Hans Sande was born in 1946 and he is a Norwegian poet, psychiatrist, novelist and childern´s writer. Recently he wrote a book called " Daddy is a pirate" that has been sharply criticised by the Israeli Embassy in Oslo. The author defends his position claiming that he has the right to free speech and that he did not write the book in order to offend the Israelis but rather to translate his frustration over the Palestinian situation. Israel’s embassy has sent the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs a letter of complaint. I think that when the author wrote this book he already knew there would be controversy. But that does not seem bad to me. He is complaining in a clever way and is not hurting ( physically) anyone. It is not an anti-Semitic act, but simply a man who is outraged by the treatment the Palestinians are suffering. The only downside that I can see is that perhaps the book is a little bit striking for the children. But I support freedom of expression and this man has the right to publish the book. Moreover, there is no need to exaggerate because there has always been " hidden" or subliminal messages in children´s books or movies ( lion king, Little Red Riding Hood..). It is just controversial because it is political..and because it is Israel.
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