Jack: no need to say that they have them for deterrence since everybody knows they have them.

anonymus Guest: Israel has been criticised by German politicians, papers etc. as well. Maybe some you wouldn`t call significant but nevertheless he wasn`t the first to break a taboo. Jacob Augstein is wrong here too (especially when saying what Grass said is true, s.a.). And Grass is certainly not speaking for all Germans. He has been critisized from almost all parts of the political spectrum - including the Social Democratic Party (SPD), whose candidates Grass used to support.

Israels decision to forbid Grass to enter the country is not a wise one IMHO because it allows Grass to present himself as a victim. Even if his right to speak out his opinion is not touched by this and other democratic countries have done accordingly before (remember former UN Secretary Kurt Waldheim?).