Poems and elements

Nobel laureate German writer Günter Grass published a poem entitled "It Must Be Said". In his work, Grass spoke impartially about Israel and its intention to attack Iran. In a loose retelling, the key thought of the opus is: "Israel's nuclear power threatens world peace, which has recently become so fragile." I have read this poem in its entirety in several Russian translations. For my literary taste - clearly not a masterpiece. I also do not agree with the political charge of the poem: after all, I am an Israeli, and I am "offended for the state." Simply put, I didn't like this poem. And that's it! And no more!
In Germany, this poem caused a stormy, and as far as I can tell, a negative reaction from the press and a number of politicians. True, the majority was offended not for Israel, but for speaking out in defense of Iran against Israel.
Well, Grass wrote poetry, they were criticized in his country ... It would seem that it was an ordinary literary scandal, of which there are ten in a week. However, in Israel, the work of an elderly writer caused a real tsunami. It would be nice if journalists or writers criticized the author. They have feathers in their hands! But the discussion of an ordinary poem has reached the highest state level!
First, the Israeli embassy in Germany for some reason recalled the tradition of accusing Jews of ritually killing Christian babies to prepare matzah, since the verses were published on the eve of Pesach. Where is the matzo, and where is Günther Grass? There was not a word about babies or matzah in the poet's text, but we, they say, understand what Günter Grass meant!
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After he was declared persona non grata in Israel, Günther Grass noted that until now he had been banned from entering only the GDR and Myanmar. So Israel found itself in a strange company

” This was followed by the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu, himself. His office issued a special statement: "It offends Grass's comparison between Israel and Iran, a regime that denies the Holocaust and calls for the destruction of Israel." True, Grass did not compare Iran and Israel anywhere, but this is not so important. You have to be able to read between the lines! The next retaliatory strike came from Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai. I am almost sure that this minister from the religious party did not read Grass's poem either in translation or even in the original. But this did not prevent him from solemnly announcing the ban on Grass from entering Israel.
However, all Israeli observers called this step, to put it mildly, stupid. Even though they didn't speak softly. Grass himself noted that until now he was denied entry only to the GDR and Myanmar ... So Israel found itself in a strange company.
I'm actually used to the hysterical reaction of the Israeli press and the establishment to any unpleasant statement about our country. But this time, the hysteria seems to have come out of its steepest shores. It got to the point that Israel offered to deprive Grass ... of the Nobel Prize. And for what? For a poem! Naturally, in the Nobel Committee, figuratively speaking, they twisted a finger at the temple.
And as always in such cases, the effect was the opposite. Two days later, in Germany itself and in the Western world, they stopped discussing Grass's poetry and began to vigorously discuss and condemn the Israeli reaction to a literary work! Applause for the Israelis did not follow even from those who sharply criticized the creation of Grass. Because the truth is elementary: an artist (as, indeed, any person) has the right to freedom of speech, as long as this freedom does not go beyond the law...
And in the end, it's just poetry! Poetry!