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The Norwegian government-owned broadcasting company NRK featured an antisemitic blood libel in a quiz about Easter and Passover published on its website on Thursday. The eighth question in the quiz, entitled “a very special bread,” shows a picture of young boy holding pieces of matzah. Readers are asked “What was special about the bread Jesus and the disciples ate during the Passover meal?” and can choose from three answers. The third options says “there was blood in it,” a reference to the blood libel that accused Jews of using the blood of Christian children to make matzah. Twitter users said NRK including the blood libel in its quiz is “absolutely disgusting.” ....
'I Wish the Vaccine Didn't Work:' Uproar in Norway at Radio Show Hosts' Antisemitic Rant Against Israeli Success Fighting Pandemic algemeiner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from algemeiner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A program host on a Norwegian state-owned radio station embarked on an anti-Semitic tirade in the middle of his broadcast on Tuesday, telling listeners that the success of the COVID-19 vaccine in Israel made him “almost wish” that it had failed. Shaun Henrik Matheson who hosts a morning show on NRK P13, part of Norway’s state-owned broadcasting network regaled his audience with a commentary bemoaning Israel’s success in vaccinating its population against the COVID-19 pandemic. Matheson’s words were subsequently translated in full by ‘Med Israel for fred’ (MIFF), a pro-Israel advocacy organization in Norway. “Jeez, well, we had better mention the good news, even if it comes from Israel (laughs). I know, how sick is this? Good news from Israel, when did that happen last time?” Matheson began. ....