Bjarte Ystebø

Bjarte Ystebø (born 1979)[1] is a Norwegian Christian conservative newspaper editor and organiser.

Ystebø was the assistant editor of the Christian conservative newspaper Norge Idag from its founding in 1999 until 2022.[2][3] He has also been active in the Christian Democratic Party in Bergen, being described as an influential member of the party's conservative right-wing.[1] Since then, he has been the leader of Kristen Media Norge (Christian Media Norway), and an editor for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.[4][5] He has spearheaded the biennial Christian conservative conference Oslo Symposium since 2011.[6]

He is an avowed Christian Zionist,[7] supporting Israel in the Gaza war, after having been present in Israel during the October 7 Hamas-led attack in 2023.[4][8] He has also been active against abortion, saying that he wants a vision of zero abortions in Norway.[9] He is a proponent of Young Earth creationism.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Mæland, Pål Andreas (5 September 2012). "To partier slåss om Ystebø". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  2. ^ "Den assisterende redaktøren i Norge IDAG trekker seg". Journalisten (in Norwegian). NTB. 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Bjørndal, Dag (1 January 2023). "Bjartes kamp for kristensjelene". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ a b Opheim, Birgit (21 November 2023). "Her går grensen for Bjarte Ystebøs Israel-støtte". Dagen (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Almedal, Karl (23 February 2024). "Bjarte Ystebø vender tilbake til journalistikken". Dagen (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Gilje, Tarjei (24 February 2025). "Bjarte Ystebø: – Vår vei går ikke gjennom den type politiske ledere som Trump er". Dagen (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ Kvilesjø, Svend Ole (28 January 2024). "Skapte reaksjoner da han advarte mot «konservative kristne»: Nå svarer Den norske kirkes ledende biskop på kritikken". Verdinytt.no (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ Halmøy, Aksel Hallan (7 October 2023). "Bergenserne sitter fast i Israel: – Helt tomt i gatene". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian).
  9. ^ Brandvold, Åse (15 March 2019). "Vil ha nullvisjon for abort". Klassekampen (in Norwegian).
  10. ^ Nord, Bjørn Asle (24 March 2017). "– Ingen mørkemann, bare gladkristen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
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