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Thread: Gunter Grass: Poem critical of Netanyahu's Iran policy, not Israel
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[quote=MARRIE,463877]The Nobel laureate's comments came after on Thursday Gras said he his poem was misunderstood, saying in an interview with a German public broadcaster that the"overall tenor is to not engage in the content of the poem, but instead to wage a campaign against me and to claim that my reputation is damaged forever." Also on Saturday, a senior Iranian official praised Grass for his controversial poem, saying he has beautifully carried out his human and historical responsibility. In a letter published by the semiofficial Fars news agency, Iranian Deputy Culture Minister Javad Shamaqdari said the 84-year-old poet's revelation of "truth may awaken the silent conscience" of the West. However, the Iranian officials wasn't the only one supporting Grass' critical words on Saturday, as officials in the far-right German faction NPD wrote on the party's website that "Grass broke the taboo when he criticized the Jewish state's aggressive policy." The Nobel laureate also received backing from Wolfgang Gehrcke, a German parliament member on behalf of the left-wing party Die Linke, who said: "He's right." [/quote]
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