The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gunter-grass/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Gunter Grass | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gunter-grass/ 32 32 Günter Grass, German literary icon, dies at 87 https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-literary-lion-gunter-grass-dies-at-87/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:46:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1166305 Nobel-winning author saw his reputation tarnished over admission to serving in Waffen SS; was a sharp critic of Israel

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]]> Netanyahu: Nuke deal will let Iran step up terror activities https://www.timesofisrael.com/april-12-2015-holocaust-remembrance-day-coalition-iran/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:54:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1166307 Israel, US raise hackles over Russian sale of S-300 missiles to Tehran, but Moscow says move won't threaten Israel; US negotiator defends accord as best shot at stopping Iranian bomb

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]]> German-Jewish leader second-guesses anti-Semitism list https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-jewish-leader-second-guesses-anti-semitism-list/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:25:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=340514 Dieter Graumann says Simon Wiesenthal Center's inclusion of German columnist trivializes more egregious members of ranking

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]]> Der Spiegel essay: Our ‘nation of perpetrators’ is still under the spell of its Nazi past https://www.timesofisrael.com/der-spiegel-nation-of-perpetrators-still-under-spell-of-nazi-past/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:39:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=313434 In plaintive article, author whose grandfather served in the Nazi SA says Germany is still dominated by its dark history

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]]> Gunter Grass praises nuclear spy in latest anti-Israel poem https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunter-grass-praises-convicted-spy-in-latest-anti-israel-poem/ Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=237810 Nobel Prize-winning author calls Mordechai Vanunu a 'modern-day hero' in new book

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]]> Gunter Grass told to stay away from Polish synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunter-grass-told-to-stay-away-from-polish-synagogue/ Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=146296 'He was in our synagogue once, five years ago, and I think that would be enough'

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]]> Just weeks into his term, Germany’s charismatic president heads to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/germanys-new-president-just-elected-arriving-in-israel/ Mon, 28 May 2012 02:32:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=111004 Joachim Gauck arrives Monday -- at a time of growing German criticism, and with the Gunter Grass affair still fresh

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]]> Blind in one eye https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/blind-in-one-eye-galtung-and-the-toxic-european-left/ Thu, 17 May 2012 07:25:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=103014 Norwegian Professor Johan Galtung is only the most recent example of the anti-Semitism that has infected the European left for generations

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]]> Site of historic battle vandalized just before Memorial Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/ammunition-hill-memorial-site-vandalized/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:17:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=77830 Anti-Zionist slogans deface Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem

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]]> PM, in German interview, defends decision to bar Grass https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-defends-decision-to-bar-grass-he-went-too-far-towards-untruths-and-slander/ Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:22:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=76700 Netanyahu says author 'went too far toward untruths and slander'

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]]> Most Germans agree with Günter Grass, according to online survey https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-germans-agree-with-gunter-grass-according-to-online-survey/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:15:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=72924 Only 15% outright reject his controversial Iran poem, which accuses Israel of threatening world peace

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]]> Gunter Grass to be released from hospital https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunter-grass-to-be-released-from-hospital/ Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:58:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=71466 84-year-old Nobel laureate, former SS soldier and Israel critic was admitted for 'routine examination'

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]]> Gunter Grass admitted to hospital https://www.timesofisrael.com/guenter-grass-admitted-to-hospital/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:49:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=70906 84-year-old author has been embroiled in war of words with Israel

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]]> US author forgoes Günter Grass prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-author-shuns-gunter-grass-foundation-prize/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:44:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=68030 David Eggers says he just wants to avoid controversy by appearing at foundation's award ceremony

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]]> Grass compares government to Stasi, drawing new ire from minister who banned him https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunter-grass-compares-israeli-government-to-stasi/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:42:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=66760 After writer feels reminded of East Germany's secret police, Israeli minister says he should know about 'dark regimes'

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