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Israeli people. This has glorified suicide bombers". Further he said to the press that the piece constituted a "complete legitimization of genocide, the murder of innocent people, innocent civilians, under the guise of culture". Feiler rejected charges that their intention was to glorify suicide bombers and accused Mazel of "practicing censorship". Feiler, who would play at the opening ceremony, refused to begin until Mazel left. Despite trying to explain himself, Mazel was asked to leave and escorted off the premises by museum security. The
Swedish Foreign Ministry summoned him to ask for clarifications over the incident.
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a few months earlier, on one side and the word "Snövit" ("Snow White" in
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Mazel has written extensively on
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While serving as ambassador to Sweden, Mazel became a controversial figure in the country. Once, in reaction to a call to highlight that products from
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showed that Sweden shared the top position with four other countries.) Mazel also said that the Social
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