Opinion
Norway’s Jewish obsession
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Published: 14.08.11, 18:24
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1. go figure
Sven H. ,   Göteborg-Sweden   (08.14.11)
the problem of Norway is that that country like many otrhers in western Europe are flooded by mainly musslim migrants, and that these colonist doesn't respect the basic laws of these country, supported by the leftists who are seraching among them easy voters..
2. Israel's (well, Ynet's) obsession with Norway
LebanonPride ,   Canada   (08.14.11)
Seems 1 of every 5 opinion articles is about Norway since the massacre.....
3. Seems
Jarda ,   Czech Republic   (08.14.11)
that Israel is obsessed by Norway much more than opposite.
4. Norway and Jews
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (08.14.11)
Norway and its people have the good sense to keep an eye on their Jewish population, small though it may be. In many countries--our own is a salient example--even very small Jewish populations can amass inordinate amounts of influence and temporal power, even to the point of skewing foreign policy against the host nation's own interests. We all should be looking to Norway for guidance on this matter.
5. To 2&3
viva ataturk ,   northan cypres   (08.14.11)
Do you read a lot of norwagian press? We need to now what goes on in our "friend" countries....
6. Jarda, appearances can be deceiving
Daniel ,   formerly Israel   (08.14.11)
The Israeli public's focus on Norway is based on the fact that It is mostly Norway which has spearheaded many of the international communities actions against Israel over at least the past 25 years, including condemnations, boycotts, attempted prosecutions, and most significantly the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians, which have been followed by two decades of violence and vitriol against Israel. Remember that this article was prompted by a Norwegian politician drawing the Jews into a domestic Norwegian debate, not the other way around. Another example would be the Norwegian ambassador who, in the aftermath of the Oslo attack went out of his way to distinguish and implicitly justify Palestinian terrorism against Israel as opposed to what Brekjevik did.
7. OBSESSIONS
abe the babe ,   usa-israel   (08.14.11)
it seems that lebanon pride and jarda have an obsession with Israel pretty strange considering that one live in Canada and the other lives in Czekoslavakia
8. #2 LebanonPride, Rea
Dallas ,   Canada   (08.14.11)
Don't let your hatred of Israel stop you from understanding the intent and content of this important article.
9. here we go again...
iselin ,   Oslo, Norway   (08.14.11)
What would Gerstenfeld do without Norway??? One-track mind obsessed with drumming up invective. Can't you find something else to write about or are you a one-trick pony?
10. Smart
Tors ,   Norway   (08.14.11)
I think Behring Breivik agrees with you on your points. Which are crazy. Flooding? Really? So they can vote Labour? 50% of the immigrants didn't vote at the last election, and of those who voted the right wing Progress party was the party that got second most votes among them,
11. what the world needs is love & peace!
benny ,   israel   (08.14.11)
i hope the norwegians know it cause in israel we understand it already! i hope the love us as we love them
12. Norwegians are not bad people!!! just drop it ynet!!!
Yael ,   Tel- Aviv, Israel   (08.14.11)
i know they are boycotting us (and i disagree with them on that) but you should understand that they see from ther only what the islamic majority (whom i respect and don't hate, not all muslims are bad) what them to see. suffering people images from gaza, but not suffering people from sderot or ashkelon. well, what can we do about it??? nothing. not gonna hate them for that. that's for sure...
13. we send peace & love to Norway!!!
people are.... ,   people!   (08.14.11)
14. we're not gonna hate them for hate us!! that would be making
Shalom ,   Israel   (08.14.11)
the same mistake they are doing regard israel!!! so we ask the people from ynet to stop it right here!!!! we can only send our hope and love to norway and hope they will get it!!!
15. Sheer Ignorance
(08.14.11)
Why don't they just remove their shirts/blouses and pin Antisemitic buttons to their breasts.
16. #12, #13, #14 have you read the article?
Tahl   (08.14.11)
The author never asked anyone to hate all Norwegians. Had you actually read the article, you'd have seen he focused on deplorable quotes by two prominent Norwegian politicians - Erna Solberg and Trine Skei. Furthermore, he brought examples of how ordinary Norwegians are actually siding with the Jews. So... Next time read the article before posting knee-jerk responses.
