Norwegian police have closed an investigation into a university professor who described the October 7 massacre as the most beautiful event of the century, this publication learned on Thursday.

The Post first covered the episode in May 2026. Bassam Hussein, a project management professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, made the remarks during an April 21 lecture hosted by the Socialist Forum.

At the time, Vikas Thakur, dean of the Faculty of Engineering at NTNU, told the Post that the university bears no responsibility for the event because it took place at an off-campus venue.

When asked if NTNU views Hussein's statements as glorification of terror, Thakur replied that the remarks could be seen that way, yet noted that Hussein spoke as a private citizen with roots in Gaza and not as a representative of the institution.

The anti-antisemitism group StoppNRK filed a formal complaint against Hussein with Norwegian police.

Case dismissed because conduct is not criminal offense

On Thursday, Investigator Arild Hansen and Prosecutor Sunniva Tronvoll informed StoppNRK that the matter had been dropped since the reported conduct does not amount to a criminal offense.

In the notification reviewed by the Post, police advised StoppNRK that the dismissal can be appealed to a higher prosecuting authority within three weeks.

It is unbelievable and unacceptable that Norway, a country where nearly half of its Jewish population was murdered during the Holocaust, allows the glorification of the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas, On Elpeleg, the head of StoppNRK, told the Post.

He confirmed that StoppNRK intends to appeal the ruling.

It is becoming increasingly unsafe to be a Jew or anyone who opposes terrorism in Norway, he concluded.