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  • [Norway, Klassekampen] SV refuses to negotiate state budget with Labor unless the Norwegian Oil Fund further divest from Israel

    One of our left-wing parties doing some cool stuff.

    Machine-translated excerpts below with some corrections.

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    SV [Socialist Left-party] demands that the Oil Fund must withdraw from a number of companies that, according to them, contribute to violations of international law in Palestine. This includes companies such as Airbnb and Tripadvisor. If not, SV refuses to negotiate state budget with the Labor Party.

    […] Sources have told Klassekampen that no form of negotiations or talks are underway.

    […] SV’s ultimatum list is based on two sources: a 2024 UN list and a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

    There are 16 companies left after the Oil Fund has sold itself out of several companies that can be linked to Israel’s international law-rich occupation in the West Bank and warfare in Gaza.

    Six of these companies were on SV’s original list, including the US company Caterpillar.

    The downsales have aroused powerful reactions in the United States. According to NRK, the US Department of Foreign Affairs has contacted Jonas Gahr Støre directly, while Republican Senator Lindsay Graham has said that the decision «will have consequences».

    In SV, they think the Labor Party is afraid to trigger even stronger reactions if they agree to SV’s demands. The party understands this, but still believes that the right thing is to continue to divest.

    At home in Norway, there are more and more people who advocate a complete boycott of Israel. Klassekampen have been told that Labor will not promise SV that a divestment from the companies on their list should come at another time – not even far ahead in time.

    SV has negotiated with the Labor Party and secured the government majority for state budget throughout the previous parliamentary period. After this year’s election, Støre and Ap are still dependent on SV’s support if they are to have a majority for the state budget on their side.