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Tag: Norway

0 Israel Politics

Norway, Spain and Ireland will all recognize Palestinian state

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 22 May

Norway, Spain, and Ireland have announced their official recognition of a Palestinian state, emphasizing the importance of reviving the prospects for a two-state solution and criticizing Israel's stance against Palestinian statehood.

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Ofer Cassif and Iyad El-Baghdadi on Israel’s Invasion of Gaza

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 1 Nov 2023

In a recent Zoom call, Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif and Palestinian writer Iyad El-Baghdadi discussed Israel's invasion of Gaza.

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For the Love of Mackerel

Nina Lichtenstein in Tablet · 11 May 2022

The author reflects on the different attitudes towards mackerel in Norway, where some believed that the fish was unfit for eating due to a belief that it fed off the dead bodies of German soldiers during WWII.

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Make Your Own Gravlaks

Nina Lichtenstein in Tablet · 16 Jun 2021

The author shares their experience growing up with seafood in Norway, where they had access to a variety of prepared fish dishes.

0 Holocaust Politics

The Long Legacy of the Shoah in Scandinavia

Shalom Goldman in Tablet · 25 Jun 2019

Recent scholarship and popular interest in Scandinavia have focused on the treatment of Jews during World War II, with Denmark, Sweden, and Norway reassessing their roles in response to Nazi rule and the persecution of Jews.

0 Holocaust Antisemitism

Dachau Stolen ‘Work Makes You Free’ Recovered After 2 Years

Forward · 5 Dec 2016

An iron gate inscribed with the words "Arbeit macht frei" which was stolen from the Dachau concentration camp in Germany has been found in Norway two years after the theft.

0 Antisemitism History

Norway Church Condemns Martin Luther’s Anti-Semitism

Forward · 28 Nov 2016

The Church of Norway, part of Lutheranism, has denounced its founder Martin Luther for his anti-Semitic writings in light of the 500-year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.