Tag: Israel
Norway welcomes ceasefire in Gaza
Norwegian government leaders were among those relieved by the announcement on Wednesday of a four-day pause in the war between Israel and the Palestinian...
Norway helps its citizens get out of Gaza and fly home
Around half of the roughly 250 Norwegian citizens caught in Gaza when war broke out last month have now been cleared to cross Gaza's...
Norway ‘prepares’ to recognize a Palestinian state
A broad majority in the Norwegian Parliament settled on Thursday for a declaration that paves the way for full recognition of Palestine as its...
Israel’s attacks on Gaza backfire on local Jewish communities
Israel's ongoing attacks on hospitals and other targets in Gaza continue to backfire on local Jewish communities abroad, including those in Norway. They've become...
Norway: ‘Israel going too far’ in Gaza
Top Norwegian politicians on both the right and left sharpened their tone towards Israel on Saturday, deploring its ongoing attacks on Gaza and its...
Norway won’t take sides in Middle East
As many as 200 Norwegian citizens are among those caught in Gaza as battles continue between Israeli military forces and Hamas, representing Palestinians in...
Norway charters flight from Tel Aviv
Around 190 Norwegians caught in Israel when war broke out over the weekend were finally able to fly home during the night, on a...
Støre pressured into calling Hamas ‘a terrorist organization’
Neither Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre nor Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, both from the Labour Party, had wanted to call the militant Palestinian...
Norway offers to talk with Hamas
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says his government is once again willing to seek a truce in the Middle East and talk with...
Norway condemns attack on Israel
UPDATED: Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt met with both Israeli and Palestinian officials just last month, and claimed it was "tragic" for both sides that...
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