Following Jerusalem’s decision to revoke the diplomatic status of Norwegian officials who were working with the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry explained on X, formerly Twitter, that Norway has been “extreme, one-sided, and anti-Israel” following the attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Houthis, and other actors.
Regarding the latest decision about Norway, it should be clarified:Israel operates according to the Interim Agreements with regards to representation arrangements vis-a-vis the Palestinian Authority.The policy of the Norwegian government towards Israel since the brutal… pic.twitter.com/hgSOyuXFC5
— Oren Marmorstein (@OrenMarmorstein) August 10, 2024
“The Norwegian government – which only last week chose to support the baseless case against Israel at the ICC, recognized a Palestinian state, and even today, exactly ten months after the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, refuses to recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization – has lost Israel’s trust and the special role it has played since the Oslo Accords,” Marmorstein stated.
He said that these policies prevent Israel from trusting Norway as a partner in “dialogue or activity with Israel on the Palestinian issue.”
He noted that “a one-sided policy is not the way to influence what is happening in our region, and it is certainly not the way to promote any chances for real peace negotiations.