A Norwegian man who volunteered in Israel had his vintage and second-hand shop vandalized repeatedly by anti-Israel activists as part of a prolonged harassment campaign. Model and actor Enok Groven, 40, had come to Israel in March to help the IDF with logistics through the Sar-El program. The Christian Norwegian said that he had been inspired to prepare food rations and sort uniforms for several weeks after watching the footage of rescuers when they first entered the grounds of the , where hundreds of attendees were slaughtered and wounded by Hamas terrorists on October 7.
“I just felt in my heart that I had to go there and do something,” Groven explained. “I wanted to show my sympathy for the Jewish people and for the families of those who lost their most beloved [ones].” After local Bergen newspapers reported about his volunteering, Groven described how he and his business were subject to attempts by activists to ruin him.
“I might have thought that I was going to lose some customers when I was labeled a friend of Israel, but what happened was much worse,” said Groven. The Slit ‘an Vintage shop was tagged with graffiti several times even before Groven had returned home. “Zionist” was spray painted in yellow across the storefront, and another time “Child murderer, stay where you are” was scrawled across the window.
The glass door has been broken by vandals, and two activists attempted to jump on the shop window to break it, Groven claimed. When they fai.
