One of the PA’s best PR-men in Norway is former premier Kåre Willoch. At present Kåre Willoch is in the Middle East, among other to pick up a Palestinian “passport” which he is being awarded in gratitude for all his…
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Former premier Willoch to receive Palestinian award
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Norwegian critics of Israel are lauded at home and abroad. Now Kåre Willoch, former premier (Conservatives) and long-time supporter of the Palestinians, is being awarded an award for his tireless efforts. Dagen reports: Willoch honored with Palestinian distinction. Former premier…
Kåre Willoch goes to campus
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Former US ambassador Benson K. Whitney has described former PM Kåre Willoch (Conservatives) as a “shrill, anti-Israeli voice”. This month Mr. Willoch’s shrieks at us from Campus magazine. While the former statesman speaks at length on diverse and sundry, he…
Former premier Kåre Willoch feels he cannot guarantee Israel’s safety much longer
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Kåre Willoch is a former PM (Conservatives) and an outspoken critic of Israel. In his recently released book he observes the waning might of the west, expresses fear of a clash of civilizations, and cautions Israel to find peace with…
Video: Willoch’s analysis is misleading and simplistic
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Former premier Kåre Willoch (Conservatives) has for years (recent example in Aftenposten) claimed to find support for his allegations of Israeli atrocities in the findings of Israeli historian Benny Morris. Here in a video from Norway’s largest Pro-Israel organization –…
Audun Lysbakken: “Willoch is king”
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Audun Lysbakken is next-in-command in the Socialist Left (Sosialistisk Venstreparti), second only to Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen. On January 8th Ms. Halvorsen partook in a rally where there were calls of “death to the jews“. Even though this was recorded…
Benny Morris: “Kåre Willoch lies”
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There is unfortunately no “anti-Norwegian” smear campaign to blame. When Norway looks bad it’s because prominent Norwegians, in their endeavours to smear Israel, occassionally go wrong and smear themselves by accident. The most recent example is Trettebergstuen’s attribution of a…
Robert Mitchum: echoes of Holocaust denial
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Actor Robert Mitchum played in Winds of War and War and Remembrance. He also gets a mention in Denying the Holocaust: The growing assault on Truth and Memory, by Deborah Lipstadt: “Echoes of Holocaust denial have also been heard from…
Trettebergstuen: Float like a butterfly
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Drew Bundini Brown was part of the Muhammed Ali entourage and was the man behind the poem starting: “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, which is often falsely attributed to the pugilist himself. Now Norway does not produce…
Bob and weave: Norwegians evade consequences of own errors in ME debate
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When a boxer bobs, he moves his head laterally by bending at the knees and waist. When he weaves, he executes a bob while simultaneously moving sideways. The bob and the weave are evasive measures which not only spare the…
As good as it gets
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As good as it gets Retriever (a media analysis tool) show us how Norwegian newspapers cover Israel more than any other Middle Eastern state. The media’s message, implicitly or explicitly, is that a) The Palestinian refugee crisis was caused by…
Benny Morris: “Kåre Willoch simplifies and misleads”
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Benny Morris, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Palestinian refugee crisis of 1948, was in Oslo last weekend. One would believe that he would pull as large an audience as Norman Finkelstein, who drew huge crowds during his…
Morris vs Willoch ?
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Israeli historian Benny Morris visits Oslo for a conference on Israel on June 6th. He speaks. Twice. I’m so psyched. The organizer, The Norwegian Organization With Israel for Peace (MIFF), writes: The main topic of the conference is Palestinian and Jewish…
‘A wave of aggression’
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In an op-ed to Aftenposten, an Israeli citizen tells of how he, during the 27 years he has lived in Norway, has experienced a wave of aggression against Israel. Excerpt from Aftenposten op-ed “A wave of aggression“: I am a…
Quotes from Norwegian leaders
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Respected Norwegian leaders on Israel: Leader for Høyre (Norwegian Conservatives) Erna Solberg shares some Scandinavian wisdom in Dagsavisen on March 2nd: “Israel wants the Palestinians to make concessions before they can give anyting back, but Israel needs to understand…
The return of an insult
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(This article is translated from Morgenbladet 06.02.09) A swearword returns Anti-Semitism is growing in secret, it is said. But where? We searched for the great Norwegian anti-Semitism. We found fear, rhetorical imprecision and a new old swearword. By Marius Lien An…
Willoch rides again
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01.02.09 Kåre Willoch comments on Israel in today’s Aftenposten (a major Norwegian daily). Willoch is a longtime polician representing Høyre (the Conservatives), and served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1986. Willoch is an active participant in any debate concerning…
The flag of Hezbollah
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Anti-Israeli and anti-semite sentiment is running high here in Oslo. Now please look at the photograph below. This photo of anti-Israeli protesters was taken on January 8th in downtown Oslo, right in front of the Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament building), during…
Kåre Willoch gives in to pressure, refuses to meet Dalai Lama
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Former premier Kåre Willoch (Conservatives) is very concerned with human rights as long as he can accuse Israel of having violated them. When it comes to Tibet, he is less tough. Quotes from the Dagens Næringsliv article “The nominee” (Nominasjonsvinneren)…