Norway – The Jewish section of an Oslo cemetery was desecrated with swastikas and graffiti painted on headstones, Norwegian media reported on Friday. Television images showed black swastikas and the phrase “The War is Not Over” painted on a number of tombstones at the Sofienberg cemetery, which was used between 1869 and 1917 and is considered a heritage site.
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The main organisation representing Norway’s Jewish community said it planned to file a police complaint.
Some 1,300 Jews live in the Scandinavian country out of a total population
of around 4.8 million.
In March, Norwegian Jewish leaders reported a dramatic increase in anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment in the country following the Israeli operation in Gaza, accusing the Norwegian media and intellectual elite
During the war, Olso, the Norwegian capital, was fraught with violent anti-Israel demonstrations. Numerous government officials decried Israel’s actions in Gaza and during a march against the operation shouts of “Death to the Jews” were heard.
Chickens and cowards!
This is what terrorists do. They only attack those who can not fight back.
In this case, they sneaked into a cemetary where no people are watching and attacked graves where no one can fight back. Welcome to the world of fearful, cowardly, afraid haters who have deep feelingsof inadequacy and lack of power. Chickens and cowards. Dear Hashem, You know exactly how to take revenge for these cowardly and hateful acts.