Posts Tagged: Norway Israel
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...
Why Did Nearly 40 Percent of Norwegians Compare Israelis to Nazis?
Not long ago, a poll taken in Norway showed that 38 percent of Norwegians actually believe that Israel treats the Palestinians like the Nazis treated Jews. Around...
Does Europe Want Peace — or Political Relevance?
The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday: Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Tuesday said the Palestinians would reject all United States-sponsored peace talks until Washington rescinded...
Norway Demands Palestinians Return Funding for Youth Center Named After Infamous Terrorist
JNS.org - Acting immediately on a report issued on Friday by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), Norway demanded that the Palestinian Authority (PA) return Norwegian state funding for a...
Attention Norway: Stick to Polar Bears, Disregard BDS
One of the world's northernmost inhabited places is Longyearbyen, a small town of about 2,000 people in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago halfway between mainland Norway...
Norwegian Map Exhibition Calls All of Israeli Territory ‘Palestine’
JNS.org - An exhibition funded by the Norwegian NGO People's Aid—which is funded by the Norwegian government, among others—displayed paintings of maps that did...
In 2013, Norway Government Pension Fund Investment in Israeli Stock Market Rose 43% to $1 Billion
The Government Pension Fund of Norway, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, has increased its position in shares of Israeli companies, adding...
Norway Coalition Government Weighs Ending Arms Ban to Israel to Increase Exports
Norway's new coalition government is weighing a decision to lift a 2002 ban on selling arms to Israel, Israel's Globes business daily reported on Friday,...
Norwegian Politicians Challenge Funding of PA After Report on Anti-Israel Incitement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan's King Abdullah II last week in Amman to discuss the peace process, according to a report in Agence France-Presse...
Norwegian State-Owned TV Links Country’s Funding of PA to Promotion of Hatred Towards Israel (VIDEO)
Norwegian state-owned TV, NRK, recently aired a 10-minute report on the PA's incitement against Israel through hate speech in government sanctioned media. The report followed...