Tag: Israel
Norway rejects Trump’s Israel policy
The City of Oslo had already banned the purchase of any goods or services from Israel's settlements in occupied Palestinian territory when state officials...
Missile attacks worry Eurovision
Heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and retaliatory missile attacks are worrying the world again, also the organizers of the huge Eurovision Song Contest....
Boycott threatened youths’ fundraiser
Thousands of Norwegian junior high- and high school students were taking part once again on Thursday in the annual fundraiser called Operasjon Dagsverk (OD),...
Ministry mum on Israeli outburst
Norway's foreign ministry wasn't commenting on reports in an Israeli newspaper that the country's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sharply reprimanded Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine...
Norway protests Israeli boarding of Gaza boat
UPDATED: Norway's foreign ministry has asked Israeli authorities to explain how they can justify halting and boarding the Norwegian fishing boat Kårstein in international...
Israeli ambassador challenged on NRK
Israel's ambassador to Norway, Raphael Schutz, agreed to an exclusive interview with Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on its national nightly newscast Dagsrevyen on Wednesday. Schutz...
Hundreds marched against Israel
Several hundred people turned out Tuesday evening for a demonstration in Oslo against Israel's occupation of Palestinian areas. After gathering in front of the...
Israeli ambassador offends Norwegians
Israel's ambassador to Norway, Raphael Schutz, has stirred up protests from Norwegian political leaders on both the right and the left after he described...
Palestinian dislikes LO’s Israel boycott
A Palestininan human rights activist who was in Oslo this week is urging Norway's largest trade union confederation, LO, to drop its boycott of...
Members quit LO over Israel boycott
Norway's largest trade union confederation LO has never seen so many members leave the organization because of disagreement over a single politial issue. In this...
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