Tag: Israel
Children’s book upsets ambassador
Israel's ambassador to Norway is so upset over the content of a Norwegian children's book, and its pending distribution in state libraries, that he's...
Abbas launches state initiative in Oslo
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been in Oslo this week, where he launched a new drive towards statehood by signing an agreement with Norway...
Aid group bashes Støre over Gaza
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is being bashed by both aid workers and even some of his own Labour Party colleagues, after he...
New courses to fight anti-Semitism
Norway's minister for education, Kristin Halvorsen, has reacted to recent figures about increasing anti-Semitism in schools by introducing courses for teachers that will instruct...
Peres criticizes Norway on Hamas
Israeli President Shimon Peres has criticized the Norwegian government's refusal to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization, claiming that the country has "suddenly changed...
NRK ‘not biased against Israel’
The Norwegian Broadcasting Council has rejected complaints from the Israeli embassy in Norway that Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has been biased against Israel in their...
Politicians to break Gaza blockade
A convey of ships, known as the "Freedom Flotilla 2 - Stay Human," will attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza with as...
Government hails Egyptian people
Norway's government leaders joined their counterparts all over the world in hailing the perseverance of the Egyptian people who succeeded in forcing change through...
Støre talked with Hamas’ leader
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has admitted to Norway's national commercial television channel TV2 that he's had direct contact with the leader of...
State set to survey anti-Semitism
The Norwegian government is supporting a major effort to measure anti-Semitism in the country. The Oslo-based Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities...
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