Tuesday, February 09, 2010

News at Eleven: Many of [Edna] Resh's students protested

the decision, and were joined over the weekend by some of Israel's most prominent writers and literature educators. "We are gradually becoming a mini-Iran," said [Yoram] Kaniuk. "Everyone talks about the threat of Iran's bombs and missiles, but they forget that the worst thing is this lousy religion, which is flourishing nowadays. They're taking over our lives. It's terrible what they've done to the Jewish religion. Yona Wallach is a terrific poet."

from Haaretz: Israeli author: Censorship turning Israel into mini-Iran

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