Norwegian Official Who Tried to Break Israel's Blockade Against Hamas May Be Appointed to U.N. Top Anti-Terror Post

"A 33-year-old Norwegian MP who has supported headscarf restrictions in Norway, but once also backed the breaking of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, could soon fill a top anti-terror post at the United Nations Security Council.

High-level U.N. officials tell Breitbart News that Hadia Tajik, a top Norwegian Party MP and the country's first Muslim cabinet member, is one of the main contenders for the role of Executive Director of the U.N.'s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), replacing Frenchman Jean-Paul Laborde.

The CTED carries out the policy decisions of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee and gives expert advice to member states and is therefore vital in setting the Security Council's anti-terror agenda and priorities...

A discussion on who should replace Laborde could arrive as early as this week, sources said. It is not clear where Laborde could go, as there has been no announcement of an impending retirement or transfer...

The possible move comes as Western members of the Council such as the U.S. and U.K. are keen to keep a Westerner in the post, sources say.

However, it is not clear that Tajik would share those views. She has aligned herself with the Palestinian cause in the past, and in 2011, she supported flotillas sent to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Israel, which ensures truckloads of goods per day arrive in Gaza, maintains the naval blockade to ensure against Hamas arming itself.

According to Norwegian media reports, Tajik was, in fact, due to have been on a flotilla sent from Norway in 2011, but she eventually backed out, potentially avoiding arrest by the Israeli authorities. She did, however, wish the flotilla 'good luck' in its endeavor and was pictured wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh in parliament in 2010 as she supported the cause...

The push for Tajik's appointment could provide a dilemma for U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley. Haley could shut down the appointment as one of the veto-holding members of the Security Council, but it is not clear if she would do so, and the decision is likely to be made behind closed doors. Haley's office declined to comment..."