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Norway drops case against professor who called October 7 'most beautiful thing this century'

Bassam Hussein, a project management professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, made the comments during an April 21 lecture.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Armed police cordon off the area outside the Norwegian parliament in Oslo, Norway, April 3, 2024.
Israeli Independence Day celebration in Oslo, Norway. April 26, 2026.

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.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

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

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
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

One of the men has admitted to placing a device, while the three other suspects have denied involvement, their lawyers have said.

|ByREUTERS

Oseberg leads the way: Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum begins final move of a 1,200-year-old fleet

The Gokstad ship will follow in autumn, while Tune, the most deteriorated of the ships, is set for summer 2026.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Security scare at Jewish event highlights rising antisemitism in Norway

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: A man wearing a large backpack pretended to be a West Bank settler to enter an event honoring Theodor Herzl. Questioning revealed he was a Palestinian from Jenin.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A party honoring Theodor Herzl in Oslo, Norway, August 2025.

Norwegian prosecutors charge former US Embassy guard with espionage for Russia, Iran

The embassy security guard is accused of collecting and leaking sensitive information that endangered national interests, the New York Times reported.

JULY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Norwegian flags flutter at Karl Johans street in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.

Dan Diker, Jason Greenblatt: Giving Arafat Nobel Prize harmed Israel’s fight against terror

"Oslo, in our view, was one of the greatest strategic catastrophes, maybe the greatest strategic catastrophe since the founding of the State of Israel.”

MAY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs and Jason Greenblatt, Senior Director for Arab-Israeli Diplomacy at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.

Israeli doctor faces anti-Israel protests while speaking in Oslo

Facing anti-Israel protests in Oslo, Dr. Ronit Almog highlighted Israel’s medical advances.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A construction crane is seen along the skyline in Oslo December 11, 2012.

Oslo Symposium 2025 strengthens Israel-Norway relations against antisemitism

Norway’s increasing support for Palestinian initiatives and its stance following the October 7 terrorist attacks had deepened the divide between the two nations.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Himanshu Gulati, MK Shelly Tal Meron, and Sylvi Listhaug at the Oslo Symposium 2025.

Norwegian museum returns artifacts, skulls taken by explorer back to Easter Island

Four members of the delegation sent from Easter Islands spent the night at the Oslo museum as part of a ritual ceremony to take back the spirits of the remains.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kon-Tiki expedition, 1947. Across the Pacific.

Norway's wealth fund faces pressure to divest from Israel amid Gaza war

The fund operates under ethical rules set by parliament and, over the years, has divested from nine companies, all Israeli, over activities in the Palestinian territories.

APRIL 30, 2024ByREUTERS
Norway's Central Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache attends a news conference in Oslo, Norway December 14, 2023.

Attendees of Oslo Women's Day Parade carryings signs supporting hostages, banned

When pro-Palestinians supporters saw the Israeli hostage supporters, they began shouting slogans such as, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”

MARCH 10, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A PROTEST is held outside the Office of the UN Special Coordinator, Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator, in Jerusalem's Armon Hanatziv neighborhood.

Palestinian demilitarization is just a myth - opinion

My conclusion is that demilitarization is a myth. In any territory evacuated by Israel, it is neither possible to enforce nor reasonable to expect that.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
ARMED PALESTINIANS show their presence in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, last week. Demilitarization is a myth; it is neither possible to enforce nor reasonable to expect in any territory evacuated by Israel, says the writer.