Bjarte Ystebø
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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 attacks 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]