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Norway

Norwegian teen kicked out of convenience store in Bergen “for being a Jew”

The clerk allegedly called the teenager a “child murderer” and told him he was no longer allowed in the store.

Norway unveils new plan to fight antisemitism in the country

The efforts will include more funding for Jewish and Human Rights centers, educating the police on hate crimes and sending Norwegian youth on study trips to concentration camps.

Norway raises terror threat level amid rising concerns over Israeli and Jewish targets

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, as well as other factors, are reasons for Norway increasing its terrorist threat.

Antisemitic Anne Frank mural displayed in Bergen

Street artist Töddel unveiled a mural in Bergen featuring Anne Frank wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.

Mayor of Oslo Anne Lindboe: “Jews in Oslo hide in fear. How did we got here?”

Mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe, wrote an op-ed about the rise of antisemitism in her city and the fears of the local Jewish community in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

Norwegian woman found guilty of antisemitism following dissemination of hateful comments against Jews online

In total, the police registered 77 messages with illegal content sent to the Jewish Community of Oslo from the beginning of November 2023 to the end of February 2024.

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