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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's one of the worst. As a 2008 presidential aspirant, she threatened war on Iran, saying:
"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm president, we will attack Iran. In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."
"Obliterate" suggests killing millions. Downplaying the risk is indefensible. Levy might reconsider his comments in a future op-ed.
At the same time, he called Grass criticism "exaggerat(ed)." He dismissed anti-Semitism suggestions. He said his Nazi past doesn't "warrant shutting him up" now, "and his opinion is far from vacuous."
"It can and should be said that Israel's policy is endangering world peace. His position against Israeli nuclear power is also legitimate. He can also oppose supplying submarines" as launching vehicles.Grass isn't alone, he said. Indeed not, but anyone daring to criticize Israel publicly draws the usual type responses.
"(W)e must listen to these great people. They are not anti-Semites. They are expressing the opinion of many people. Instead of accusing them we should consider what we did that led them to express it."
Levy left unsaid the importance of confronting it beyond op-eds and the court of public opinion. Laws are made to be obeyed.
UN member states are obligated to punish violators. America and Israel top the list. Both threaten world peace. If that's not just cause to confront them, what is? Writers and others need to say so.
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