Tag Archive for Aftenposten

MFA: Blockade of Gaza is in accordance with international law

by admin • July 2, 2011 • 3 Comments

The Norwegian government finds the blockade of Gaza to be unacceptable, but not in violation of international law. Things change. It’s back and forth and to and fro. Now Norwegian newspapers are reporting that the Norwegian MFA has taken the…

by admin • June 27, 2011 • 1 Comment

An Aftenposten editorial today calls for the release of Gilad Shalit. The editorial is unsigned and titled “Free Shalit“. It is critical of Hamas and sympathetic to Gilad Shalit. The editorial points out that Norway is one of the few…

by Kafka • May 25, 2011 • 0 Comments

Norwegian punditry has had some serious indigestion lately. As much as they revere Barack Obama and despise Netanyahu, it takes a lot of work to parse the language of each to make sure that they appear to be of entirely…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 4 Comments

We have received a number of enquiries regarding the Aftenposten article “Rich Jews threaten Obama”, which was published both online and in the paper edition of the newspaper on Saturday. Above you see a photograph of the paper edition article.…

by admin • May 23, 2011 • 0 Comments

Aftenposten editorial questions Broadcasting Council’s support of NRK’s coverage of Middle East. On April 28th the Broadcasting Council treated Israel’s complaint against state broadcaster NRK by rallying to NRK’s defense, lauding NRK for the very coverage with Israel views as…

by admin • May 21, 2011 • 18 Comments

Obama is hugely popular in Norway. So popular in fact that we gave him the Nobel prize before he had the opportunity to deserve it. Now one of our largest newspapers is telling us Obama is being threatened by rich…

by admin • May 14, 2011 • 1 Comment

Young Norwegians of Somali descent are increasingly radicalized, sometimes to the extent that they go abroad to fight for Al-Shabaab. In an Aftenposten article a young muslim claims “Muslims are being treated like Jews after WWII – we are attacked”.…

by Kafka • May 8, 2011 • 1 Comment

Nobody has the right to harass or abuse Sidsel Wold (or anyone else). And anyone who does is doing a disservice to the legitimate criticism she (and anyone else) deserves. It’s not just a matter of civility, it’s a matter of constructive…

by Frank • April 14, 2011 • 0 Comments

Blogger arrested in Egypt, Norwegian broadsheet Aftenposten reports. Somehow, the journalist failed to find out why. In a piece in today’s Aftenposten, “The army sets limits on people’s freedom”, Journalist Tor Arne Andreassen mentions blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, who was…

by admin • April 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

In Norway, Israel-bashing is so axiomatic that for a long time it was assumed that since the popular uprisings across the Maghreb were good, then Israel, being bad, had to be opposed to the uprisings and in support of the…

by Frank • April 8, 2011 • 3 Comments

What the Norwegian media has told us, and what it couldn’t be bothered to mention. Information in Norwegian about how Hamas targeted an Israeli school buss with an anti-tank missile yesterday has been almost exclusively channelled through one piece by…

by admin • April 6, 2011 • 3 Comments

When Alan Dershowitz recently visited Norway, his offer of free lectures were rejected by all three of the Norwegian universities which he approached. Many, Dershowitz himself among them, feel that the pro-Israel stance is in effect being boycotted here in…

by Frank • April 5, 2011 • 1 Comment

Associate professor Trond Andresens response to being criticized by Alan Dershowitz (mentioned previously on this site) was published on Aftenpostens website, serendipitously, on April 1st. Yesterday it appeared in print as well. We might take this opportunity to meditate on Andresens…

by admin • March 25, 2011 • 2 Comments

Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz offered to lecture – for free – at three major Norwegian universities, and they all turned him down. Aftenposten editor Knut Olav Åmås questions the wisdom of disseminating only the anti-Israeli narrative. This editorial is from…

by admin • March 24, 2011 • 0 Comments

Oslo, the capital of Norway, has a sizable Muslim population. As we see from the previous article, some of these Muslim children have to be tricked into visiting Jewish institutions such as the synagogue or mosque, else they won’t go.…

by admin • March 24, 2011 • 2 Comments

Oslo, the capital of Norway, has a sizable Muslim population. Not all of these Muslims are equally sympathetically inclined to Jews. Yesterday Aftenposten Aften could tell us that muslims must be tricked into visiting Jewish institutions, and that the Muslim…

by admin • March 15, 2011 • 0 Comments

In Norway, the Palestinian narrative holds sway. Yet every now and then, a version of the Israeli narrative will slip through. Today Aftenposten published a translation of an article by Nathan Sharansky. Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency for…

by admin • February 28, 2011 • 0 Comments

Here is something we do not see very often, a Norwegian academic singing the praises of Israeli universities. The clip above is from “Some domino-tiles fall” (Noen dominobrikker faller) an op-ed by historian Geir Lundestad in Aftenposten on February 28th.…

by admin • February 21, 2011 • 0 Comments

In Norway, Israel is often demonized. But not always. A piece in today’s Aftenposten provides a breath of fresh air. Aftenposten’s reporter Jørgen Lohne is stationed in Amman in Jordan. He travels around quite a bit, as his job requires…

by admin • February 2, 2011 • 1 Comment

Jostein Gaarder is a cherished Norwegian author and academic. Like many other Norwegian authors and academics he operates with two standards when it comes to the Middle East: one for Israel and a different one for Israel’s neighbors. Author colleague…

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