Kesher Talk

Enough is enough. Good for him.

PS Richard A. Heddleson suggests:

A much better response would have been to call in the Swedish ambassador to Israel, speak not a word to him and have him view pictures of real vicitims of Palestinian atrocities while being videoed by an "art" student as a class project.

Mr Amish Tech Support says:

The proper response by the Israeli government is to offer a subsidy to a Swedish artist to create an "artistic" tribute to Mijailo Mijailovic.

Yea, that would be more subtle, but nobody outside of Sweden would get it.

Text that went with the exhibit (in case you thought maybe its message was misunderstood).

Comments may be directed here:

Embassy of Sweden
1501 M. Street N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005-1702
Tel: +1-202-467 2600
Fax: +1-202-467 2699
Embassy: ambassaden.washington@foreign.ministry.se

thomas.nordanstad@historiska.se (curator of the arts program)
kristian.berg@historiska.se (director of the museum)
registrator@primeminister.ministry.se (G?ran Persson, PM and host of the conference, and P?r Nuder, minister and chairman of the conference).

(via LGF)

UPDATE: And anyone screaming that this is censorship should note that the curators already set a precedent in that regard:

Israel Radio reported that the genocide exhibit included 20 pieces of art from artists around the world. Three works were selected from Israel, all of which presented the conflict from a Palestinian point-of-view, while a pro-Israel piece of art was excluded following diplomatic pressure from Syria.

UPDATE:

On tv (Israeli) the "subject" of the "art" object - the Arabic-Israeli owner of the Maxim restaurant, who's family and visitors' blood was exposed in this "very fine piece of art" was very upset that he, as the actual victim of the subject was "used" by this ex-Israeli traitor and was allowed to expose it by Swedish authorities.

UPDATE: Hearteningly, Swedes are supporting Ambassador Mazel.

UPDATE: Mary calls Ambassador Mazel's actions "culture jamming": "the use of existing media to comment on those very media themselves." Works for me.

posted by Judith @ 1/17/2004 06:55:00 PM