Bjørnar Moxnes, MP of the left-wing political party Red Party, has the belief that the Norwegian government should undertake the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador.
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Israel's killing of nearly 8,000 Palestinians (and perhaps many more) has had no diplomatic or political repercussions as of yet. According to NRK, Moxnes' motivation is to show the government that there would be repercussions if it continues to violate international law and slaughter large numbers of people.
When it comes to Israel, Moxnes sees no use in the dialogue that the administration has been so worried about with the Taliban and Hamas.
He argues there's no evidence that having tea and a pleasant conversation with Israel's envoy will sway Netanyahu and his administration to alter their policies.
Yana Kotlyar-Gal, Israel's deputy ambassador, said Rdt's appeal is meant for the government. The government must act as a result.
But according to Kotlyar-Gal, Israel's actions are entirely permissible under the laws of war.
The Norwegian government, however, is committed to dialogue, even in its dealings with Israel.
The Israeli ambassador to Norway should not be expelled. State Secretary Andreas Kravik (Ap) argues that the current climate need diplomacy more than ever.
Israel's deputy envoy to Norway has said that if Red wants to help Palestinian people, they should demand that Hamas be removed from Gaza.
Sylvi Listhaug, the head of the Frp, agrees that Rdt is on the wrong side of history once again.
They've consistently taken a biased stance on this matter. The contradiction is that we haven't heard any calls to recall ambassadors from nations with authoritarian or undemocratic governments. She then yells that they must expel the ambassador to the Middle East's lone democracy as a result.