And so again a foreigner needs to write an op-ed pointing out how ridiculously indefensible the Norwegian Israel-debate is. After the boarding of the Mavi Marmara last year, the Norwegian middle class flew completely of the handle. For the sake…
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Debate in Vårt Land: ‘It is becoming increasingly clear that the Jewish lobby in the USA rules the country…’
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How much time do we Norwegians really spend worrying over Jewish power? On Saturday, Aftenposten published an article by Alf Ole Ask, its foreign correspondent to the USA, titled “Rich Jews threaten Obama“. On Sunday, Stavangeravisen published a letter from…
Vårt Land: ‘Labor says yes to Palestinian state’
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Dagsavisen’s Roger Hercz once summed up Norway’s policy in the Middle East with the following words: “If it’s good for Palestine, it’s good for us”. Vårt Land today runs an article on how Labor will recognize a Palestinian state. Summary:…
NTB, Vårt Land still don’t get it – serve cock and bull stories
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Vårt Land continues to hide behind the unprofessional nonsense served by NTB these days and print fairytales intended for the severely intellectually challenged: Three Palestinians killed in Israeli attack Bloody days on the Gaza Strip ©NTB A Hamas officer and…
Vårt Land on Gaza activism
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Vårt Land is one of the smaller Norwegian newspapers. Today’s editorial is on Gaza-activism in Norway. The editorial correctly points out that although Gaza-activism in Norway sails under a humanitarian flag, it’s true purpose is to break the isolation of…
Progress Party want Nov 26th to be Holocaust Memorial Day
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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…
Pro-Israel organization MIFF grows, receives gifts
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The pro-Israel organization MIFF is experiencing increases in both memberships and income. The media often savages Israel. Journalists, a lefty lot, toe the political line and consistently single out the Jewish state for special treatment. The establishment, especially within academia,…
Minister of Defence boycotts Israel
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It is against official policy to boycott Israel. Yet 10 percent of Norwegians say they already have initiated a personal boycott of Israel, two boroughs in Oslo have declared a boycott of Israel, dockers have blockaded Israeli ships, and recently…
Israel blamed for Christian-exodus from Muslim countries
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Christians have been fleeing Muslim lands for centuries. Yet Norwegians are led to believe that the diminishing number of Christians in Palestine is entirely caused by Israel. In the article “Christian Palestinians flee the West Bank“, (Vårt Land) by journalist…
Kudos to an opponent
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This is a guest post from M You have got to give credit where it is due, the Christian newspaper Vart Land featured today an article about a Pal-com friend who has misgivings about the real motives for…
Church of Norway pursues Socialist tactic of singling out ‘occupied’ fruit
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The Church of Norway has spoken in support of the Palestinian Kairos-document and now recommends that produce from the “occupied” territories be tagged as such. This will make it easier for customers to boycott it. Unauthorized translation from Vårt Land:…
Is Norway in denial?
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In an April 21st right-of-reply (see above) to Vårt Land, a Norwegian daily, Manfred Gerstenfeld of the Jerusalem Centre suggests that Norwegians are in denial about the realities of our elites’ attitudes towards Israel as well as the relationship between…
Oslo bookshop offers Saudi-sponsored anti-Semitic litterature
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Sara Azmeh Rasmussen says to Vårt Land (above) that she recently purchased a vehemently anti-Semitic book at a bookstore in Oslo. The bookstore in question is located in the same building as a mosque and the Islamic Council. The book…
Bishop considers boycott of Israel
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Let us all boycott Israel now, shall we? The latest Norwegian to ponder the pros and cons of boycotting the state in the Middle East which rates highest for democracy, freedom of speech and women’s rights is Bishop Tor B.Jørgensen.…
Business tycoon withdraws NTNU scholarship
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Norwegian business tycoon Olav Thon has decided that due to the politicizing of NTNU he will no longer finance a professorate at that institution. From Vårt Land, which refers to today’s paper edition of Aftenposten: The board resolved on November…
Vårt Land: Lecturers in Norway endorsed by Bin Laden
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On September 11th Osama Bin Laden recommended that the American public read three specific books, written by a total of four authors. Today the Norwegian daily Vårt Land runs an article on how two of these authors have been invited…
Progress Party: Norway not to finance hate-propaganda
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From the daily Vårt Land (Our Country), by Lise Marit Kalstad, on August 26th. Notice how Hansen (Christian Democrats) first accuses the Progress Party of being ignorant, then at the end comes around and is in agreement with the salient…