The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is issuing an travel advisory urging extreme caution when visiting southern Sweden. The advisory is not connected to last week’s Islamist terrorist bombing in the heart of Stockholm. Sweden, Israel and the Jews reports that the Swedish media is not yet picking up on this. Has anyone seen anything in...
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 ‘ Sweden ’
The agony of the canary bird
Brother-site Spain, Israel and the Jews alerts us to an article by Pilar Rahola below, of the situation for Malmø’s Jews. Now Malmø is in Sweden, true, but it’s close to the border. Right next door. In more ways than one. Muchos creerán que esto no va con ellos, que solo es un tema...
Cyber solidarity post: Lars Vilks’ web-site hacked
Yesterday Lars Vilks was physically attacked. Now NRK reports his web-site has been hacked. So here you go, here is the infamous Mohammed-as-a-hound-dog. Read more on always excellent Sweden, Israel and the Jews. Finland’s own “raging bull” Tundra Tabloids has loads of material on Vilks, including an exclusive 2008 interview. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor...
What kind of ‘Swedish peace activists’ are thrown out of Israel?
Both TV2 and Dagbladet publish the NTB story on how Swedish peace activists have been thrown out of Israel. They do not tell us about what kind of peace activists we are talking about. Sweden, Israel and the Jews (SIJ) does, here: Swedish-Palestinian ‘Peace-seekers’ thrown out of Israel. The information presented by SIJ brings...
New blog:Malmö mayor blames Israel-Lobby
The Swedish city of Malmö is increasingly becoming an example of how the multicultural society is not intended to work. Rather than getting along nicely, Malmö has lately been witnessing increasing levels of muslim anti-Semitism. According to Mayor Ilmar Reepalu, who previously has compared racism to Zionism, this is all the work of the...
Let’s not talk about Malmö
The Norwegian media is keen on reporting about events in Israel. Right now the most recent stories are, according to Webavisen (an indexing service): 1) Here is Israel’s new super-weapon, on a new Israeli drone 2) Important to react against violence in Gaza, a reader’s comment on Eirik Eiglad’s book “The anti-Jewish riots in...
Swedish News Agency does not recognize Israel
Ms Ada E. Yonath from Israel won the Nobel Prize in chemistry today, along with Mr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, from the UK and Mr Thomas A. Steitz from the USA. Only TT (Swedish News Agency) did not mention Ms Yonath’s home country, saying only “Jerusalem”. Read the full piece at Ilya Meyer, a brave voice...
UPJF:La philosophie politique de la Suède envers Israël en trois caricatures
With the arrival of the internet, Scandinavia has become a far less secluded place. Our traditional establishments best beware – they are decreasingly invisible to the world at large. From UPJF: Ne rien voir de mal. Quel antisémitisme en Suède ? Quel antisémitisme à Gaza ? “Je dois respecter la liberté d’expression, quel que...
ECI newsflash: Alf Svensson from Sweden elected to European Parliament
Here is an excerpt from the most recent ECI newsletter. Four new members in the European Parliament who can make a difference for Israel The “Pray and Vote 2009” campaign did make a difference. After carefully studying the results from the European Parliament elections we have concluded that the Lord (together with the voters)...
The Swedish Media and Conspiracist tendencies
Conspiracies have been with us since the crusades. Mostly they target secret societies (because of the Templars) and jews (in part due to competition for followers). The USA and UK are also popular targets for conspiracist beliefs, which are characterized by a heartfelt belief of things “not being like they appear”, an exaggerated belief...
The wisdom of the crowds
In the hope of curtailing yobster violence, England has invested in a massive amount of surveillance cameras. The theory was if people knew they might be on camera, they would think twice before committing a crime. What really happened was that criminal activity went on pretty much as usual. Social psychologists however, all of...
The Nordic churches and the Christians of Palestine
The blog Philosemitism today reports on the political activities of the Swedish Church, which appears to be very critical of Israel. Here is a small article on the situation for the Palestinian Christians from Åpne dører – i tjeneste for forfulgte kristne.. While reading it, recall the flowery description Line Khateeb of the Norwegian...
Riots in Malmö, Sweden
Malmö was the scene of an anti-Israeli protest the other week, with 6000 people marching against Israel’s participation in the Davis cup. Below you find a CBN news clip from the city, followed by a clip from the pro-Israel rally in Oslo, Norway, on January 8th. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor =...
Israelis accuse Sweden of anti-semitism
The Norwegian daily Verdens Gang today picks up on an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post. VG reports that two Israelis associated with the Simon Wiesenthal centre accuse Sweden and the city of Malmö of being saturated with anti-semitism after the last days’ events in Malmö. Ilmar Reepalu of Malmö municipality disregards the critique. —–Excerpt from Verdens Gang -...
Malmö – The valley of Khyber revisited
When I first read Ted Ekroth’s narration of participants at the demonstrations in Malmö today singing songs about the valley of Khyber, I found it a bit farfetched. Khyber was a village where Mohammed, according to legend, slaughtered the nomadic Jewish tribes. Surely this isn’t something people sing songs about in modern day Malmö?...
“Malmö is Gaza”
The demonstration against Israel’s participation in the Davis Cup in Malmö in Sweden today ended in a riot. The organizing organization behind the demonstration, the “Stop the match” campaign, is unapologetic. Here is a translated excerpt from their website; www.stoppamatchen.se; —–Excerpt begins Today Malmö is Gaza. Today more than 7000 people asssembled in a...
Dagsavisen gilds the rose
The Norwegian daily Dagsavisen covers the riots in Malmö today under the headline: “Turbulent anti-Israeli demonstration in Malmö”. The article makes no mention of the fact that neo-nazis are reported to participate in the march, alongside with the left-wing extremists from Antifascist Action (AFA). One might wonder why. Translated excerpt from the article...
Demonstrators attack police in Malmö, Sweden
The Swedish daily Aftonbladet reports that the demonstration in Malmö developed into a riot. Translated excerpt below: MALMÖ/STOCKHOLM. Approximately 6 000 people demonstrated today against the Davis Cup-match between Israel and Sverige. A riot developed when the march reached the Baltic sports-arena. Dyebombs, cobblestone and firecrackers were thrown against the police as demonstrators attempted...
Demonstration in Malmö, Sweden
Aftonbladet reports that around 5000 demonstrators have assembled in Malmö to protest against Israel’s participation in the Davis cup. Among them are Leif Ohly from Vänstre (Swedish for “Left”, a political party) and Per Garthon (Moderates). Police expect the number of demonstrators to reach between 5 and 10 thousand. Excerpt from article below:...
Nazis, anti-fascists, threaten tennis match
Sweden meets Israel this weekend for the Davis cup in Malmö, Sweden. Because of threats the matches will be played without other spectators than members of the press. Now this is bad enough and caused a bit of fuss, but it gets worse. The Swedish organization ”Stoppamatchen.se” believes Israel should be banned from the cup altogether,...