Why Günter Grass should be persona non grata


For example, Alan Dershowitz said,




Jeffery Goldberg wrote,


And the Los Angeles Times adds,









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2 Responses to “Why Günter Grass should be persona non grata”

  1. Robman says:

    The worst thing about this Grass imbroglio is not so much what he said by itself, obnoxious as that was…but the plain ugly truth of how common his views are in Europe, and even among the liberal-left segment here in the U.S. (whose dream is to re-make the U.S. in Europe’s image, anti-Semitism and all…why oh why can’t they just move there?!).

    Heck, even Helen Thomas’ views are pretty standard for college campuses these days.

    If Grass is going to be kept out of Israel, might as well pretty much keep out most Europeans. Not a bad idea…..

  2. Shalom Freedman says:

    I believe banning him is a tactical mistake. It changes the ‘issue’ and gives him yet more undeserved attention. On the other hand I agree that Rushdie’s tweet was nonsense. His freedom of speech is not a question in this.