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Norwegian MP is 'seriously worried' about country's Jews amid rising antisemitism - interview

Norwegian MP Joel Ystebø warns of rising antisemitism in Oslo, calling out biased media and government actions after anti-Israel protests escalate.

Israeli Independence Day celebration in Oslo, Norway. April 26, 2026.
Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Police officers and technicians inspect the American embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026.

Mother and three sons in custody over US embassy bomb in Norway

Norway police investigate explosion near Israeli embassy in central Oslo, September 23, 2025.

Oslo ups security around US embassy after explosion, no injuries reported


The Right vilifies Oslo, but has never offered an alternative - opinion

There is a lot that can be written today – 30 years later – about the Oslo Accords, whether they were misguided, an example of political naïveté or the right vision, but it misses the main point.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with PA head Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral of Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem, 2016. The Oslo process has been continued by every government including by Benjamin Netanyahu, says the writer.

The Land of Israel is ours, apply sovereignty and heal Oslo's damages - opinion

We call on the prime minister to step up and apply sovereignty, as this is the appropriate response to remedy the enormous damages of the Oslo Accords.

 SIGNS WITH slogans in support of imposing Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley are posted near the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2020.

Cool and fascinating places in Europe to escape Israeli summer heat in

The Israeli summer is unbearable for almost all of us, and there is no doubt that we would not refuse a short getaway to a cooler climate for a vacation.

 OSLO’S OPERA HOUSE.

Oslo: Enjoy affordable luxury and learn about Jewish history

Even with all that money floating around, Oslo, Norway’s capital, isn’t ostentatious. There are few skyscrapers; the city’s tallest building has only 37 floors.

 OSLO’S OPERA HOUSE.

When Scandinavians try Middle East peace

Scandinavian Diplomacy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, a deeply researched and scholarly work, throws new light on an under-explored byproduct of the long Israel-Palestinian saga.

 US SECRETARY of state Condoleezza Rice (C) speaks with Peres Center for Peace director-general Ron Pundak in Herzliya, 2007. At R: ambassador Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the UN.

Oldest known runestone discovered by archaeologists in Norway

The discovery was made in 2021, when researchers that were excavating an ancient burial ground near the lake, found it among one of the burial sites.

A general view over a valley in the mountains of south Norway from beside Lendbreen glacier is seen in this undated picture

Ehud Banai show sells out in Oslo

The audience was diverse, consisting of Norwegians and out-of-towners who enjoy live, international music, members of the Jewish community, and Israeli expatriates living in and around Oslo.

 Ehud Banai

Arallu extreme metal band rocks Norway

Israeli heavy metal band Arallu performance at the Garage Festival was the first of its kind by an Israeli heavy metal band in Norway.

 Arallu Garage Festival

Oslo shooting suspect named as police advise against Pride gathering

Intelligence services said they had been aware of Matapour since 2015 and that he had been part of a network of Islamist extremists in Norway.

 Security forces stand at the site where two people were killed during a shooting outside the London pub in central Oslo, Norway

Archeological dig unearths medieval-age runes in Oslo town

Two runes were unearthed in December in the Norwegian city's Medieval Park. While one probably indicated the name of its owner, the other included a well known Christian prayer.

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