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Back in May it was reported that every rape assault in the city of Oslo in the last five years had been committed by a person with a “non-Western” background – a Norwegian euphemism for Muslim. Now it turns out that there have already been twice as many rape assaults in Oslo so far this year as there were in all of 2010. At least one member of Parliament, André Oktay Dahl of the Conservative Party, calls the situation “critical” and is brave enough to acknowledge that many of the perpetrators come from cultures “with a reprehensible attitude toward women.”

Shortly after Arutz Sheva published the Oslo rapes report in early December, I wrote to The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police asking them to verify Gil Ronen’s claims. I received the following reply from Elisabeth Lund a Senior Adviser to the Ministry:

Statistics regarding assault rapists:

The Oslo Police District has given a report of rapes in Oslo in 2010. The report shows that for all types of rape, except assault rape, European perpetrators are in the majority, and they are mostly Norwegian. Assault rapes covers only five identified unique person. These have all a foreign origin. The number is however, so low that it does not provide a basis for drawing conclusions with regard to country of origin. Two of them were very young (under 18) and two had severe psychiatric diagnoses and cannot be regarded as representative of their ethnic culture. It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like “Oslo’s rapists are foreigners”, which have been seen in media, are wrong. The report gives no statistics regarding religion of rapists.”

Yours Sincerely,

Grethe Kleivan

Deputy Director General

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is in Copenhagen today meeting with Mayor Frank Jensen and police top dog Johan Martini Reimann to look at how the Danes have succeeded in battling the problem.

Options under consideration are increased city centre and bus stop security camera surveillance, more night routes on public transport, more police on the streets, and improved lighting in problem areas.

“The current situation in Oslo is completely unacceptable. CCTV is used more in Copenhagen than in Oslo. Surveillance at bus stops and other public transport hubs could be controversial measures, but sometimes one has to admit one is facing a dilemma,” he tells NRK.

Whilst rape figures in the other Scandinavian capitals are declining, Oslo has seen approximately 50 assault rape cases in the past year. Reported rapes have increased by 84 percent since 2001, and there have been 929 in Norway on a national basis in 2011 so far.

On Saturday, women marched through the streets of Oslo in a torch lit demonstration against rape called “Ta natten tilbake” (Take back the night), protesting about their lack of safety.

Police also deployed 20 extra officers at the weekend. Nevertheless, six new attacks, two of them without consent had been reported by Monday.

One woman in her 20s was raped at an apartment in Sandaker early on Saturday morning, after meeting a man on the Internet then voluntarily accompanying him home. The man, who is also in his 20s, was indicted and then released.

On Saturday evening, two 16-year-old girls reported two men raped them at Oslo S train station. Five males aged 16 to 20 were arrested on Saturday evening.

In other incidents, two men attacked and raped an 18-year-old woman in Vaterlandsparken early on Sunday morning near the Oslo Plaza hotel in Grønland in the city centre. The sixth victim, in her 20s, reported a person had tried to force her to give oral sex in a pirate taxi in nedre Grünerløkka.

Foreign problem?

The identities and ethnic origins of the Vaterlanspark attackers are still unknown, but police say foreigners committed at least two of the weekend’s attacks.

The Bislet rapists were born in Sri Lanka and Iran. Those arrested for the Oslo S rapes are from Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the pirate taxi assailant is believed to be a Somali. Moreover, it is suspected foreigners committed 45 of the 48 assault rapes so far this year....

Ronen offered no evidence for his claims except to cite an Israeli blogger who writes a Hebrew blog, one Yehuda Bello whom he claims understands Norwegian and has contacts in Norway. Ronen wrote:

Bello reports that from January to late October, 48 rapes were confirmed to have been carried out in Oslo alone, 45 of them by Muslims. 48 rapes were confirmed to have been carried out in Oslo alone, 45 of them by Muslims.

It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like “Oslo’s rapists are foreigners”, which have been seen in media, are wrong.

New York Times article contradicted the notion of crazed “dark” immigrants ambushing white victims in the streets:

“The statistics tell us that the safest place for women is outside, on the street — most rapes happen at home,” said Tove Smaadahl, general manager of the Shelter Movement. In a 2005 survey by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 9 percent of female respondents in a relationship reported experiencing sexual assault.
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“Forty percent of rapes in which the perpetrator did not know the victim but was successfully identified were prosecuted, with conviction rates of more than 70 percent. By contrast, only 14 percent of suspects in partner rape were convicted. Suspects of immigrant origin were particularly likely to be punished.”

The article suggested spousal/partner rape and flaws in the legal system were key issues, NOT (Muslim or non-Muslim) immigrants. Some hate sites even linked to this article, as if it strengthened their case.

I guess they assume their fans won’t actually click the link and read the article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/world/europe/in-norway-gender-equality-does-not-extend-to-the-bedroom.html?pagewanted=all

Ronen offered no evidence for his claims except to cite an Israeli blogger who writes a Hebrew blog, one Yehuda Bello whom he claims understands Norwegian and has contacts in Norway.

The whole thing was fiction. He had no basis for his claims

The reality is that the majority of rapists were Norwegian and not foreigners (and rapes were over 900 in total).

not only are the vast majority of rapists Norwegian - 'most rapes happen at home':

Ronen offered no evidence for his claims except to cite an Israeli blogger who writes a Hebrew blog, one Yehuda Bello whom he claims understands Norwegian and has contacts in Norway.

Ronen offered no evidence for his claims except to cite an Israeli blogger who writes a Hebrew blog, one Yehuda Bello whom he claims understands Norwegian and has contacts in Norway.

The report shows that for all types of rape, except assault rape, European perpetrators are in the majority, and they are mostly Norwegian.

Assault rapes covers only five identified unique person. These have all a foreign origin. The number is however, so low that it does not provide a basis for drawing conclusions with regard to country of origin. Two of them were very young (under 18) and two had severe psychiatric diagnoses and cannot be regarded as representative of their ethnic culture.

It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like "Oslo's rapists are foreigners", which have been seen in media, are wrong.

Ronen offered no evidence for his claims except to cite an Israeli blogger who writes a Hebrew blog, one Yehuda Bello whom he claims understands Norwegian and has contacts in Norway.

Assault rapes covers only five identified unique person. These have all a foreign origin. The number is however, so low that it does not provide a basis for drawing conclusions with regard to country of origin. Two of them were very young (under 18) and two had severe psychiatric diagnoses and cannot be regarded as representative of their ethnic culture.

It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like "Oslo's rapists are foreigners", which have been seen in media, are wrong.

shafique wrote:He said that Norwegian rapists were in the minority

Police Report: All Assault Rapists

shafique wrote:and only quoted an Israeli blogger in evidence

It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like "Oslo's rapists are foreigners", which have been seen in media, are wrong.

Gil Ronen's claims can therefore be dismissed for what they are: the usual fanatical anti-Muslim fear-mongering so common amongst his ilk. Those who parroted Ronen's claims should be ashamed of themselves and at the very least correct their mistake, but don't expect Fact; to get in the way of their hate propaganda.

shafique wrote:As the Norwegian authorities said (indeed highlighted):

It is highlighted in the report that generalizations like "Oslo's rapists are foreigners", which have been seen in media, are wrong.

Citing these wrong media accounts doesn't help your case eh.

Ronen lied. Was caught in a lie. Now you are trying to make out he didn't say what he said. Even your latest squirming attempt doesn't help Ronen for the headline says. You wanting to believe his claim that ALL the rapists were Muslim does not make it so.