Oslo Jewish community leader slams Israel

[Donald Ian Rankin]

Many Jews in Oslo were shocked over the weekend by remarks made by the leader of the local Jewish community, who criticized haredi Judaism, the Chabad movement, the settlements and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Anne Sander made the remarks in an interview to the Dagbladet newspaper, on the backdrop of the complicated situation between Jews and Muslims in Norway.

Only 1,100 Jews live in Norway today, most of them in Oslo, alongside more than 70,000 Muslims. Local Jews were surprised to read Sander's remarks, as the Scandinavian country is no stranger to anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitic incidents from the past few years include harsh statements made by Norwegian comedian Otto Jespersen, a plan by local Muslims to murder the Israeli ambassador and shots fired at an Oslo synagogue.

Moreover, the journalist who interviewed the Jewish leader – which is know to be critical of Israel and has compared between former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Nazi leader Hermann Göring – began the interview with a poetic description of "the Israeli war machine" during Operation Case Lead in the Gaza Strip


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