The background for the statement is Israel’s powerful attack on Gaza. The attacks come after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, in which over 1,400 people were killed and over 200 people were taken hostage. On the Palestinian side, over 8,000 people have been killed, according to figures from the Hamas-run Palestinian health authorities. – Why do you want to expel the ambassador? – So far it has no consequences, diplomatically or politically for Israel that they have killed over 8,000 Palestinians and will probably kill many more. The purpose is to put pressure on the country, and that there will be consequences when they break international law and commit countless murders of civilians, Moxnes replies. There is enormous destruction after the attacks on Gaza. This photo was taken on October 29. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFP – What happens to Norway’s opportunities for dialogue with Israel if we expel the ambassador? – There is very little indication that it helps to drink tea and have a polite chat with Israel’s ambassador to change the policy of Netanyahu and his government, he replies. – Not applicable The government rejects Red in cash. State Secretary Andreas Kravik (Ap). Photo: news – It is not relevant to expel the Israeli ambassador to Norway. Diplomacy is more important than ever in the situation we are in now. This is what state secretary Andreas Kravik (Ap) writes in an e-mail to news. Israel’s deputy ambassador Yana Kotlyar-Gal says that Rødt’s request is to the government. Therefore, the government must respond. – But all of Israel’s actions are legal based on the rules of war, writes Kotlyar-Gal in an e-mail to news. After the demonstration to the Palestine Committee on 18 October, many went to the Israeli embassy in Oslo. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB The deputy ambassador writes that the problem is not Israel, but Hamas. – The terrorist organization has held the people of Gaza hostage for the past 16 years, and they sacrifice them daily as human shields. Hamas has always denied the claim that it uses civilians as shields. – If Red really cares about Palestinian civilians, then they should ask for Gaza to be freed from Hamas, she adds. – What is the paradox Frp leader Sylvi Listhaug believes that Rødt is once again on the wrong side of history. – They have always been one-sided on this issue. The paradox is that we do not hear that they want to expel the ambassadors of dictatorships and undemocratic countries. But they must therefore expel the ambassador of the only democracy in the Middle East. On 15 October, Sylvi Listhaug held an appeal during the “With Israel for Peace” demonstration of support for Israel outside the Storting. Photo: Frederik Ringnes / NTB – Can something positive be achieved by expelling Israel’s ambassador? – Absolutely not. – When you look at the attacks that have been against Gaza, does Rødt have a point that Norway must show distance? – Israel has the right to defend itself. Then it is cruel to see that so many innocent people are affected. She says that it is a very difficult operation to carry out – But that they must wipe out Hamas, that is absolutely clear, if they are to have a chance of feeling safe in the future. – On the contrary, SV has previously advocated that Israel must be investigated for war crimes. But here they do not agree with Red. – I think it is not a good idea to expel the ambassador. On the contrary, Norway should use every opportunity to put pressure on Israel. We should do everything in our power to stop the bombing and killing of civilians. We will not achieve that by expelling the ambassador, says Ingrid Fiskaa, who sits on the foreign affairs and defense committee in the Storting for SV. news has asked Høyre’s foreign policy spokesperson, Ine Eriksen Søreide, for a comment on Rødt’s actions. Eriksen Søreide refers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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