Norway, Israel and the jews

Red Cross suggests Norwegian Jews be tried for war-crimes

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:52:08 +0000

Almost every week it seems, some prominent Norwegian steps up and demands that some sort of action be taken against the state of Israel. Last week it was the Bishops’ Boycott, which fortunately was called of. Now it’s the Red Cross.

Unauthorized translation from Dagenmagazinet:

Wants Norwegian Jews scrutinized for war-crimes

New information show that several Norwegian, Swedish [...]

Opposition claims gov has made light of anti-Semitism

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:23:09 +0000

The Progress Party is Norway’s second largest and has a proven track record for standing up against anti-Semitism. Now one of party’s leading figures,Per-Willy Amundsen, blames government for having made light of, and thereby enabling, the upsurge of anti-Semitism in Norway. Mr.Amundsen appeals directly to Norway’s Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left).

Unauthorized translation from [...]

Is Norway facing the end of a beginning?

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:20:41 +0000

For too long anti-Semitism in Norway has been a non-topic. For too long, it has been all but impossible to even suggest publicly that the wildly disproportionate, so called “legitimate criticism” of Israel is at least in part motivated by racist hatred. The good news is that the playing field might soon level out.

Here’s five [...]

Tormod Strand’s broadcast translated into French: L’éducation de la haine en Norvège

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:55:32 +0000

One of the foreign sites to follow NIJ is JSS, which now has translated parts of the transcript from the broadcast on anti-Semitism in Norway put together by journalist Tormod Strand. The translation has attracted 11 talkbacks. Read the full post on JSS, excerpt below:

La chaîne de télévision nationale norvégienne NRK a interviewé des enseignants [...]

Anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:07:18 +0000

Unauthorized translation from NRK (State Broadcasting) on anti-Semitism in Norwegian schools:

Pupils admire Hitler

NRK has spoken with teachers of 10th – 12th form (junior high) schools where many of the pupils are muslim. None of the teachers dare let themselves be interviewed. They fear reprisals from pupils, and are therefore anonymous:

Teacher 1, woman: «There is a notorious [...]

State television NRK broadcasts on anti-Semitism in Norway

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:20:04 +0000

Forces of evil are moving.

Today state television NRK broadcast on anti-Semitism in Norway. The broadcast, which was approximately five minutes long, was put together by NRK journalist Tormod Strand and sent during prime time as part of the national news at 7 pm. There was an introduction on the state of affairs in Malmö, Sweden, [...]

New blog: Spain, Israel and the Jews

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:07:14 +0000

The Spanish-speaking world is of growing importance both in terms of demographics, economy and political leverage. And the cultural hub of the Spanish-speaking world will of course continue to be Spain. It is therefore a good thing to see that a new blog: Spain, Israel and the Jews, will keep us non-Spanish speakers [...]

From Marx to Quisling

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:21:01 +0000

Prominent Norwegians such as Kristin Halvorsen, Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse are not actually doing anything new. They are merely part of a political tradition of the Norwegian left-wing which stretches back to at least the 1930-ies. One of the authors to deal with this aspect of Norwegian political history is Øystein Sørensen, who in his [...]

Document.no: Pogroms in Oslo

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:28 +0000

Document.no is more than a blog, it is a community. Whatsmore it is intelligent, well-mannered and subsequently growing, which makes a lot of people somewhat worried. Document.no now offers a lengthy post on Norwegian author Eirik Eiglad’s book “The anti-jewish riots in Oslo”. Unauthorized translation from Pogroms in Oslo:

Researchers and the police can say: “But [...]

Malmö: Ever since I came here people have been shouting ‘fucking Jew’ at me

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:47 +0000

Anyone concerned for the re-emergence of anti-Semitism in Scandinavia who is not reading Sweden, Israel and the Jews is robbing themselves blind. If you follow Sweden, this is the place to go. Ilya Meyer has a larger archive. On the other hand Norwegian newspapers, with exception being made for Aftenposten, are not particularly interested in [...]

‘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 [...]