Norway, Spain and Ireland will all recognize Palestinian state
Although 140 countries and the United Nations have already recognized Palestine, most Western European countries had not
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News Decimated in the Holocaust, a Norwegian Jewish community revives
The Jewish community in Bergen — Norway’s second largest city — was decimated during World War II, when Nazis murdered 750 of Norway’s 1,700 Jews. But now Jewish life in Bergen has returned — officially. Bergen Jews created a new organization, Det Jødiske Samfunn i Bergen, last year, and the city recognized it in December….
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Fast Forward Norway’s Public TV Station Apologizes For ‘Jewish Swine’ Cartoon
(JTA) — Norway’s public broadcaster has apologized for airing a cartoon in which a Scrabble player forms the word “Jewish swine.” NRK initially defended the video, which was pulled offline this month, against allegations of anti-Semitism out of its desire to “defend the freedom of speech,” NRK broadcasting manager Thor Gjermund Eriksen told the Aftenposten…
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Fast Forward Norway State TV Airs Cartoon About ‘Jewish Swine’
(JTA) — Norway’s public broadcaster NRK defended from accusations of Anti Semitism its airing of a cartoon showing an overweight Jew taunting a man who is afraid to call him a swine. The video, posted online earlier this month by the NRK state-owned government, is titled “Scrabbles” and was captioned “tag a Jew” on the…
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Fast Forward Norwegian Rapper Who Said ‘F*** Jews’ Was Criticizing Israel, Prosecutors Say
(JTA) — A Norwegian rapper who cursed Jews while performing at an event in Oslo promoting multiculturalism will not be charged with hate speech because his words may have been criticism of Israel, prosecutors said. Kaveh Kholardi said “f***|ing Jews” on stage at an event last year for which he was hired by the city….
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Fast Forward Norwegian Hospitals Refuse To Circumcise Boys Younger Than 3 Years Old
(JTA) — At least two hospitals in Norway are refusing to help parents who wish to have their underage male children circumcised in violation of Norwegian law, a Norwegian paper revealed. Stavanger University Hospital in the country’s west and Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen are not cooperating on the nonmedical circumcision of boys younger than…
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Fast Forward Norwegian Rapper Curses Jews At Concert Celebrating Diversity
(JTA) — A Norwegian rapper hired by the city of Oslo to sing at an event intended to celebrate diversity cursed the “f—-ing Jews” during his performance. In response to the profane statement Friday by Kaveh Kholardi, the leader of the country’s Jewish community has threatened to take legal action against the 23-year-old performer. Kholardi…
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News Why Does Scandinavia Want To Ban Circumcision And Kosher Slaughter?
Scandinavia is the darling of liberals the world over. Yet for Jews living in there, life isn’t all free health care and minimalist design. In Iceland, the tiny Jewish population is now facing the most serious legal challenge to male circumcision in Europe. A new bill that criminalizes circumcision of minors and penalizes parents and…
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