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Norwegian Football Club Stands with Gaza, Donates Match Revenue to Aid Efforts
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Norwegian football club Bodo/Glimt donates $65,000 from match revenue to Gaza aid, standing in solidarity with Palestinians amid ongoing humanitarian crisis. In a powerful act of solidarity with the Palestinian […]

‘Unacceptable’ – Norway Condemns Israel’s Attacks on Gaza Hospitals
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli army besieged the Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last functional medical facility, in northern Gaza in the early hours of Friday, and ordered all staff and patients to evacuate. […]

Investigate, Sanction Israel First – Norway Conditions World Cup Qualifiers
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Norwegian Football Association President Lise Klaveness said that “the Norwegian Football Association stands with the Norwegian government in its demand for an immediate end to the disproportionate attacks on innocent […]

‘Integrated Palestine’ – Norway Urges Two-State Solution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Regional peace is connected … but there is a root conflict that connects to all of them which is the absence of a solution to the Palestinian question.” Norway’s Foreign […]

‘UNRWA Must Survive’- Norway Requests Advisory Opinion from ICJ on Israel’s Obligations
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Norway stated that ‘under international law, Israel is obligated to support the Palestinian population under occupation.’ Norway announced on Tuesday its intention to introduce a United Nations General Assembly resolution […]

Norwegian Police Issues International Search Request for Man Linked to Cyber Attacks on Lebanon
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Reuters said that the Norwegian man refused to comment on the issue of the pagers when he was reached via phone on September 18 and “hung up when asked about […]

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund May Divest Companies that Aid Israel – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The fund “held investments worth 16 billion crowns ($1.41 billion) in Israel as of June 30, across 77 companies, according to fund data, including companies involved in real estate, banks, […]

‘Alarming Precedent’ – Israel Revokes Accreditation of Norwegian Diplomats Over Palestine Support
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel has revoked the accreditation of eight Norwegian diplomats who have been dealing with the Palestinian Authority. A statement by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the decision was […]

‘Gaza’s Humanitarian Backbone’ – Norway Increases Funding to UNRWA
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The NOK 100 million (approximately $10 million) to UNRWA comes in addition to the NOK 275 million Norway contributed earlier this year. Norway has pledged to increase its funding of […]

‘Dire Situation’ – Norway Warns PA on Verge of Collapse in West Bank
By Palestine Chronicle Staff At an international partner meeting on Palestine in Brussels last month, Barth Eide said the situation on the ground – not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank […]

America Isolated: Why Some Western Capitals Are Shifting Positions on Gaza
By Ramzy Baroud For some in the west, the issue is not just about the Gaza genocide. It is also about the future of the west itself. On June 6, Spain joined South Africa’s […]

‘Historical Justice’ – Norway, Spain, Ireland Officially Recognize Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Tuesday, Norway, Ireland and Spain officially recognized the State of Palestine and established full diplomatic relations with it. Before the Spanish government approved a decree officially recognizing the State […]

‘We Recognize the State of Palestine’ – Ireland, Norway and Spain’s Official Announcement
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I’m confident that further countries will join us in taking this important step in the coming weeks. This is a historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine.” The […]

‘If Arrest Warrants are Issued, We Will Detain Netanyahu, Gallant’ – Norway
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Norway became the first European country to declare that it would arrest Netanyahu and Gallant if an arrest warrant is issued against them by the International Criminal Court and they […]

Not Ireland – Israeli Newspaper Reveals Most Hostile EU Country Towards Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel and Norway are currently in the most acute diplomatic crisis in the history of their relations, according to a report in the Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth. After a long […]

Did Norway Just Champion the One-State Solution in Palestine, Israel?
By Romana Rubeo Though Western diplomats often steer away from the conversation on one state in Palestine and Israel, Norway’s top diplomat has just said the seemingly unthinkable. One of the biggest obstacles in […]

IN PHOTOS: Palestinians Celebrate Norway Cup Victory
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Norway Cup concluded. It was won by the ‘Gaza Kids’ team. According to the Norway Cup website, it is “the world’s largest football tournament for children and young people […]

Who Said BDS Has ‘Already Failed’?: European Cities Boycott Apartheid Israel
By Ramzy Baroud A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and […]

Liège Joins Other EU Cities in Boycotting Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Belgian city of Liège passed a motion severing all ties with Israel, to become the latest European city to pass similar measures against Tel Aviv. The Liège city motion, […]

BDS Welcomes Norway’s Decision on Illegal Israeli Settlements
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition leading the global BDS movement for freedom, justice and equality, warmly welcomed the decision by Norway’s capital, Oslo, not to trade in […]

Norway to Label Illegal Settlement Products
Norway decided on Friday to label products manufactured in the illegal Jewish settlements built on Palestinian land, in a move that sparked the ire of the Israeli government, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Norway Fund Excludes Two Companies Linked to Occupied West Bank Settlements
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has excluded two Israeli firms involved in the development of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing concerns about potential rights violations. In a statement released late […]

Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after UAE-Israel ‘Peace Deal’
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a ‘peace deal’ between the UAE and Israel. Right-wing Norwegian MP Christian Tybring-Gjedde praised Trump for his role in normalizing […]

Norway’s Capital Oslo Bans Jewish Settlement Goods, Services
Oslo’s newly installed City Council is banning Jewish settlement goods and services from public contracts, reported the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee. Norway’s capital and largest city has become the sixth Norwegian municipality […]

Israeli Forces Shoot Norwegian Peace Activist Twice in One Week (VIDEO)
Norwegian Palestine-solidarity activist Kristin Foss was shot twice in a week by Israeli soldiers. The first time she was shot whilst standing with her hands raised, and the second occurred when she was standing against […]

Norway Demands Israel to Explain Seizure of Boat Bound for Gaza
Norway has asked Israel to explain the legal grounds for detaining a Norwegian-flagged fishing boat seized while activists tried to sail with aid to the Gaza Strip, Norway’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said its […]

Norwegian Refugee Council Makes Appeal for UNRWA (VIDEOS)
The US administration’s threat to cut its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees would have disastrous consequences if carried out, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned on Wednesday. […]

Norway Warns of Increased Instability Following Trump’s Decision
Norway’s foreign minister, Ine Marie Eriksen Thursday warned of increased instability in the region after US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. She said in a press release published […]