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A back-cover praise of a book exposing cruel Israeli massacres of Gaza civilians during last year’s deadly onslaught has brought Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store under fire from politicians and Jewish groups.
“It is problematic that a representative of a democratic government is praising such things,” Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told Haaretz Friday, January 1.
Store wrote a back-cover inscription to a new book by two Norwegian doctors about the three-week deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza.
In the book “Eyes in Gaza”, the authors describe Israel’s “monstrous, systematically implemented and comprehensive massacre” against Gaza civilians.
“When war rages, civilians are made mute," Store writes at the book back-cover.
“[They] told of what they saw. It was not their duty, but their responsibility,” he said, referring to the authors, Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse.
“When military might fences out all voices, the few which remain become extra strong and important.”
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