On February 19th, the Revolutionary Communist Youth approached a stand held by pro-Israel organization MIFF, made some trouble, and stole an Israeli flag. This kind of petty abuse is typical for what you have to put up with if you voice the Israeli narrative in Norway. If you are unlucky, you can easily get...
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 ‘ Trondheim ’
NTNU University newspaper on Alan Dershowitz’ speech
If you ever go near NTNU, make sure you do not have anything to do with the university newspaper. Unless you are voicing the Palestinian narrative of course, in which case you had better call them straight away. Here is Universitetsavisa’s take on Alan Dershowitz’ speech at NTNU yesterday. Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz was...
Universities said no to Dershowitz, students said yes
While Norwegian universities have received Ilan Pappe and Norman Finkelstein with open arms and promised a permanent position to Mordechai Vanunu, they have turned down Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz’ offer of free lectures. Students have now taken the matters into their own hands and accepted the offer. The article below is from the...
The anti-Semitic demonstrations in Trondheim in 1941
Do you know anything about the anti-Semitic demonstrations in Trondheim in 1941? If you do, please get in touch. This site has never heard about them before. We would have, if we had read the book the excerpt above is lifted from, which from what we understand is a Norwegian classic on WWII. The...
NRK and Dagbladet: Anti-racist commies disrupt pro-Israel stand
In Norway criticism of Israel has become axiomatic and consequently, speaking up for Israel is often considered a heinous act in itself. In Trondheim two days ago, a gang of communists overpowered a few pro-Israelis and stole their flag. Somewhat surprisingly, both state broadcaster NRK and Dagbladet are covering the event. It turns out...
NRK: NTNU infested with anti-Semitism
NRK today reports that according to Michal Rachel Suissa, leader of Center against anti-Semitism, parts of prestigious NTNU are infested with anti-Semitism. Excerpt: Michal Rachel Suissa leads the Center against anti-Semitism in Norway. She believes part of the explanation behind antipathy against Jews is to be found in a strongly radicalized teaching-environment at NTNU....
Trøndelag in Guysen News
Guysen News has a wide French readership and now offers, maybe for the first time, an article on Trøndelag, Norway. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none";
Norvège: les Juifs sont agressés à Trondheim
Courtesy of Philosemitism: La semaine passée, l’hebdomadaire Morgenbladet rapportait qu’un client avait été giflé dans un café à Trondheim car il avait refusé de dire qu’il avait honte d’avoir de la famille en Israël. Dans l’édition de cette semaine, c’est au tour d’un Juif norvégien d’écrire pour dire qu’à plusieurs reprises il avait été insulté et critiqué pour...
Judenhass in Trondheim
In last week’s edition of Morgenbladet, a man wrote of how he upon visiting a cafe in Trondheim was slapped for the sin of refusing to be ashamed of having relatives in Israel. In this week’s issue, a Norwegian Jew writes of how he was repeatedly insulted and criticized in Trondheim for the sin...
Student slapped for having Israeli relatives
Op-ed in Morgenbladet: A psychology student writes of how he tells a stranger that he has Israeli relatives, whereupon the stranger launches into a pro-Hamas harangue and slaps him. The op-ed is online in Morgenbladet. The psychology student tells of how he is sitting in a bar, quietly minding his own business, when he...
Document: ‘Gaza monologues – new propaganda gimmick at luxury hotel’
The good thing about a monologue is that you only get to hear one side of the story. Roy Vega writes about the “Gaza monologues” on Document.no: This years’ most one-sided political stunt, next after the Gaza convoys, is the “Gaza monologues”. Opening in Trondheim on Sunday evening. We thought Trondheim had had its...
Wife of synagogue-shooter honors female suicide bombers
Adresseavisen reports that Marjam Salvesen Bhatti, the wife of synagogue-shooter Arfan Q.Bhatti, runs a Facebook-page dedicated to lauding female suicide-bombers. Unauthorized translation from Adresseavisen: On Facebook the Trondheims-woman has set up a forum for the furthering of Jihad where she has published an array of pictures of female jihadis with firearms and suicide-bombs. For...
Jewish children bullied in Trøndelag
DagenMagazinet reports “Jewish children bullied in Trøndelag“. Unauthorized translation: Satisfied with response — I have been notified that Jewish children are being harassed over their background. But except from this, it is a while since we last experienced any serious episodes here in this city, she says. — How content are you with the...
Socialists call for academic boycott of Israel
Again the call for boycott, this time at NTNU and heralded through the debate pages in Adresseavisen.no – a regional daily catering to the Trondheim area – on June 19th. Academic boycott of Israel Employees and students at NTNU have followed the example of the University of Tromsø, and there are today two calls...
Great shame at universities of Oslo and Trondheim as Israeli academics are harassed
To the left, an article from Aftenposten on September 22nd, 1977.The article is written after visiting Israeli academics have been interrupted and harassed at universities in Oslo and Trondheim. Excerpt from the first paragraph: Great shame Arbeiderbladet (Ed: Later Dagsavisen) calls the anti-Zionist demonstrations in Oslo and Trondheim, held in connection with lecturs of...
Universities in Oslo, Trondheim 1977: Serious, systematic harassement of Israeli lecturers
Israelis have been harassed at Norwegian universities for a long time. There is nothing new about the phenomenon. The Aftenposten article above, from Aftenposten on September 9th 1977, is titled: “Serious harassement of Israeli lecturers”, “Government strongly distances itself” and “Systematic policy”. Excerpt from the article above: We are shamefull on behalf of the...
Trondheim: 16 youths blockade ‘Victory at Entebbe’
The short notice above is from Aftenposten on January 12th 1977. It tells of how 16 youths have been arrested by the police after forming a human chain in front of a cinema in Trondheim in order to prevent people from watching it. linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel =...