281:'s (SWC) list of Top Ten Anti-Semitic/Anti-Israel Slurs, Augstein was ranked ninth, for statements critical of Israel such as "Israel's nuclear power is a danger to the already fragile peace of the world", "the ultra-orthodox Hareidim...are cut from the same cloth as their Islamic fundamentalist opponents", " the insane and unscrupulous. And this time it's the U.S. Republicans and Israeli government", and "Israel incubates its own opponents ". His inclusion in the ranking sparked a vast controversy in German media.
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