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Norwegian media slams anti-Semitic professor
Aviel Magnezi
Published: 02.05.12, 00:28
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1. Peace and Conflict Studies
elhrac ,   USA   (05.02.12)
Galtung's attitude is not out of the ordinary among Peace and Conflict Studies students, at least the ones I have met.
2. Only difference between Grass, Galtung & Le Pen is when
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (05.02.12)
lefties lie about Jews it is " intellectual" and other lefties jump to the barricades to " explain"
3. Breivik and Norway
David ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (05.02.12)
Breivik was pro-Israel. He was pretty mad too, no doubt. But he realized that the left had gone furthest off the deep end in Norway, as it's anti-Israel/anti-Western mindset simply eclipsed any rational behaviour. This is what Breivik meant when he wrote what he wrote. I believe in non-violence and condemn his actions. But I can see his point.
4. Galtung and the universities
Mahlon Drumgoole ,   Newark NJ USA   (05.02.12)
Hitler and the nazis enjoyed great support from German professionals including doctors, lawyers, and university professors. This just goes to prove that having an advanced degree does not guarantee that the person has any decency or morality. Prominent Germans were just as likely to support the racist Hitler regime as Germans with little education. During the nazi occupation of Norway, there were many collaborators and the name uisling is synonymous with traitors. Unfortunately, Norway's leftists have a history of anti-Israel extremism and hatred of Israel is used as a cover-up for hatred of Jews. Norway also professes to be for peace while taking every opportunity to hurt Israel. So while Norwegians try to hide their hatred of Jews, Galtrung does not see any contradiction with his so-called peace studies and open bigotry. Galtrung is is no different from the nazis. He is a vicious antisemite who is so obsessed by his hatred of Jews that he doesn't understand the rulesof Norway: pretend to be tolerant while hiding your bigotry His antisemitism is so over the top that even Norwegians have to criticize his psychopathic ideas.
5. What is wrong with all of Europe?
r ,   Atlanta USA   (05.02.12)
6. Galtung a disgrace for Norway-but government supports him
I care for Israel   (05.02.12)
Norvegian government the most anti - Israeli ( pathological level ) in Europe. Therefore norvegian government supporting antisemite Galtung. Norvegian government not protecting jewish community against muslim violence / terror. Curse is the price for hating the jews - curse is what Norway gets........The fall from wealth to poverty can come quickly......
7. Rv. Write better? His 25 years pew member is President of US
Miron ,   USA   (05.02.12)
8. Breivik was false flag operation of an al Qeda sleeper cell
Judo ,   Canada   (05.02.12)
My crazy conspiracy theory that Breivik is a deep cover al Qeda sleeper agent makes far more sense than this comical old fool's crazy theory that Breivik was a Mossad agent. Just look how much sympathy Breivik got the Muslims and look at how much Breivik discredited anyone opposed to Muslims taking over Norwegian culture. Obviously an al Qeda operation.
9. Missing the Point
Ron ,   Melbourne, Australia   (05.02.12)
It is nice that the Norwegian Media is coming against his statement, however, it is missing the bigger questions and the soul searching that should follow. Why would such a distinguish professor felt that he could get away with the statements. They guy is not an uneducated, ranting racist - he is well educated and would hardly place himself in a position that would be likely to make him an object of ridicule in Norway. It is likely that the ever increasing vilification of Israel and Jews by association in Norway, Sweden ,etc - has caused caused him to believe that now is the time where his views will not be ridiculed and the cost for him would be , at best, negligible. When society judges harshly the statements of racists ,bigots, etc then you tend to find only the most fanatic, uneducated (etc) among them would venture to air their view in public as they know it will invite ridicule and repercussion to their cause. It is why the Arabs speak one way to their constitutes and differently to the western world. The fact that he did not feel that the risk in Norway is too high - should be a sign to Norway to think how far have they allowed their demagogues and media to fan the flame of hatred that people such as this gentleman are are happy to get out of the closet.
10. wa ha ha ha. teenagers
ghostq   (05.02.12)
r really source of under cover secret Norwigian police force, yeeeees, they r. pfffffff
11. The anti-semite du jour
Cynthia ,   USA   (05.02.12)
Each week another old racist slithers out for his moment in the sun. The university should fire him or be viewed as an institutional supporter of his anti-semitic sentiment.
12. Thats the "kettle calling the pot black"
DT ,   TA Israel   (05.02.12)
The majority there are all the same- Israel haters.
13. Antisemitism
Paul ,   Jerusalem   (05.02.12)
is genetic and incurable. It is a spiritual disease that afflicts the mental faculties by constricting the consciousness, thus causing one to lose the ability to distinguish between boogeymen and reality. If one has a developed intellect it only provides them the ability to turn their dysfunctional emotional state into plausible facts based on distorted theories.
14. (9) Ron, Melbourne
tiki ,   belgium   (05.02.12)
You are right. Rat's & cockroaches only dare to come out in dark & filthy places. Norway & Sweden are places like that, with the rest of 'civilized Europe waiting in the startersblocks!
15. To: Paul at No. 13
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.02.12)
I agree with you. But isn't it amazing how none of these self-righteous European countries -- especially in Scandinavia -- have spoken out against the disgusting carnage in Syria? Libya? Egypt? Bahrain? Throughout the Arab world, for that matter ..... Despite the nauseating stories about the atrocities throughout the Arab world that are part and parcel of the nightly news Israel remains their favorite target. Kind of makes them look really stupid and extraordinarily anti-Semitic, which is fine with me. Reinforces that which most of us have known for some time. Times may change but, for the most part, the Europeans certainly haven't. The Jewish people remain every European's favorite scapegoat -- even in Sweden and Norway, where the number of Arabs and Moslems far exceeds the number of Jews. Those pious Scandinavians should look at crime statistics in their countries -- particularly rape -- and figure out what's what. Venturing outside Scandinavia for a moment, Arabs and Moslems constitute the majority of France's prison population. Wherever Moslems and Arabs go, it seems they bring hatred, violence and crime. There are none so blind as those that will not see ....
16. Galtung is a Jew hater and his pseudo-
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (05.02.12)
scientific works are for the trash heap !
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