Ammar Al-Hamdam, the Norwegian journalist who has been abducted by the mad puppy of the ME, Saif Al-Islam, is still unaccounted for. The Norwegian press has simply dropped the matter, substituting calls for his release with toe-curlingly embarrassing tales of pubertal sex romps. Why is the Norwegian press ditching a colleague? Is it because...
Norway, Israel and the Jews
- Happy 17th of MayOnce more, we gather under our flag to celebrate our freedom. Each 17th of May, the Jewish community in Oslo organize a formal and serene commemoration of Henrik Wergeland, the son of one of the member of the Constituent Assembly for our Constitution. In its original version, our Constitution was shamed by the exclusion of Jews and Jesuits in Norway, som […]
- “Minister of justice” to Jews in Oslo: too badThe synagogue in Oslo – already one of the most fortified structures in Norway – applied to the government for additional funds to secure its congregation. They asked for NOK 21 million but got NOK 7 million. After all the speeches Støre and Stoltenberg with no end to the flowery assurances, this is what it comes down to: Jews should be content feeling prett […]
- The Jewish Community in Oslo applied for NOK 21 million for security measures, only got NOK 7,2lifted from Vårt Land Synagogues receive NOK 7.2 million for security The money goes towards securing doors, upgrade the monitoring system and setting up a security fence. The Government proposes in the revised national budget to allocate 7.2 million forsecurity at the Jewish Religious Community (DMT). - No one should have to be afraid to exercise their rel […]
- Letter from a 17-year old Jewish boyAftenposten today published an op-ed from “Daniel,” a 17-year old Norwegian student who happens to be Jewish. He feels surrounded by antisemitic attitudes, ranging from comments by a fellow video game player (“just pretend they’re Jews when you aim at them”), to the inevitable “so you support killing babies?” when he mentions he supports Israel, to the inabi […]
- PalCom action ‘small and unsuccessful’lifted from miff.no Palestine Committee’s action was “small and unsuccessful” Only a small number of provocateurs from Palestine Committee participated in a store action against Israel’s Dead Sea products in Oslo last Tuesday (May 16) evening. The police were notified in advance and got them quickly away from the place. By Conrad Myrland Published: 16/05/201 […]
- VG’s Astrid Meland attacks Pal activists and media for unethical focus on IsraelAstrid Meland published an OpEd in VG on May 14, which currently is not online. MIFF has published a review article online, from where I have lifted the following: Astrid Meland believes Israel’s critics in Norway are victim of a collective neurosis, where you turn a blind eye to much worse breaches of human rights by other states. - Unethical focus on Isra […]
- Stand up, stand up – for the Hebrew MamitaIf I were a man, I would seriously consider inviting this lady out for dinner. Since I am not, I can only say – WAY TO GO, SISTER! linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; […]
- Oopsie – Norwegian academia has become synonymous with academic anti-Semitismlifted from ynetnews.com This is the cost of allowing a guy like Galtung to roam free – regardless of round rejection of his recent remarks, this was by no means the first time the ‘mad professor’ let it rip, as is evident by the details of this op-ed. Why did not the Norwegian intelligentia react at an earlier stage? Did they perhaps agree with the previous […]
- Gloves are off: MIFF (With Israel for Peace) reports the PalCom to the policeLifted from miff.no What can I say? Bravo! MIFF is doing an incredibly important job and luckily their hard efforts are rewarded with a healthy growth in their memberships. Maybe readers of this blog could be entreated to find a way of supporting MIFF? By the way, I have no relation to MIFF, personally or professionally – this is just a courtesy call to reco […]
- What Karsten Tveit’s award really signifiesOdd Karsten Tveit wins the Gullruten lifetime award for his propaganda news coverage from the Middle East. When it comes to correspondents in the Middle East sent by NRK (the governmental broadcasting organization financed by a surcharge on owning a television), it’s a bit like watching the Eurovision song contest: you can endlessly discuss who is worse. Bu […]
Posts Tagged ‘ Norwegian Media ’
Journalism, Aftenposten style
It appears Aftenposten is unable to relate events as they happen in Israel, at least judging by what they chose to print. Whilst it did print a story about a Hamas operative who was shot and killed when refusing to cease approaching soldiers during a raid in the West Bank , it totally ignores...
