NAÏVE PRAYERS OVER SYRIA Aftenposten 2012 02 21 p 6, Helge Lurås Summary. Helge Lurås of NUPI expresses deep skepticism over the Syrian opposition, admitting the Assad regime is not exactly being a model of democracy of human rights and democracy, Read More »

Norwegian media continue to make a feast out of Israel’s difficulties in finding a suitable venue for its embassy, which both takes security concerns and costs into consideration. Read More »

Some of you may remember an entry from December last year, at a time when Norway had suffered several set-backs reputation wise. Read More »

As Kafka says, Norway isn’t very keen on being a good host – but then I suppose Norway is very happy with the arrangement for our own embassy in Tel Aviv, situated on top of a fancy shopping center in very upmarket part of town, where security is taken well care of by shopping center and local police. Read More »

Almost as certain as death and taxes, NRK will not let any opportunity pass by to portray Jews as victims or Israelis as whiners. NRK Østlandssendingen headlines a piece with “The Israeli embassy feels discriminated,” and goes on to cover the Israeli embassy’s alleged whining over not being able to find a suitable location for its embassy. Read More »

Aftenposten today published an oped by Martin Bodd, a descendant of Holocaust survivors, responding to a proposal by Aftenposten’s editor for culture and debate Knut Olav Åmås to name a square after one of the Jewish children we sent off to an early and cruel death in Auschwitz in 1942. Read More »

Dagsavisens forum for polite debate can from time to time look surprisingly like the inside of the head of a person with very unstable hormones, or perhaps neurons like over-ripe camembert cheese. Or, like a grotty catacomb where no air has circulated for centuries. Read More »

I wonder if the powers that be in Norway have put similar travel warnings in place for anybody going to Sweden, specifically to Malmø? Norway Says Israel Dangerous, Won’t Allow Shooting Team to Visit Norway’s security authorities rule that Israel is dangerous, the country’s national shooting team cancels its trip to Israel next month. Read More »

Lifted from Jerusalem Post French court acquits Israeli in al-Dura libel case Dr. Yehuda David had been convicted for refuting claimsthat a former patient of his was injured by IDF gunfire in iconic second Intifada incident. A French appeals court on Wednesday acquitted Israeli Dr. Read More »

TERRORISM AND GENUFLEXION Verdens Gang 2012 02 17 p 27, Peder Nøstvold Jensen, a.k.a “Fjordman”. Not Online Author Øyvind Strømmen has been referred to by the media as an expert post 22/7; though it is rather vague what he is supposed to be an expert in. Read More »

FM Støre is beyond belief – contrary to the many warnings issued by the USA before that ill-fated vote to grant Palestinians full membership in UNESCO, that by Law, USA would have to block funding to this body, as specified in Section 414 of the Read More »

Upcoming conference on conflicts in the Middle East. Iranian journalist and human rights activist Asieh Amini may find that the Norwegian view to her nation’s plight is pretty much a non-issue, unless it can be seen under the prism on the Israeli-Palelstine conflict. A DUTY TO INFORM Utropia. Read More »

In recent weeks, newspapers have provided extensive cover of the Israel-Iran conflict. Many are prepared to place a bet that Israel will attack Iran over the nuclear issue. They do however, often leave out of the context Iran’s repeated threats to exterminate Jews and Israel as one very clear and present danger. Read More »

This is in practice what it means to have unelected and Israel hating organizations paying for official politics: Censure against the Carmel Institute – Censure! is what the head of the Carmel institute, John Skåland,calls the measure from the Ministry, notifying them that it wants to investigate the transfer of funds for settlements in Israel. Read More »

Lifted from MFA’s web page, only selected section on Israel-Palestine, the whole address can be read in English here It seems Mr. Støre is slightly removed from reality when he continues to suggest that the Palestine-Israel conflict is the central conflict in the ME. Read More »

I actually had to have a look out my window to see if this is the day when pigs are flying….. PROBE DEMANDED OF LIBYA BOMBINGS Views and news from Norway 2012 02 13, Nina Berglund Jan Egeland, the former Norwegian diplomat who now heads Human Rights Read More »

I am an academic, but haste to add that I represent biological/exact sciences, where you would not be allowed to go anywhere near a research topic, far less apply for funds, if grant application reveals this level of researcher bias to start with: Read More »

It must have been hard for Henriksen Waage, all that time passed without Israel being the target of condemnation. I am sure she must be suffering from some kind of tick… “A VERY DANGEROUS SPIRAL PATH” Dagbladet 2012 02 14 Linn Kongsli Lundervold, Not Online Israel is clear on Iran being behind the embassy attacks. Read More »

The Jerusalem Post published an article on how international community condemned the attacks on the Israeli embassies after yesterdays dramatic events for Israeli diplomats around the world. UN boss Ban Ki-moon, did it, Hillary Clinton did it, India’s FM Krishna did it, the UK’s William Hague did it, and the EU’s Catherine Ashton did it. Read More »

Selfish doesn’t even begin to describe this attitude: Eyes on Gaza Dr. Mads Gilbert speaks at Concordia MAXELLENDE PYCKE — FEBRUARY 5, 2012 | NO COMMENTS The people of Gaza need help from the international community, rather than pity, said Dr. Mads Gilbert at Concordia on Feb. 1. Read More »