A leading Norwegian pro-Palestinian activist has claimed she infiltrated the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad as a double agent in the 1980s

AP:

Karin Linstad was a founding member of the Norwegian Palestine Committee, and is married to high-profile Norwegian Muslim Trond Ali Linstad, who converted to Islam in the 1980s.

"I can't go into detail about the people and the organizations," she told The Associated Press. "My starting point and my loyalty has always been with the Palestinian side."

Linstad said she decided to reveal her former role because she is being identified as an agent in the Norwegian book "War and Diplomacy" being published next week.

According to the Norwegian media, the book by state television NRK Middle East correspondent Odd Karsten Tveit identifies Linstad as a former Mossad agent, but does not address any role as a double agent.

Linstad's husband of 32 years said he had be unaware of his wife's activities, but that her being an agent could explain some past incidents.

He said he had no details about her tasks, but that "I have complete faith that her evaluations were right."

Norwegian claims she infiltrated Mossad