Zvi Mazel

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Zvi Mazel (born March 4, 1939 ) is a retired Israeli diplomat .

He previously worked in the embassies in Antananarivo , Paris and Cairo and was Israel's ambassador to Romania and from 1996 to 2001 in Egypt . Since 2002 he has been ambassador to Sweden . Mazel is now retired and lives in Jerusalem .

He appeared on the news a few times. He once said that the Swedish Archbishop K. G. Hammar was “apparently an anti-Semite ” and he also said that the criticism of the then Foreign Minister Anna Lindh of Israel's breach of international law could not be tolerated. He also claimed that there was "media incitement to kill Jews" every day in Sweden.

He became best known internationally in January 2004 for his attack on the artwork Snow White and the Madness of Truth . The artwork was part of the Making Differences exhibition . Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon later said he supported Zvi Mazel's work.

Mazel's successor as ambassador to Sweden was Eviatar Manor in 2004 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Portrayed: Zvi Mazel har sett värre saker , article from Dagens Nyheter , January 18, 2004 (page visited on April 24, 2008)
  2. ^ Anti-Semitism in Sweden? Depends on who you're asking , article from Haaretz (site visited on April 24, 2008)
  3. ↑ A diplomat sees red , article from Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 19, 2004 (page visited on April 24, 2008)
  4. ↑ 'Bomber' artwork enrages Israel , BBC article , January 17, 2004 (page accessed April 24, 2008)
  5. ↑ Sharon backs envoy's art attack , CNN article, Jan 19, 2004 (page accessed April 24, 2008)
  6. ↑ Ambassadör förstörde konst , article from Dagens Nyheter , January 17, 2004 (page visited on April 24, 2008)
  7. ↑ Persson avvisar anklagelser om antisemitism ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Article by Sveriges Radio , January 28, 2004 (page accessed April 24, 2008)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sr.se
personal data
SURNAME Mazel, Zvi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1939