17. #9 I was thinking the exact same thing
Tahl   (08.14.11)
About the Norwegian media's obsession with Israel.
18. Who has an obsession here
beate ,   Holon Israel   (08.14.11)
This constant seeking of examples of antisemitism is definitely an obsession - and a convenient one for Gerstenfeld who is the one who introduced to the Israeli public his friend the ant-islamist Geert Wilders. Yes, the same Wilders by whom that butcher in Norway felt inspired.
19. Who really gives a damn what the Norwegians think?
EZRA THE PROUD JEW ,   USA-ISRAEL   (08.15.11)
Seriously. No disrespect intended but Norway isn't exactly a powerhouse of outstanding feats. They're a deeply troubled society with unrealistic ideals and bizarre behavior haunting their history. They're not exactly an important player on the world stage and have offered humanity very little in terms of progress. It's just a fairly nice, clean country in northern Europe. Nothing more, nothing less.
20. the Jews - Muslims comparison
marc   (08.15.11)
is made frequently all round the world where Muslims are made to feel unwelcome by a nominally Christian majority host country. Gerstenfeldt is obsessed with Norway to the point where I actually burst out laughing when I read the headline of this article.
21. Dear Norway
Chaim ,   NJ usa   (08.15.11)
Cockamun on your road to the dustpan of history.
22. Look, they don't like Israel, and the feeling's mutual, so..
Scott ,   USA   (08.15.11)
Let them stay up north in their frozen Fjords, and eat their revolting pickled cod, and Jews will stay in Israel, and other, more civilized places. (But Israel should kick them out of that Hebron pansy-ass observer group.)
23. Gerstenfeld seems to be the one with the obsession
Dovid ,   Los Angeles   (08.15.11)
So a couple of politicians make comparisons between Muslims and Jews (and indeed there are many to be found), and there is some discussion in Norwegian blogs, and this is Gerstenfeld's evidence of "Norway's Jewish Obsession"??? Gerstenfeld clearly has an agenda.
24. re #17 Norwegian media and Israel
iselin ,   Oslo, Norway   (08.15.11)
After the massacre at Utøya, there were only two references to Israel in the four main Norwegian newspapers. Both mentioned that ABB was pro-Israel, unusual for a right-winger. Does that qualify as an obsession?
25. Pilosophy and reality in Europe
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (08.15.11)
We Europeans must start talking about reality:the reality of brutal discriminarion in muslim and Arabic countries against any no-muslim that visit or lives in muslim majority. We must start give "a voice" to' thousand of man and women discriminate every day only becouse they do not chiose Islam... There is a kind of retoric in our news and cannot say a word about muslim . Muslim do not want to' mix with others,we Are infidels,dogs ,ape s,pigi but they do "use and abuse our democracy for their pleasure... Let s start for a few weeks to' report life of a no- muslim in a muslim society and see how islamophobic we are... News Are gettino boring,there is a lot pilosophy and not reality in our daily news and there is a total "dead silente" about the arrassment no muslim face in muslim and islamic narion.. Let s try for once to' be' fair and go to' Pakistan,Indonesia and other major Islamic area s to' see how "discrimination" is all about islam
26. Gerstenfeld is clearly insane
marc   (08.15.11)
how many articles has he written about Norway now? I've lost count. The only one who is obsessed is Gerstenfeld. The Norwegians don't give a seconds thought to Israel I would imagine....hard as that is for Gerstenfeld to accept. The world continues to turn with, or without Israel.
27. #6
intedi nensak ,   Lidingö, Sweden   (08.15.11)
Since when is it israels business what is said about Jews in Norway? Jews are not Israelis. Israel has about the same authority to speak for the worlds Jews as the saudis have for the worlds Muslims - none. So Norway hasn't prompted this article, gerstenfelds sick obsession with norway did, hes obviously looking for the flimsiest of excuses to write yet another article of his obsession.
28. I send peace & love to norway and hope they'll
talia ,   israel   (08.15.11)
send the same back to me!
29. let's try to understand eatch other instead of hate!
PERY ,   ISRAEL   (08.15.11)
30. We are all made by the same human fabric!!!!
norway<>israel   (08.15.11)
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