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BERLIN — Author Gunter Grass has criticised in a German newspaper Israel's decision to bar him over his recent poem, comparing it to moves by the former communist East Germany and Myanmar.
"I have been prohibited entry to a country three times," the 84-year-old Nobel laureate wrote, according to a pre-released copy of Thursday's Sueddeutsche Zeitung referring to the ex-German Democratic Republic (GDR) and a 1986 attempt to travel to Myanmar.
"In both cases the usual practice in dictatorships was carried out," he wrote in the short text entitled "Then as today -- my response to latest decisions" in the same newspaper which published his controversial poem.
Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
I do not agree with Grass's poem
Originally posted by flexy123
Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
I do not agree with Grass's poem
I do not really "agree" either, that topic is way too complex, but he has a point and right to say what he said. If you open your mouth and you create a ****storm coming from an alternate opinion, THIS is the actual problem here.
And the fact that Israel after 75 years STILL thinks "Nazi!" is smart to use as an argument. Calling Grass a NAZI is utterly idiotic.
Originally posted by samsamm9
Are we allowed to criticize Israel's policies ? Or is it anti-semite ?
Originally posted by flice
God damn Zionists... the world would be a better place without them. I wonder how the Israeli population can deal with them and dont revolt against them?
Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
I do not agree with Grass's poem, there is no chance that Israel will nuke Iran so it was just "fearmongering for peace" - which is pretty weird.
But official Israeli (over)reaction is just stupid. I cannot justify it. This is just a witch hunt due to him being German and to where he served and this is really low. Oh ,and tripple stupid.