German author banned after new poem lashes Jewish state
(NEWSER) - Controversial German author Günther Grass has been barred from Israel for a new poem sharply criticizing the Jewish state for its secretive nuclear program and its belligerent position on Iran. "If Günther wants to spread his twisted and lying works, I suggest he does this from Iran, where he can find a supportive audience," snapped Israel's Interior Minister Yishai in announcing the ban yesterday. The poem, "What Must Be Said," criticizes what Grass considers Western hypocrisy over Israel's nuclear program, and says the state represents a threat to "fragile world peace," reports the Guardian . More»
