>From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Brin-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Wiesenthal Ctr Report >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:05:46 -0500 (CDT) > > >www.andrewsullivan.com quotes a Norweigian newspaper report that people >visiting Norway's parliament building are allowed to express solidarity >with Palestine by wearing various objects, but a man wearing a Star of >David was told to remove it or leave the premises. > >On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >From OpinionJournal.com: > > The Simon Wiesenthal Center > > http://www.wiesenthal.com/social/press/pr_item.cfm?ItemID=5285 > > reports that La Bastide de la Fave, a hotel in Brue-Auriac, Provence, is > > refusing to accept reservations from Israeli guests. > > > > > >Marvin Long >Austin, Texas >
I wonder if this is merely a government functionary being anti-semitic, (or if you prefer, _anti-Jew_, as a certain list member has been known to nitpick the common colloquial meaning of that term) or if said functionary represents an unofficial stance of the Norwegian government or parliament. The Star of David is a religious symbol to Jews in much the same way a cross is to Christians. In America, telling someone they cannot wear and must remove a religious symbol could be considered censorship depending on the circumstance. I personally find it highly disturbing that the prominent symbol of any democratic government would establish such a double-standard, especially one that seems to be rooted in racism. Jeroen, since you're geographically closer to the situation than we are and probably are better connected to the Norwegian media, could you add a news link or two in English so that we might get a better perspective? Thanks, Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
