Israeli Envoy Goes Beserk Over “Pool of Blood” Exhibit

STOCKHOLM
(AFP) – A spat between Israel and Sweden over a controversial Stockholm
art exhibit showing a Palestinian suicide bomber turned into a full-scale
diplomatic row when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
stepped into the fray.

The dispute erupted Friday after Israel’s ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Mazel, was
thrown out of Stockholm’s Museum of National Antiquities for vandalising an art
work showing the photo of the suicide bomber who killed 21 Israelis at a restaurant
in northern Israel in October.

Israel has demanded that Sweden dismantle the installation, but its request has
been refused. Dubbed "Snow White and the Madness of Truth", the
exhibit showed a tiny sailboat floating on a pool of red water. Attached
to the boat was a smiling photo of the female bomber, Hanadi Jaradat.

The ambassador was caught on videotape tearing down one of the spotlights
and throwing it into the water, causing the installation to short-circuit.
He was later asked by museum director Kristian Berg to leave.

from the
AFP