The Israeli Embassy reacted strongly to Kulturråd (Arts Council of Norway) supported the children book Pappa er sjørøver (Daddy's pirate) “because Israeli soldiers are portrayed in a bad light.”
Israeli Ambassador Michael Eligal does not like the book by Hans Sande, and has expressed his frustration in a letter to the Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt (AP), according to Dagens Næringsliv. “Israel and its soldiers, a friendly country and a friendly army, are presented terribly in this book for young children,” said the ambassador.
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