Tag Archive for Progress Party

Criticism in wake of Dershowitz-denial

by admin • March 25, 2011 • 3 Comments

Is it wise for Norwegian universities to disseminate solely criticism of Israel, and not defense of Israel? Critical voices are sounding after Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz’ offer of free lectures was turned down by Norwegian universities. The reactions are mixed…

by admin • February 18, 2011 • 0 Comments

Not all Norwegian politicians find the Holocaust tremendously important. The Progress Party does, as do the Christian Democrats. Vårt Land‘s Johannes Morken has an article on how four members of Storting for the Progressives launch November the 26th to be Norway’s Holocaust…

by admin • February 3, 2011 • 1 Comment

Siv Jensen (Progress Party) directs the following question at FM Støre: Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre 2011 01 31 The FM’s contacts with Hamas On the TV2 news on January the 27th, information was revealed, showing the FM had had…

by admin • February 2, 2011 • 0 Comments

Øyvind Vaksdal (Progress Party) is asking a lot of questions the government would prefer not to answer. His latest question is directed at FM Jonas Gahr Støre. See below: Document no. 15: 791(2010-2011) Delivered on 2011 01 31 Sent on…

by admin • February 1, 2011 • 0 Comments

Øyvind Vaksdal (Progress Party) is tireless in his fight against anti-Semitism. Without him and Hans Olav Syversen (Christian Democrats) on guard, there would be more cause for concern than there is. Today Vaksdal posed the following question: The President of…

by admin • January 12, 2011 • 2 Comments

When US money flows to Israel, Norwegians are told that this is an indication of the power and influence of the US Israel-lobby. When Norwegian money flows to Palestinian organizations, Norwegians are told that this is because supporting the Palestinians…

by admin • October 12, 2010 • 0 Comments

Anti-Semitism has reappeared in Norway. One of the measures taken in order to limit anti-Semitism in the schools consists of a working group set down by Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left – see photo above). On September 27th…

by admin • October 2, 2010 • 2 Comments

Øyvind Vaksdal (Progess Party) has put the following question to Minister of Education and Knowledge Kristin Halvorsen (Socialist Left): “At what point did the Ministry of Education and Knowledge set up a specific group to combat anti-Semitism and racism in…

by admin • September 21, 2010 • 1 Comment

Øyvind Vaksdal (Progress Party) has questioned FM Jonas Gahr Støre (Labor) on the captivity of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped on June 25th by armed Palestinians. Vaksdal asks what the Foreign Minister is doing to fulfill the Council…

by admin • September 9, 2010 • 0 Comments

Yesterday the Progress Party stated that PM Stoltenberg should apologize to Israel after for Norway’s hasty judgement after the Mavi Marmara incident. Now Labor’s Eva Kristin Hansen, a member of the Palestinian-block in Norwegian politics, says the Progress Party ought…

by admin • September 8, 2010 • 1 Comment

US Senator Sam Brownback has, in a letter to Norway’s ambassador to Washington Dc, expressed concern over anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism in Norway. The Progress Party, in opposition, has questioned FM Jonas Gahr Støre on what he intends to do about…

by admin • August 27, 2010 • 1 Comment

Editor of the National Review Jay Nordlinger recently visited Norway to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum 2010. He also got to know the Norwegian “progs”, members of the Norwegian Progress Party. Notice how Nordlinger has noticed what sadly has become…

by admin • August 20, 2010 • 3 Comments

Movie director Vibekke Løkkeberg has, with the aid of Mads Gilbert, made the movie “Tears of Gaza” . Many suspect that “Tears of Gaza” has been put together in such a way as to make the blood of its audience…

by admin • March 27, 2010 • 7 Comments

Leader of the Oslo section of the Progress Party Christian Tybring-Gjedde suggests that muslim students wear the star of David to show solidarity with Norwegian Jews. This is in part a hamfisted idea – one should hesitate before suggesting that…

by admin • March 16, 2010 • 0 Comments

The Progress Party is Norway’s second largest. On Tuesday March 16th its youth organization arranged a rally for the freedom of speech outside Parliament. For little more than a year ago Progress Party Siv Jensen was threatened on her life…

by admin • March 15, 2010 • 0 Comments

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…

by admin • March 1, 2010 • 0 Comments

The Progress Party is Norway’s second largest and will often be found in fierce resistance to the red-green coalition government. On the party’s website politician Øyvind Vaksdal now voices discontent over how Foreign Minister Støre wrote the back-cover praise for…

by admin • February 26, 2010 • 0 Comments

The above is a screen-shot from the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it is only found in Norwegian. Unauthorized translation: From representative Øyvind Vaksdal (Progress Party) to the Foreign Minister: Has the Foreign Minister changed his view…

by admin • October 2, 2009 • 0 Comments

Norway is a member of the UN Human Rights Council. That must be a grand thing, surely? Yet spokesman Morten Høglund of the Progress Party has expressed skepticism – from the Progress Party’s website: Morten Høglund, Progress Party Spokesperson on…

by admin • September 11, 2009 • 0 Comments

The Progress Party is not known for mumbling, whenever they have something so say they are usually both loud and clear. And the antagonistic relationship between the Progress Party and Akersgata – Norway’s Fleet Street - has been raging for decades. Yet still,…

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