Svein Sevje
July 27, 2011
We deserve ours because we’re evil; they got theirs because they were virtuous
You may be wondering, “what’s with those Norwegians, anyway?”
In other words, Israelis suffer because they oppress the Palestinians, Norwegians because they support them in their ‘righteous’ struggle.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 at 2:55 pmEnvoy contrasts terror in Israel, Norway
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Norway’s ambassador to Israel drew distinctions between the Oslo and Utoya massacres and Palestinian terrorism.
Svein Sevje said in an Israeli newspaper interview Tuesday that while the Norwergian bomb and gun rampages that killed 76 people and Palestinian attacks should both be considered morally unacceptable, he wanted to “outline the similarity and the difference in the two cases.”
Palestinians, the ambassador told Maariv, “are doing this because of a defined goal that is related to the Israeli occupation. There are elements of revenge against Israel and hatred of Israel. To this you can add the religious element to their actions.”
“In the case of the terror attack in Norway, the murderer had an ideology that says that Norway, particularly the Labor Party, is forgoing Norwegian culture,” Sevje said, referring to suspect Anders Breivik, a Christian nativist who is opently anti-Islam and anti-immigration.
Unlike European Union states, Norway has engaged Hamas and often been fiercely critical of Israel, to Jerusalem’s dismay.
While Sevje voiced sympathy for Israeli terror victims, having experienced “the inferno” of such attacks during his posting, he saw little chance of Norway reviewing its Middle East policies.
“We Norwegians consider the occupation to be the cause of the terror against Israel,” he said. “Those who believe this will not change their mind because of the attack in Oslo.”
He added, “Can Israel and the Palestinians solve the problems without Hamas? I don’t think so.”
We deserve ours because we’re evil; they got theirs because they were virtuous.
(Thanks to Lise Rosenthal for this formulation).
NOTE:
Actually, the observations of Svein Sevje must be taken with a grain of salt; for in today's world, no nation is without its share of idiots. (Heaven knows we have our share right here in Washington, DC!). However, since it has been noted that Norway is one of the country's attending the UN-Durban 3 meeting in NYC in September, it would be wise if some of Norway's "leaders" clean up house before speaking about a "righteous" struggle from any wanna-be organization tied to terrorism i.e. Hamas/PA Authority. If this is an example of things to come at Durban 3's meetings and agenda, the streets of NYC should roll up its sidewalks in shame for allowing such a Hate-fest to take place on American soil.
