Norwegian FOR party and youth wing to participate in Oct. 7 demonstration in support of Hamas

Norway's Peace and Justice (FOR) party and its youth wing will join an October 7 demonstration in Oslo organized by the Solidarity Network, featuring a slogan supporting Palestinian resistance and an image of Hamas and Palestinian terrorists on a tank from the 2023 attack. Party leader Marielle Leraand accused the Norwegian parliament of repeating a "lie" about Israel being a victim of a terror attack, labeling Israel, the US, and NATO as the "real terrorists." The event includes affiliated groups like the Lebanese Association in Norway and Student Intifada, while Oslo Socialist Youth has withdrawn. FOR was founded in 2023 by Leraand, a former Red Party deputy leader.

Norway's Peace and Justice (FOR) political party and its youth wing are participating in a demonstration in Oslo on October 7 organized by the activist group Solidarity Network. The event's slogan is "Support the Palestinian resistance!" and its promotional image features Hamas and Palestinian terrorists on top of a tank from October 7, 2023, after breaking through the Gaza defensive wall. Affiliated organizations include the Lebanese Association in Norway, Resistencia Intifada, Resistencia Oslo, Student Intifada, and Young Communists. FOR party leader Marielle Leraand wrote on Facebook that "the entire Norwegian parliament buys into the media narrative, repeating the lie that it is possible for Israel... to be a 'victim' of a 'terror attack from Hamas.'" She stated, "No, the real terrorists are Israel, the US, but also all countries that are part of the NATO alliance, including Norway." In a previous interview, Leraand called October 7 "a counterattack against a genocide that was already underway" and has refused to condemn Hamas and Hezbollah, calling their struggle a "legitimate resistance struggle" and a "liberation struggle for the Palestinian people." Oslo Socialist Youth (SU) previously participated but has since withdrawn. FOR was founded in 2023 by Leraand, a former deputy leader of the left-wing Red Party (Rødt).