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Norway rejects Israel’s accusations of PM anti-Semitism
(MENAFN) Norway on Sunday dismissed Israel’s claims that Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store displayed anti-Semitism by attending a Kristallnacht commemoration hosted by the Anti-Racist Center, according to reports.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry had criticized Store for not participating in a separate event organized by the Mosaic Religious Community, asserting on X that the prime minister had set a new “bottom standard” for “moral lowliness, anti-Israeli attitudes and anti-Semitism.”
State Secretary Kristoffer Thoner from the prime minister’s office rejected the allegations, describing them as “incorrect and unreasonable.”
"Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and the government are consistently and clearly committed to combating anti-Semitism in all its forms," Thoner stated.
He explained that Store had accepted the invitation to the Anti-Racist Center event in October, whereas the invitation from the Mosaic Religious Community was received only on Wednesday.
On X, Store emphasized his government’s stance, writing: "My government will do all in our power to protect and stand by the Jews in Norway, and we were represented at both ceremonies in Oslo to emphasize our commitment to fight all forms of antisemitism."
The commemoration marked the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi mobs destroyed over 7,000 Jewish businesses and homes across Germany and killed numerous Jews on November 9–10, 1938.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry had criticized Store for not participating in a separate event organized by the Mosaic Religious Community, asserting on X that the prime minister had set a new “bottom standard” for “moral lowliness, anti-Israeli attitudes and anti-Semitism.”
State Secretary Kristoffer Thoner from the prime minister’s office rejected the allegations, describing them as “incorrect and unreasonable.”
"Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and the government are consistently and clearly committed to combating anti-Semitism in all its forms," Thoner stated.
He explained that Store had accepted the invitation to the Anti-Racist Center event in October, whereas the invitation from the Mosaic Religious Community was received only on Wednesday.
On X, Store emphasized his government’s stance, writing: "My government will do all in our power to protect and stand by the Jews in Norway, and we were represented at both ceremonies in Oslo to emphasize our commitment to fight all forms of antisemitism."
The commemoration marked the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi mobs destroyed over 7,000 Jewish businesses and homes across Germany and killed numerous Jews on November 9–10, 1938.
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