Norway cartoon : Netanyahu builds Auschwitch for Palestinians

"Oh they are a brave crowd, the men and women of the Norwegian media corps."

Source: Norway, Israel and the Jew (Adresseavisen burns 90 000 newspapers rather than risk offending Muslims)

Background: Cartoon: Netanyahu builds Auschwitch for Palestinians

On March 18th Adresseavisen published the cartoon above, depicting Abbas on his knees, pleading in front of Netanyahu who is building a concentration camp for Palestinians. The cartoon was made by Adresseavisen’s cartoonist Jan O. Henriksen.

Yesterday, NTB (Norway’s News Agency) reports that Adresseavisen has burned 90 000 copies of the newspaper, as it offered a cartoon by Jan O. Henriksen depicting Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. Adresseavisen feels the cartoon might be offensive to Muslims.

Henriksen understands why 90 000 copies of the newspaper, carrying his cartoon, was thrown to the flames. In the NTB article he states: "I most decidedly feel that this is not censorship. One must take into concern the safety of one’s co-workers. If one is to provoke on purpose, one must agree on it in advance, and discuss what measures to take".

So everyone in Adresseavisen agreed it was a good idea to publish a picture of Netanyahu constructing a concentration camp for Palestinians. But not to publish a cartoon of Kurt Westergaard, who is threatened on his life for drawing a cartoon of Muhamed, as this might offend Muslims.

Oh they are a brave crowd, the men and women of the Norwegian media corps.