Antisemitic Jews such as Atzmon, Shlomo Sand or Max Blumenthal are quite popular speakers in Europe. Incitement against any other minority would be frowned at, but antisemitic speakers are regularly invited to speak in top venues.
Via Dagen, h/t Norway, Israel and the Jews
Author John Færseth is warning of an antisemitic event in Oslo.
Gilad Atzmon, who believes Jewish power is a global threat and that Israel is worse than Nazi Germany, will be holding a concert and talk in Oslo at the House of Literature. The event is organized by "Friends of Jerusalem" headed by Trond Ali Linstad. Linstad, a Muslim doctor and Palestine activist, will MC the event.
In 2012, Linstad was nominated for the King's Medal of Merit. However the award was rescinded after public pressure, due to Linstad's antisemitic and homophobic statements.
Listad made the Simon Wiesenthal's Center Top Ten Antisemites of 2012:
Trond Ali Linstad’s website warns readers to “beware the Jews” and the “influence they have in newspaper, in other media, and in many political organs.”
Linstad depicts violence against Israel as a “great success” and supports use of the slogan -”Kharibat Khybarj” a jihadist term for terrorism against Jews. He also alleges “every president in the US must adapt to the Jewish lobby,“ which he says undermines US policy.
Andreas Wiese, of the House of Literature, says that they are just providing the venue, and that they believe in freedom of speech. Besides, Norwegian paper Aftenposten has printed material from Gilad Atzmon (his response to Færseth's call to cancel his lecture), Does Færseth think they shouldn't have done that?
To answer Wiese's stupid question - yes, I expect Aftenposten not to provide a stage for antisemites to spew their vile invective against Jews. Why is that too much to ask for? Why is the Norwegian media so happy to give antisemites a stage? The problem is not the antisemites, it's the fact that the gatekeepers of democracy are letting them in the front door with full honors.
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