Manfred Gerstenfeld skriver i Jerusalem Post om hva som skal til for å endre norsk politikk i synet på terror og Israel. Norge har fått et mye større internasjonalt søkelys på seg etter 22/7, skriver Gerstenfeld.

Gerstenfeld angriper en politisk-kulturell klasse i Norge som er skjønt enige om premissene for debatten. Han har registrert at 22/7 forandrer premissene i kraft av sin tyngde. Det vil ikke være mulig å styre debatten i samme grad, for utlandet vil se på hva Norge sier og gjør i lys av 22/7.

Gerstenfeld har påpekt det han kaller norsk dobbeltmoral.

In order to develop a new, coherent Israeli attitude toward the Norwegian government, one must understand the key cultural characteristics of the country’s “progressive elite.”

These include an absence of self-doubt and self-criticism, with an overlay of Marxism.

Such characteristics have bred much arrogance, shamelessness and intellectual dishonesty.

Twisting the truth comes naturally in such an environment, as even obvious lies often go unchallenged by the country’s media. However incredible it may sound, there are many examples of this.

One also has to understand what the Norwegian government’s aims are. It wants to use part of its oil and gas wealth to build a worldwide peace-promoting image for the country.

Deputy Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide wrote last Friday in The Jerusalem Post: “We have a proven track record of committing our political, financial and military resources to peace-building activities around the world, where combating both terrorism and the causes of terrorism are important objectives.”

If George Orwell were still alive, he could have expanded his terminology to include: “Hate-mongering is peace-building” and “Promoting terror is combating terrorism.”

Attacking Israel and ignoring major Palestinian and Arab crimes comes naturally to many among the Norwegian elite. The best way to counter this is by frequently exposing examples of indirect Norwegian support for terror, hate-mongering and double standards, as well as inaction against anti-Semitism by the government.

Gerstenfeld mener Israel altfor lenge har funnet seg i en anti-israelsk politikk. Han mener Israel bør slå tilbake, bl.a. ved å avslå akkreditering til antiisraelske korrespondenter, f.eks. fra NRK.

People working for such an anti-Israel propagandist body should not be given recognition by Israel’s Government Press Office.

Gerstenfeld viser til den lange listen over ensidig og tendensiøs dekning som den israelske ambassaden i Oslo presenterte for NRK, og som Cecilie Hellestveit delvis ga medhold: Det var én fortelling som dominerte dekningen av konflikten. Hvis det ikke skjer forbedringer i dekningen, synes han å mene at Israel bør nekte akkreditering.

Et annet punkt gjelder norsk støtte til NGO’er som bruker pengene til å undergrave staten Israel.

NGOs that receive money from the Norwegian government should be scrutinized. How much Norwegian money is used by Palestinians for terror should be investigated.

Disse tankene er allerede fremmet som forslag i Knesset. Gerstenfeld sier holdningen i Norge allerede er så negativ at Israel ikke har noe å tape.

Comment: How Israel should face hostile Norway gov’t
By MANFRED GERSTENFELD
08/11/2011 21:21