Norway has announced that, in accordance with its government policy, starting in 2018, the state will not support organizations whose goal is to promote boycotts against Israel. A statement said, "Boycott creates distance, while the Norwegian government believes in dialogue and cooperation to create mutual trust as part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
In Jerusalem, they say that this decision is another expression of the Norwegian government's consistent opposition to boycotts against the State of Israel. Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan said in response that "this is an additional and vital step to harm boycott organizations." He added that his ministry would continue to act consistently to expose European funding to Palestinian delegitimization organizations.