Oslo Against the Israeli Embassy

The Israeli embassy in Oslo received official notice a few days ago emanding that it evacuate the premises within a year and move to another location. The reason: The Norwegians say that the embassy poses a security risk to its urroundings and damages the residents’ quality of life. A Foreign Ministry official said yesterday that the affair attested to an unprecedented low in the relations between Israel and Norway. “The authorities in Norway are giving in to public opinion, which is hostile toward Israel,” the officials said. Israel, apparently, is not alone. The Oslo municipality has succeeded in also removing the US embassy under similar circumstances.

Fatah Organizing “Day of Rage” Against U.S.

Palestinian Authority officials are furious with the United States, which decided to veto their motion to the UN Security Council to condemn Israel. Officials in Ramallah said they hoped that the American step would unite Palestinian ranks, and have called for a “day of rage” against Israel and the United States. PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Yasser Abed Rabbo said, “the step taken by the United States reflects the administration’s biased view regarding the illegitimate actions by Israel on the West Bank.” Abed Rabbo said that the US veto notwithstanding, the fact that 14 out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council had voted in favor of the resolution was a victory for the Palestinian position.  Top PA official Tawfik Tirawi yesterday called on all the factions of the Palestinian people, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, to go into the streets on Friday for a demonstration of rage in response to the American decision. “We must not continue to be divided, and if we want to achieve the aspiration of the Palestinian people to have an independent state, we must close our ranks and send out hundreds of thousands of demonstrators into the streets,” said Tirawi.

Jerusalem Post