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It was during the celebration of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Monday that three people allegedly affiliated with the neo-Nazi organization The Nordic Resistance Movement (DNM) performed outside the Mosaic Faith Society (DMT) synagogue on St. Hanshaugen in Oslo, according to the Anti-racist Center.
DNM even mentions the campaign on its website.
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– Extremely provocative
DMT Superintendent Ervin Kohn was present when the neo-Nazis arrived at the synagogue. According to Kohn, a booth was set up outside the building where DNM sympathizers distributed leaflets with anti-Semitic content. The photos that the organization itself has published correspond to Kohn’s reproduction.
Kohn describes the incident as «unpleasant» Y «disgusting».
– For us, this is extremely provocative, says Kohn, who is also deputy director of the Anti-Racist Center.
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Ervin Kohn is the pastor of the Mosaic Faith Society. Photograph: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB
The operation was eventually stopped by the police, says the director. The protesters are said to have been asked to leave the scene. Dagsavisen has yet to receive confirmation from the police itself.
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He claims to be behind various actions
The Anti-Racist Center writes on its website that DNM supporters outside the synagogue have claimed to demonstrate against circumcision and kosher slaughter.
Kohn believes the action went unnoticed by many of the members of the religious community who arrived at the synagogue before the protesters. Yom Kippur is a holiday characterized by fasting and worship. According to the director, it is common for Jews to stay in the synagogue all day on this day.
– It is a very special day to demonstrate against Jews, says Kohn.
DNM itself refers to the action as «pan-nordic» and claims the organization is behind similar incidents, as well as the putting up of posters in various cities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark over the past week, including in Bergen and Norrköping in Sweden.
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The Nordic resistance movement even mentions the action on its website. Here from a meeting organized by the neo-Nazi organization in Fredrikstad in 2018. Photo: Ørn Borgen / NTB
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Haukeland Hospital in Bergen confirms that there was an incident at the hospital on Sunday night.
– I can confirm that a security guard found out tonight until Sunday. It was quickly removed because, in its form, it could appear intimidating to staff and patients. Beyond this, we do not want to comment on the case, writes communications director Erik Vigander in an SMS.
Calls to debate
Kohn believes that the action against the synagogue in Oslo shows that it is time for a debate on how neo-Nazi propaganda can become illegitimate.
He notes that Finland has taken the step of banning the organization and urges Norwegian politicians to make it clear that such neo-Nazi action cannot be tolerated.
– It is about attitude work, and the way to do it is for leaders to take the initiative. Our politicians must say that this should not be experienced in Oslo.
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