tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036996608593697937.post8565903207003381926..comments2023-04-07T17:09:04.940+02:00Comments on G.P.F. - Hurriya: Israel and the Norwegian leftas-Salam wa al-Hurriyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415592004720199098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036996608593697937.post-30328291356081139782009-01-21T00:38:00.000+02:002009-01-21T00:38:00.000+02:00As a participant in the demontstration mentioned a...As a participant in the demontstration mentioned against Abba Eban and Israel(one of 12 youths from SUF)in Oslo in 1968, I would like to add: <BR/>The event took place in "Universitetets Aula", which was the official city hall for special occasions at that time. And the occasion was to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Israel(15th of May)and express solidarity with Israel a short year after the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Except for the King I think all that counts among Norwgian notabilities, Government, Parliament, Chief of Justice etc. were present. We rose up at different places in the hall after Eban had started his speech and unfolded banners with slogans in Norwegian and Hebrew.<BR/>The front pages of Oslo`s daily newspapers the day after were marked by this chocking experience.<BR/>After the Six days` war some months before the victory of Israel was celebrated with a "matinee`" in the National Theatre. A handfull of us stood outside with leaflets against occupation, and experienced to be spat at by the nice people passing by, some of them well-known members of our own mother party, the Socialist People`s Party.<BR/>So there has been some progressive change in opinion,after all..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7036996608593697937.post-76836802454563466722009-01-20T10:44:00.000+02:002009-01-20T10:44:00.000+02:00I think it was more or less the same thing with th...I think it was more or less the same thing with the swedish leftwing parties, a late awekening in the 70's and 80's.Swimsuit Issuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315534273596512747noreply@blogger.com