The Jerusalem Post reports that Zvi Mazel, the Israeli ambassador to Sweden, performed an impassioned act of art criticism at the opening of a new exhibition at Stockholm’s Museum of National Antiquities. Ambassador Mazel destroyed an exhibit depicting the Maxim restaurant suicide bomber who murdered 21 citizens on October 4: "Ambassador wrecks suicide bomber exhibit in Sweden."

"This was not a piece of art," the ambassador told Sweden’s SR radio news station. "It was a monstrosity. For me it was intolerable and an insult to the families of the victims," he said. "As ambassador [of] Israel I could not remain indifferent to such an obscene misrepresentation of reality."

The AFP photo caption reads: "Swedish artists Gunilla Skoeld Feiler (L) and Israeli born Dror Feiler stand behind their restored art installation, called 'Snow White' in Stockholm's Museum of National Antiquities courtyard."

The Reuters story quotes Ambassador Mazel: "My wife and I stood there and began to tremble. There was the terrorist, wearing perfect makeup and sailing placidly along the rivers of blood of my brothers and the families that were murdered." The AFP story provides additional information.

Charles Johnson comments: "A big LGF thumbs-up to ambassador Zvi Mazel. It’s about time people stopped tolerating this sort of corrupt, debased, antisemitic 'art.' Oh, I’m fully aware Mazel will be forced to apologize and possibly resign—but he’s a hero to me. And it’s beyond despicable that Sweden would allow this abomination to be exhibited at their national museum."

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