SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Thomas M. who wrote (9793)1/14/2006 4:37:05 PM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (2) of 22250
 
Thomas > Rice threatened Norway with "serious political consequences" after Finance Minister and Socialist Left Party leader Kristin Halvorsen admitted to supporting a boycott of Israeli goods.

And Miss Norway chickened out when Miss Amerika showed her teeth.

cjp.org

>>Norway's ruling coalition does not support a consumer boycott of Israel, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.

During question time in parliament, leaders of the opposition repeatedly questioned the government's policy, noting that Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen in a recent newspaper interview said she supported her Socialist Left Party's call for a boycott.

Halvorsen, 45, leader of the Socialist Left Party, later said her remarks were not compatible with her position as finance minister and apologized to the prime minister, the foreign minister and other cabinet colleagues over creating doubts about Oslo's foreign policy. <<
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext