Norway

Hamas commends Norwegian trade union federation’s decision to boycott Israel

Friday-9-May-2025

The Hamas Movement commended the decision of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions to boycott Israel and ban trade ties and investment with its companies.

Norway’s wealth fund divests from Israel’s Bezeq over services to W. Bank settlements

Wednesday-4-December-2024

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has divested from Bezeq, Israel's largest telecom company, due to the services it provides for illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

EU condemns Israeli government’s decision to revoke diplomatic status of Norwegian diplomats

Friday-9-August-2024

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, condemned on Thursday the Israeli government’s decision to revoke the status of Norwegian diplomats at the Norwegian embassy

Norway: Israeli attacks on UNRWA in Gaza unacceptable

Wednesday-12-June-2024

Norway said that the Israeli attacks on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) are unacceptable, reiterating its strong support for the UN agency.

Norwegian Foreign Minister: The situation in Gaza is a man-made disaster

Wednesday-20-March-2024

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said that the situation in the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli aggression, is a “man-made disaster”, calling for an urgent ceasefire.

Hamas Movement meets Norwegian delegation in Lebanon

Tuesday-14-March-2023

Hamas Movement representative in Lebanon Ahmed Abdulhadi on Tuesday received a Norwegian delegation in the Movement’s office in Beirut.

Norway to label products from Israeli settlements

Sunday-12-June-2022

Norway has announced that products coming from the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights must be labeled with their place of origin.

58 Norwegian groups and parties call for action to end Gaza siege

Saturday-9-May-2020

58 Norwegian organizations and political parties have demanded their country’s foreign ministry to put pressure on Israel to end its blockade on the Gaza Strip in particular.

Norway asks for explanation over Israel’s seizure of Gaza-bound boat

Wednesday-1-August-2018

Norway has asked Israel to explain the legal grounds for detaining a Norwegian-flagged fishing boat in Palestinian waters as activists aboard it were trying to sail with aid for the besieged Gaza Strip according to Reuters news agency.

Rally held in Oslo over Israel’s detention of pro-Gaza activists

Tuesday-31-July-2018

Dozens of Norwegian nationals rallied on Tuesday outside of the Foreign Ministry in Oslo to protest Israel’s detention of activists onboard a ship sailing to Gaza in an attempt to break the siege.