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Bassem Hussein, a professor of engineering on the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, known as the October 7 massacre “the most beautiful thing that happened this century.” Hussein, who’s of Palestinian origin and whose household lives in Gaza, made the remarks at an occasion held at Norway’s largest college, which was filmed and posted on YouTube.
Israel’s performing ambassador to Norway, Eytan Halon, responded to the video on X, calling it “a stunning glorification of terror” by the professor. He added: “This Hamas supporter cannot continue teaching Norway’s students.”
Hussein has beforehand led pro-Palestinian protests on campus and even arrange a tent encampment exterior the college the place he lectures, demanding that it sever educational and industrial ties with Israel. “It is embarrassing that NTNU is the only university that has not yet discussed the situation in Gaza,” he mentioned on the time. According to him, his kinfolk are in a refugee camp in northern Gaza, and he lives with fixed nervousness about their destiny.
