Tag: Norway

  • Norway divests from Israel defense firm over ties to West Bank fence

    Amira Hass | Ha’aretz 3 September 2009 The Norwegian government has decided to pull all of its investments from Israeli arms firm Elbit as a result of it involvement in the construction of the West Bank separation fence, the Norwegian Finance Minister announced on Thursday. Kristin Halvorsen, speaking at a Oslo press conference, said that…

  • Norway examines the ethics of its Israel investments

    Amira Hass | Ha’aretz 28 July 2009 Norway is reexamining its investments in several Israeli companies, in particular Elbit Systems. Two representatives of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian finance ministry visited Israel at the beginning of June, in the wake of growing criticism of Israel in Norway in the months following last winter’s…

  • Norwegian MP: If investment in occupation acceptable, we must revise ethics guidelines

    Ma’an News Agency 15 May 2009 A Norwegian ethics committee is due to travel to Israel and the West Bank in two weeks to assess the investment of the world’s largest government pension fund, The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, in Africa Israel Investments. In advance of that visit, a delegation of seven members of the…