisen: In the 1970-ies Holm was member of the Socialist Youth. She rejects that her statement influences her job as news-editor or how NRK conducts its election-coverage. - Our mission as public broadcaster is not influenced by how some people know...