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Gunter Grass lashes out at 'campaign' over Israel-Iran poem
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Published: 05.04.12, 23:21
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1. Grass is irrelevant, let's move on
Elad ,   Houston/USA   (04.06.12)
"not worthy of a democratic press" is the ultimate weaseling of a slug that seeks refuge with openly anti Semitic National Public Radio. Democratic press, so now we vote on what is popular and publish that? No facts just fictional propaganda I suppose. Sounds like Lourdes Garcia-Navarros wildest dream. These types work very hard to be irrelevant.
2. Anti-Zionism is the New Antisemitism (END)
Paltalk Doctor ,   Nanuet USA   (04.06.12)
3. Unrepentant former Waffen-SS Nazi
(04.06.12)
This guy is a disgusting piece of garbage,shameless former Waffen-SS Nazi who is now gunning for Israel.......
4. Wonder how many Jews he killed in the SS? The Muslim SS?
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (04.06.12)
He covered his tracks after the war,now he is putting his wet dreams in writing,wanting to disarm Israel but not the neighbours
5. THE DEVIL SATAN IDEOLOGY:THE TARES
daniel   (04.06.12)
nazi antisemitism in germany that emerged in the twentieth century has very ancient origins which can be studied from varies philosophers as martin lutero,johann fichte,hegel,arthur de gobineau,fiedrich von schiegel,,houston chamberlain,richard wagner and,of course,friedrich nietzche.Nazism is a logical consequence of the prevailing anti semitic ideas for centuries as well as the political conditions of the germany of the 30´s when combined with a society crisis but these acts have not been possible without the cooperation of many countries and thousands of individuals who provided the work conceived by the nazis,the holocaust is not a man nor a single nation work and by it,the responsibility should lie with humanity that allowed that intolerance and fanaticism from taking the consciences of freemen,painful though the lessons that has left us this grim chapter in history,must have it always present to assure the continuity of the human race
6. Hypocrite Grass
DavidM ,   USA   (04.06.12)
Guenter Grass Is a total hypocrite. Grass joined the notorious SS and forfeited his right to judge others. He has no moral authority and should live in shame.
7. Oh, the guilt...
Oren ,   Canada   (04.06.12)
As a former Nazi, casting his own victims as perpetrators will not allay his guilt.
8. Why does he think he can silence criticism of his poem?
Serge ,   Montreal, Canada   (04.06.12)
Seems quite arrogant.
9. It's "those warmongering Czechs" all over again.
M. Frankel   (04.06.12)
10. It's a sad commentary
shmulke ,   w coast, USA   (04.06.12)
...when Grass has to even mention "this country which has a right to exist". Would he say that about any other country in the world??
11. once a nazi always a nazi. brain damage is not repairable
ralph   (04.06.12)
12. Oh my
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.06.12)
"Author says widespread accusations of anti-Semitism against him in German media 'hurtful and not worthy of a democratic press' " And this from a Nazi. What is the world coming to when even Nazis are accused of being anti-Semites? Heck we might consider others that state their goal is our genocide like say - Arabs as anti-Semitic too.
13. Poor Günter...
dad_zibao ,   Nice, France   (04.06.12)
Yet another big mouth against Jews and/or Israël and/or Sionism, trying to victimize himself after getting what he deserves... Next time, shut your big mouth, or try another subject for cheap poetry. Why not Syria, for instance ? Poor Günter...
14. Save the world, kill an israeli
Beauchard   (04.06.12)
He refers to Israel as a country "convulsed with insanity", "that could erase the Iranian people", that "threatens world peace". He uses the German word "auslöschen" to describe what Israel wants to do with 70 million Iranians. Those Israelis must be demons. For the sake of the world the Jewish demons have to be stopped at all costs. Sound familiar. Grass and Ahmadinejad could sing a duet: save the world, kill an Israeli. It's back to his roots for the 84 year old ex-member of the Waffen SS.
15. Gunter Grass.
Zeev ,   Rehovot, Israel   (04.06.12)
Not the most brilliant writer, he received the Nobel Prize for political reasons, for the fashionable anti-war theme, as a German writer, who broke with the Nazis. At the same time he carefully concealed his service in the SS, a criminal organization, which would make it impossible to receive the Nobel Prize. Disciple of Hitlerjugend and the SS has absorbed the commitment to totalitarianism and anti-Semitism. Successively changed allegiance to Nazism, in sympathy with totalitariani communism, aggressive Islam and the ayatols regime. Remained unchanged only his anti-democratism, disguised as anti-Americanism and his anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism.
16. grass is a liar.
