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The New York Times also betrayed its readers. It's standard NYT policy. Instead of highlighting Grass' distinguished credentials and courage for doing the right thing, it mostly focused on critics and suggestions of anti-Semitism.
So did other major broadsheets, including the London Guardian . It quoted Henryk Border calling Grass "the prototype of the educated antisemite." He added that he's "completely nuts." It also highlighted some of Netanyahu's above quoted comments.
When facts are too important to ignore and someone courageously addresses them, critics and media scoundrels attack the messenger. Invectives substitute for truth, full disclosure, and for Grass, justifiable praise.
Even Gideon Levy fell short in his commentary headlined, "Israelis can be angry with Gunter Grass, but they must listen to him," saying:
His poem was "harsh, and in some parts infuriating. (He) indeed went a few steps to far (and too mendaciously) - Israel will not destroy the Iranian people - and for that he will be punished, in his own country and in Israel."
Fact check
Levy may not fully realize the destructive power of nuclear weapons, including how radiation kills. If Israel and/or America targets Iran's underground nuclear facilities with these type weapons, millions of lives will be risked.
With or without nuclear weapons, if shock and awe tactics attack military and other targets, all bets are off. Perhaps he's not aware of the Hersh and Israel Shahak books discussed above.
He likely doesn't know or forgot John McCain once wanting to "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran." He hasn't changed his mind nor have other congressional war hawks.
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