{"id":98224,"date":"2024-10-25T20:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/dhk-closes-the-hall-to-the-public-and-the-police-are-prepared-for-threats-against-israeli-opponents-news-buskerud-local-news-tv-and-radio\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T20:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:09:57","slug":"dhk-closes-the-hall-to-the-public-and-the-police-are-prepared-for-threats-against-israeli-opponents-news-buskerud-local-news-tv-and-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/dhk-closes-the-hall-to-the-public-and-the-police-are-prepared-for-threats-against-israeli-opponents-news-buskerud-local-news-tv-and-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"DHK closes the hall to the public and the police are prepared for threats against Israeli opponents – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The matter in summary: The European Cup matches between Drammen Handball Club and Israeli Holon Yuvalim HC will take place in front of empty stands due to safety concerns. PST has increased the threat level in Norway from moderate to high, mainly due to threats against Jewish and Israeli targets. The police, PST and Drammen Handball Club have had several meetings to discuss the threat level and security. The police will cordon off parts of the area around Drammenshallen and have visible police present throughout the weekend. Drammen Handball Club has decided to close the hall to the public based on advice from the European Handball Association. The matches will not be televised and the club has not marketed the matches. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s \u200b\u200bjournalists before publication. At the beginning of October, PST increased the threat level in Norway from moderate to high. The second highest level. It was primarily due to threats against Jewish and Israeli targets. On Saturday and Sunday, Drammen Handball Club meets Israeli Holon Yuvalim HC for the European Cup. – We primarily see threats against Jewish and Israeli targets as further intensified, says Arnfinn Ellefsen, district unit leader for PST in Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark. Arnfinn Ellefsen in PST says that the threat to Jewish and Israeli targets has intensified. Photo: Police – Since Drammen meets a team from Israel, is it relevant here? – Yes. We say that those who a potential opponent perceives as Jewish or Israeli can be a target, says Ellefsen in PST. There will not be an audience when Drammen Handball Club meets Israeli opposition in the European Cup this weekend in Drammen. Photo: Sander Heggheim\/news PST, the police and Drammen Handball Club have had several meetings in recent weeks where they have discussed the threat level and security. – We have given the police a number of modes of what a threat actor can do. But in detail, I think that it is the imagination that sets the limits, says Ellefsen. PST does not wish to provide information on specific assessments regarding the upcoming handball matches. Security for the Israeli team This weekend, the police will block off parts of the area around Drammenshallen. In addition, there will be visible police there throughout the weekend. – We have to think about all scenarios. From terror to a demonstration. We have taken up and have plans to be able to handle what will happen, says chief of Drammen police station, \u00d8yvind Aas. – How will the security be around the Israeli team? – We must ensure that nothing wrong happens to them. It is a contingency that we want to have 24\/7. While they are here and playing matches, we must handle it in a good and safe way here in the city, says Aas. Supports empty stands In addition to the dialogue with the police and PST, Drammen Handball Club has been in ongoing contact with the European Handball Association. Based on the advice they have received in these meetings, DHK has decided to close the hall to the public. – The final decision is made by the club itself, says chairman of Drammen Handball Club Ragnhild Larsen-Nyhus Haaning. That decision is supported by the police, who are responsible for security around the match. – We support it and have had a good dialogue with DHK about these fights for a long time, says police station chief in Drammen, \u00d8yvind Aas. \u00d8yvind Aas supports the decision about empty stands. Photo: Elisabeth T\u00f8tte Hansen \/ news Jewish holidays PST’s task is to describe the threat picture. While the police are responsible for concrete security. – October a month for many Jewish holidays. Many opponents may see it as an opportunity to gain increased attention. This is what PST takes into account when they raise the threat level in Norway, says Arnfinn Ellefsen in PST. Will avoid another Skien When Israel’s G-19 national team visited Skien in March, there were massive demonstrations. Some demonstrators tried to get into the arena in Skien, and threw fireworks and stones at the police. The background was the war in Gaza. The police specify that those who threw fireworks and stones were not part of the announced demonstration in Skien. – Is what happened in Skien something you have thought about? – Yes, we will take that into account, says Aas. – What measures are the police taking? – Our main priority is that nothing happens around the match with those involved. It must be safe to conduct the match. It must be safe for those traveling in the area, says \u00d8yvind Aas. – What do the police think about the match with an Israeli team being carried out? – The police’s task is to create security around the event and we carry it out together with the organiser. I have no opinion beyond that, says Aas. No marketing of the match In addition to empty stands, the match will not be broadcast on TV. The club has not marketed the matches either. – We have not done any promotion of the match. So here it is a low profile in relation to these matches, says Ragnhild Larsen-Nyhus Haaning. The players and Coach Kristian Kjelling must play for empty stands against Israeli Holon Yuvalim HC. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle \/ NTB – How are you prepared to play in front of empty stands? – We think that is completely natural. It is the smallest problem compared to what is happening in the world. So that we have empty stands, it’s going just fine, concludes the chairman of the Drammen Handball Club. Published 25.10.2024, at 21.46
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