Peter ,   Austria   (04.06.12)
he complains about the tenor not focussing "at all on the content of the poem" an "not understanding the message". actually, the "sueddeutsche zeitung" (the left leaning one of the two biggest dailies in germany) and "die welt" (a conservative and also nationwide daily) as well tore his assertion of the assumed israeli "first-strike" doctrine apart. in detail. others did also - he could not have missed that.
17. Nazi machine never stopped
tarbouche ,   eilat   (04.06.12)
but kept alive by German Foreign ministry financing and supporting an organisation of top ranking nazis , FUEV, to infiltrate the UN and be present on committes and councils.. UNHRC is under their control, and this entity fights for rights of minorities other than Jews who are denied the right to their own state and the right to exist. Google Rodney Atkinson, a fighter for UK independance and learn more of the tragic facts
18. Who cares what an ex nazi says!
Jayjay ,   Israel   (04.06.12)
19. Grass's "poetic" expression is the latest version of...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (04.06.12)
...the accusations of Jews, right before Pessah, of Jews killing Christian children in order to bake with their blood the matzot for the holiday. This time, the accusation however is more "politically correct" version: The Jews are not after Christian children; they are rather after the children of Iran. Some things change, but some remain alive, including the deep rooted centuries-old hostility to the Jews!!
20. DON'T LET THE GRASS ( A RAP)
DA RAP ARTIST ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (04.06.12)
Yo Grass da man who thinks he is world-class with his cutting words like glass often talks out his ass he too old for da fighting but his poems are so biting with his ducking and his diving old nazi views still thriving but we jews still aliving da man is an also -ran with his ideas on Iran .
21. Why talking about an ex Waffen-SS member ?
who cares   (04.06.12)
These people are of the worst characters of human beings - Grass was one of them - he is disqualified......
22. I hope that he has grandchildren and lives to see them clad
tom ,   tel aviv   (04.06.12)
in burka! If not, then let him join his fellow servicemen from SS in Teutonic Heaven!
23. Pipe
Heeb ,   DELRAY BEACH, USA   (04.06.12)
Someone should take that pipe of his that his is suckin on and shove it up his SS Tookus!
24. "I was misinterpretated"
tiki ,   belgium   (04.06.12)
I told you so! These Jew haters are so predictable. First they slander and if the response is negative the lame 'misinterpratation excuse comes up. A Nazi never changes it's tactics.
25. Morons
German   (04.06.12)
I have seen the same hatefull reaction to the danish Mohamed cartoons. Oh boy! what a fuss that was. Everybody freaked out copmpletely.! Now I see the same insane reaction to a poem, but this time coming from the jews. Everybody realx and keep your heads cool, take a deep breath, count to 10 and then take a deep breath again etc. What happened to freedome of opinion? Grass was never an anti semite and will never be. Grass is a true friednof Israel and of those israelis with a brain, which are none at ynetnews. There are many in Israel and Germany who opose the warmongering of Netanyahoo. Netanyahoo is a liar and a warmongerer playing politics with you morons for his next election and Grass has seen Netanhayoo's deception. THAT SIMPLE! What happened to freedome of opinion? Grass is free to say what he thinks. It just shows me the level of illiteracy the talkbackers here at ynet have. analfabets, all of you! What happend to you'r beloved freedome of opinion?
26. to # 25
jew from the east   (04.06.12)
extra for you in german to make it sure you understand it: ARMSELIGER LINKER VOLLIDIOT
27. #25 German
bob ,   Toronto, Canada   (04.06.12)
Dear Kamerad, you did take it all wrong. What you observe is the triumph of freedom of speech and opinion and other good things, which includes the right to be offended. If Grass wanted to express his hate to Israel(yeah, finaly!!), he certainly could do it openly, without any censure what so ever. Be a good sport, German, maintain your adherence to these principles of freedom. Let us say openly what we think about morons like you and your beloved old chap Nazi Grass. Let us say "go to hell", and please, respect that opinion. Having said that, I solemnly state that Germany has a right to exist.
28. #27, You are SOOOOOO right !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (04.06.12)
29. Double hypocrite
Buskila ,   South America   (04.06.12)
Gunter Grass! How the hypocrites are falling. Tin Drum was a very good moral tale, which shouldn't be discarded as such, even as the writer has fallen in disrepute. But, now, asking for himself the democratic rights to express his opinions (damaged by his 2006's confession), he is disputing the rights, democratic rights, of his critics. That is the double jeopardy Khag Sameah.
30. Chavez/Gunter Grasss the same fate
Carnen23 ,   Madrid   (04.06.12)
I hope that the Almighty give him his deservement by sow hate and evil upon us like He made with venezolano Chavez when curse Israel.
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