Posts Tagged: Norway Israel
Britain, Canada, France, Norway Announce Coordinated Sanctions Over ‘Extremist Settlers’ in West Bank
Britain, Canada, France, and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions targeting Israel on Tuesday, blacklisting "extremist settlers" in the West Bank and individuals and entities that...
Norwegian Jews Pushed Out of Public Life as Hostility Rises, Children Most Affected, New Report Warns
Rising hostility and shifting social norms are prompting many Jews in Norway to withdraw from public life, with school-age children among the most affected, as...
Norway Government Budget in Peril Over Oil, Wealth Fund’s Israel Investments
Norway's Labour government failed to win backing for its 2026 draft budget by an end-November deadline but talks will resume in parliament to find a compromise over oil drilling and the wealth...
Spain and Italy Have Just Gone to War Against Israel — Really
Spain and Italy have announced they are dispatching naval warships to assist in breaking Israel’s legal -- and life saving -- weapons blockade around the...
US ‘Very Troubled’ by Norway Wealth Fund’s Divestment From Caterpillar
President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday it was "very troubled" by the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund's divestment of US construction equipment group Caterpillar, and is engaging with Norway's government on...
Norway Wealth Fund Excludes Caterpillar and Five Israeli Banks
Norway's $2 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Monday it has divested from US construction equipment group Caterpillar and from five Israeli banking groups on ethics grounds. The five banks are Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi...
Norway Wealth Fund Excludes Six Israeli Companies Linked to West Bank, Gaza
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday. The $2 trillion wealth fund did not name...
Norway Lawmakers Oppose Blanket Ban by Wealth Fund on Companies in Gaza, West Bank
Norway's parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposal to have the country's $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, divest from all companies with activities in the...
Norway Said to Reject Calls for Blanket Ban by Wealth Fund on Companies in Gaza, West Bank
Norway's parliament is poised to reject campaigners' calls to instruct its $1.8 trillion wealth fund to boycott any company selling products and services in the Palestinian territories, according to a person familiar...
Norwegian Hotel Refuses Israeli Traveler Amid Boycott Against Israel
A Norwegian hotel has refused to accommodate an Israeli traveler, citing a nationwide boycott against the Jewish state launched last week by the country's powerful...
Norway, Ireland, and Spain: This Is the State of ‘Palestine’ You Have Recognized
Following Norway, Ireland, and Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state last week, the Fatah movement of Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas published the below...
Norwegian Foreign Minister Defends Decision to Place Warning Labels on Israeli Products from ‘Occupied Territories’
Norway's foreign minister has defended her country's announcement on Friday that goods imported from the West Bank, the Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem must be...
Complaints Continue to Flood Norwegian Broadcaster Following Radio Show Host’s Antisemitic Rant
Complaints have continued to flood the Norwegian state-owned broadcaster NRK in the week that has elapsed since a presenter engaged in an extraordinary antisemitic monologue...
The Oslo Accords, Blame It on Norway
One of the most intriguing aspects of the Oslo Accords saga lies in the fact that it was Norway -- a country culturally and geographically remote from...
