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Source: http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=196588
Israel: Boycott of Israel Is Boycott of Peace Process
(Jerusalem Post) Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Wednesday condemned a petition against Israel signed by one hundred famous Norwegians. "Those who call for a boycott against Israel are in effect boycotting the peace process by automatically and unequivocally endorsing the Palestinian position and pushing them further away from the negotiating table," Ayalon said in a statement. Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld, a senior researcher of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionist trends in Scandinavia, alleges Norway is a "pioneer" in the Western world in promoting boycotts and hatred against Israel. "Norway's case is unique because it is a country dominated by a political, media and cultural elite with deep-rooted anti-Israeli attitudes stemming from their political world view," Gerstenfeld said. "It poses a threat to Israel because it may be the place where precedents are set in the campaign to delegitimize Israel."