and party colleague Kåre Willoch, calling him "the most biased person in the country," on account of Willoch's views on the Middle East and his criticism of Israeli politics. Benkow died on 18 May 2013, at a hospital in Oslo, aged 88. Awards Defence Medal 1940–1945 Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, 1985 Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, 1990 Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 1996 Knights of the Order of St. Olav, 1998 Books Fra synagogen til Løvebakken (1985); From Synagogue to Parliament Folkevalgt (1988); Elected by the People Haakon, Maud og Olav. Et minnealbum i tekst og bilder (1989); Haakon, Maud and Olav. A Memorial Album of Text and Images Hundre år med konge og folk (1990); A Hundred Years with King and Nation Olav – menneske og monark (1991); Olav – Man and Monarch Det ellevte bud (1994, with afterword by Elie Wiesel); The Eleventh Commandment References Article in Aftenposten, May 2004 (in Norwegian) on the Norwegian Refugee Council and Kåre Willoch's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. 1924 births 2013 deaths Norwegian Jews Presidents of the Storting Members of the Storting Norwegian writers Jewish Norwegian politicians Politicians from Trondheim Bærum politicians Royal Norwegian Air Force personnel of World War II Leaders of the Conservative Party (Norway) 20th-century Norwegian politicians