Israel artist displays golden statue of Netanyahu in protest
TEL AVIV, Israel — Tel Aviv residents woke up Tuesday to an unusual site — a golden statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed prominently in front of City Hall in an act of protest.
Itay Zalait, the artist behind the protest, said he worked on the 4.5 meter (15 foot) statue for two months before placing it in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square overnight. He said his goal was to test freedom of expression with a reference to the biblical golden calf, and a dig at some Israelis’ idolatry of Netanyahu.