Headlines in the Norwegian media
Aim and method: What is the extent of Norwegian interest in Israel? To what extent do Norwegian media cover Israel? This rough survey consists of counting headlines in the indexing service of www.webavisen.no. Webavisen lists headlines and stories from 240 Norwegian news sources. This method is by no means exact, as it covers only...
Boycott Israel. Speed up the dialogue.
While most newspapers are struggling, Morgenbladet actually reports an increase in sales. This weeks’ edition of Morgenbladet (February 20-26th) runs a full page article under the title “Boycott Israel. Speed up the dialogue”. The article is written by Hege Ramson, a member of the Palestine Committee (Read one of her poems here). Ramson refers to the...
20.02.09 Mahmoud Abbas visits Oslo on Tuesday
An article from the Norwegian News Agency printed in Dagbladet today. While there is no need to elaborate on Mahmoud Abbas’ doctoral thesis on the connection between the Nazis and the Zionists on every single occasion, one might wonder whether Dagsavisen would act equally forgiving to an Israeli politician denying the naqba. ————————– Palestinian president...
20.02.09 Aftenposten: Latest ten articles on Israel…
Hamas – back or forth? (14.02 2009) Russian rocket system pawn in game over Iran’s nuclear program (18.02 2009) Israeli chemist charged with sale of cyanide (18.02 2009) Six wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza-strip (14.02 2009) Israel’s ethnic predicament (13.02 2009) Hamas promises truce with Israel (12.02 2009) Israel moves to the right (12.02 2009) Israeli election “conqueror” proposes...
Jews blamed for financial crisis
The Norwegian News Agency (NTB) today reports in Aftenposten. Jews blamed for financial crisis Israel’s war on the Gazastrip is not the only cause for increasing antisemitism. Jews are increasingly being blamed for the financial crisis. During an international conference on antisemitism in London on Tuesday where 125 elected representatives from 40 countries participated,...
Iran to purchase Russian rockets
The Norwegian News Agency (NTB) today reports in several Norwegian newspapers (here VG) that Iran is looking to purchase S-300 anti-aircraft rockets from Russia. Iran is furthermore to request assistance in maintaining and renewing the less modern Tor-M1 rockets, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. The rockets are to be used in defence...
Lady of peace
Norway’s leading business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv runs a two-page interview with the new leader for the Committee for Palestine, Mrs.Line Khateeb. The interview is titled “Lady of peace” and is a cordial affair where Mrs. Khateeb expresses concern over the high level of traffic accidents in Israel, which she attributes to the high level...
Six wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza
(From NTB, published in Aftenposten) Six people were injured in two Israeli air strikes on the refugee camp Jabaliya on the Gaza strip on friday. All six were hurt in the first attack which was made upon a workshop in the refugee camp. The other air strike on the camp targeted an open area...
What killed my baby brother?
I take a break from translating the article “Israel’s ethnic predicament”, heat up some noodles, and turn on the television. What I see on the screen is a re-run of the programme “Who killed my baby brother”, a NRK production on Nammo (Norwegian armaments company) weapons ending up in Israel in spite of an export...
Israel’s ethnic predicament
Israel’s ethnic predicatment PER A. CHRISTIANSEN (From Aftenposten 13.02.09)Israel’s election of a new national constituency confirms that the conflict with the Palestinians has changed character. A CORNERSTONE of the programme of right-wing extremist Avigdor Liebermann was the demand for an oath of loyalty from the arab minority, which constitutes a fifth of the population. “Without...
Claims war was futile
From Aftenposten 11.02.09. The article builds on an article by Gershon Baskin in the Jerusalem Post. Israelwhat will verify the status of Mr.Gershon Baskin before translating more of the article. —–Excerpt begins Neither strategically nor politically have the Israelis achieved any advantage from their attack on the Gaza strip, says expert. “Lies, lies and...
Hate enough for all
Norwegian author Niels Chr. Geelmuyden writes a co-ed in Aftenposten on February 10th under the title “Hate enough for all”. The article opens with the author telling us that the one time in his life he has received a death threat was when he wrote an article about the persecution of Jews. The rest...
No supplies on the Tali
Norwegian media reported yesterday on the Israeli seizure of the supply ship, the Tali, alledgedly on its way to Gaza with 60 tons of much-needed supplies. After inspecting the ship in Ashdod, the IDF reports to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that the ship carried 150 bottles of water and some hundred kilos of supplies....