Norway, Israel and the jews

‘Jews themselves wrote lists of whom were to die in concentration camps’

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:51 +0000

The University of Oslo wants to fire a history professor – appearently for having violated its health, environment and safety (HES) code. Protesters say this has nothing to do with HES and everything to do with the Univeristy curtailing the freedom of expression of its staff. One of the protestors is Professor of Law Jan [...]

Norwegian funnymen fearful of insulting Muhammed

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:38 +0000

Norwegian comedian Thomas Seltzer. Picture from NRK P3.

In 2006 funnyman Otto Jespersen demonstrated his courageous wit by torching the Bible. When asked why he did not burn the Koran, he replied: “We considered that too, but could not get hold of a copy. What is more I am 52 years old now and reckon [...]

Støre and Syria, Bishops’ Boycott

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:54 +0000

FM Jonas Gahr Støre met with Syria’s FM Muallem on Monday8th. Nothing much in the media about that, not at all. Syria hardly registers at all. In the clip above you see a program from Syrian television. Does not this look like the kind of society Norwegians ought to be worried over? Remember [...]

VG on Bishops’ Boycott

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:03:35 +0000

Verdens Gang (VG) - Norway's largest daily

Verdens Gang (VG) is Norway’s largest daily. In today’s editorial the newspaper claims that the Bishops Boycott is, pretty much, a walk down nonsense street. Unauthorized translation:

We believe that the Bishops ought to bury the though of a boycott of trade as soon as possible. They receive the [...]

No Press Accreditation for PR-woman Yngvild Mortensen

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:21 +0000

Qassam rockets: from Ynet news

Dagbladet reports on how freelancing journalist Yngvild Mortensen has her knickers in a twist as Israel refuses to grant her press accreditation. The reason Ms.Mortensen is not getting one is because she is a freelancer, and not in steady employ. When one looks back upon the long series of biased [...]

Is Dagbladet confusing Gaza with the Westbank?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:57:15 +0000

Dagbladet attributes this picture to Gaza, by Reuters, Elilana Aponte and Scanpix.

The picture above is from an article in Dabladet titled “New peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians“. The first half hour the picture did not have any explaining subtext, which easily might have lead readers to believe the picture shows an Israeli kicking [...]

FM Støre, Dr Mads, Syversen on the Bishops’ Boycott

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:07:14 +0000

Norwegian Bishops have come up with the idea that boycotting Israel just might be a fine idea.

Foreign Minister Jonas Ghar Støre is opposed to a boycott and says so in today’s Verdens Gang – Norway’s largest daily. Unauthorized translation: – It is good that the Church speaks out for the opprssed, but the Church’s main [...]

Editor slams Bishops’ Boycott

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:05:20 +0000

DagenMagazinet

For Vebjørn Selbekk “freedom of expression” is more than just words, as is “courage”. After publishing an article on the cartoon-war in 2006, he became embroiled in it himself, receiving only luke-warm support from the Norwegian intelligensia and political establishment as he stood up for his editorial right to publish news-stories on relevant contemporary [...]

Johan Galtung finds Gaza ‘a replay of the Warsaw ghetto’

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:41:53 +0000

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 [...]

France horrified by Silfur Egills

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:23:28 +0000

Iceland - a great little island society

Iceland is a great little island mainly populated by decent and hardworking people. It is also home to a talk-show host who is “horrified” by Israel, refuses to elaborate on why, and calls NIJ an “idiot-site” for asking. Meanwhile the French are watching, wondering what on earth [...]

Aftenposten centrefold on anti-Semitism in Malmö

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:34:07 +0000

Aftenposten: Norway's second largest newspaper

Aftenposten today covers anti-Semitism in Malmö in Sweden with the article “Jew-hatered has reappaered in Malmö“. The article tells of how; a) a Holocaust survivor has been called a lier by Malmö-schoolchildren b) the mayor Ilmar Reepalu has denied that Jews have been attacked, that it is no business of [...]

Bishops bellow ‘boycott’

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:13:48 +0000

Bishop Solveig Fiske finds it "natural" to contemplate a boycott of Israel

Here we go again.

Virtually every week, some Norwegian will demand that action be taken against Israel. Not against Saudi Arabia, no. Not against Egypt or Syria or Bahrain, no. Iran, sometimes. Israel, always. Politicians, newspapermen and activists… the number of people horrified by [...]

Communication break-down:Icelandic talk-show host ‘horrified’ by Israel

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:41:25 +0000

Egill Helgason is the best paid talk-show host on Iceland. He runs a literary program as well as a weekly program on the State Television RUV called Silfur Egils (The silver of Egils), to which all major Icelandic players aspire to be invited, even though an Icelandic source informs us that many Icelanders [...]

Oslo: Støre to meet Syria FM on Monday 8th

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:08:52 +0000

The screen-shot above is from the MFA website and announces – in Norwegian only – that Norway FM Jonas Gahr Støre is to meet with Syria FM Walid Muallem, in Oslo on Monday 8th. It also says: “The purpose of the meeting is to exchange viewpoints on the political situation in the Middle [...]

Amos Oz to be published in Arabic

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:47:50 +0000

Sandefjords Blad informs us that the memoirs of Amos Oz are to be published in Arabic. While reading the little notice it struck me how horrible seldom one in the Norwegian press reads “feelgood” news like this about Israel. An article about an author being translated into a foreign tongue! This suggests that Israel is [...]