Sharon backs the art-destroying ambassador

Follow-up to my post about the Israeli ambassador that went postal, destroying an exhibit in a Swedish art museum:

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon praised the ambassador's actions, saying that anti-Semitism was such a problem "it would have been forbidden not to have acted on the spot".

The envoy, Zvi Mazel, is unrepentant...[and] said he was surprised that the museum was continuing to exhibit the work.  article

And, with that stamp of approval by Shraon, see what happens...

Danish radio reported that two of the museum's top staff as well as the artist had received threats.

It said the artistic director, Thomas Nordanstand, alone had received 400 e-mails about the installation, most of them abusive and one containing a death threat.

Mr Nordanstand was also shoved down the museum's steps as he smoked a cigarette outside the building on Sunday but managed to grab a rail to break his fall, the radio said.

...Artist Dror Feiler, who is also said to have been threatened, said the envoy's actions made reconciliation harder.

He told the BBC World Service that his work was "absolutely not" a glorification of suicide bombers as had been claimed and criticised Mr Mazel for a "stupid act".

"[My wife] came running to tell me... the ambassador was destroying our installation," the Israeli-born artist told the World Today programme.

"When I got there, I could see he had disconnected some of the lights."

Mr Feiler said he tried to persuade the ambassador to read the accompanying text which explained how innocent people had been killed in the attack by the bomber whose photograph he had used, but had been rebuffed.

...In a separate development, Mr Mazel confirmed on Monday that Israel would be vacating the building that houses its embassy in Stockholm after 50 years, Israeli radio reported.

He said the building's owners thought Israel's presence was a security risk.

No shit. And good riddance.

Where are the adults in this world?